BUCYRUS, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: THE TIMKEN COMPANY
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of THE TIMKEN COMPANY in 2325 E. MANSFIELD RD., BUCYRUS, OH 44820 (NAICS 332991). OSHA activity number 339794570.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- THE TIMKEN COMPANY
- Site address
- 2325 E. MANSFIELD RD.
- City
- BUCYRUS
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44820
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 391, BUCYRUS, OH 44820
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332991
- Employees
- 277
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: a.) The Timken Company located at 2325 E. Mansfield Rd. Bucyrus, OH 44820; On or about June 3, 2014, an employee was exposed to a crush injury while clearing misaligned parts on the 9-Line cone automatic assembler without utilizing the energy control procedure. he employee sustained a crush injury to the right hand from a pneumatic ram which was not deenergized. The work performed by the employee (clearing of the misaligned parts) was not a minor tool change or adjustment within the lockout exception, and so energy control procedures were required. b.) The Timken Company located at 2325 E. Mansfield Rd. Bucyrus, OH 44820; On or about June 3, 2014, the employer did not ensure employees utilized energy control procedures when entering the 5 Line assembly area to remove and replace nest assemblies. Removing and replacing nest assemblies for purpose of making adjustments are not minor tool changes or adjustments within the lockout exception, and so energy control procedures were required.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $4900
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.147 D03
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s): a.) The Timken Company located at 2325 E. Mansfield Rd. Bucyrus, OH 44820; On or about June 3, 2014, the employer did not ensure that energy isolating devices needed to control hazardous energy of the 9 Line assembly press were operated, so as to isolate hazardous energy sources while employees cleared jams. On April 11, 2014, an employee, while clearing the press table due to a jam, was exposed to uncontrolled hazardous pneumatic energy that resulted in a crush injury to the hand. b.) The Timken Company located at 2325 E. Mansfield Rd. Bucyrus, OH 44820; On or about June 3, 2014, the employer did not ensure that energy isolating devices needed to control hazardous energy of the 5 Line assembly area were operated while employees entered the line's cell to perform tasks associated with rebuilding nest assemblies. Employees that entered the hazard cell were exposed to caught-by and struck-by hazards inside the cell in that the equipment was not deenergized.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339794570.
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