OSHA Inspection: OLYMPIA CHIMNEY SUPPLY, INCORPORATED

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,500 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) Workplace, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Specific procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy while employees were engaged in service and maintenance activities of mechanical power presses, press brakes, spot welders, and other machines such as but not limited to:         - Web Press - Abex-Denison 12-Ton Multipress       - Custom Collar Punch - Rousselle 15-ton Deep Throat Gap Type Press       - Hose Clamp Punch - Rousselle 15-ton Deep Throat Press       - Hinge Punch -  Unknown manufacturer       - Cap Lid Press, Hydraulic Machines, Inc. 42-ton C-Frame Press       - Components #1 Press - Rousselle 40-ton Inclinable Press       - Components #2 Press - The Toledo Machine and Tool Company Mechanical Power Press       - Components #3 Press - Rousselle 60-ton Stamping Press       - BLISS - E.W. Bliss 75-ton C-Frame Press       - 100 Ton - Rousselle 100-ton Two Point Gap Frame Press       - Components Collar Punch - Alva-Allen Industries 25-ton Standard Press       - Clip Machine - Niagara Machine and Tool Works 11-ton Punch Press       - Z-Clip Machine - Johnson Machine & Press Corporation Punch Press       - Big Blue - Federal Press Company 80-ton Mechanical Power Press    Employees were exposed to caught-in and caught between hazards due to the potential for machines unexpectedly energizing, starting-up, or releasing stored energy, on or about July 3, 2014.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed.  a) Workplace, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - The employer did not conduct an inspection of the energy control procedures at least annually as the last audit had been conducted in 2012 for mechanical power presses, press brakes, spot welders, and other machines such as but not limited to:       - Web Press - Abex-Denison 12-Ton Multipress      - Custom Collar Punch - Rousselle 15-ton Deep Throat Gap Type Press      - Hose Clamp Punch - Rousselle 15-ton Deep Throat Press      - Hinge Punch -  Unknown manufacturer      - Cap Lid Press, Hydraulic Machines, Inc. 42-ton C-Frame Press      - Components #1 Press - Rousselle 40-ton Inclinable Press      - Components #2 Press - The Toledo Machine and Tool Company Mechanical Power Press      - Components #3 Press - Rousselle 60-ton Stamping Press      - BLISS - E.W. Bliss 75-ton C-Frame Press      - 100 Ton - Rousselle 100-ton Two Point Gap Frame Press      - Components Collar Punch - Alva-Allen Industries 25-ton Standard Press      - Clip Machine - Niagara Machine and Tool Works 11-ton Punch Press      - Z-Clip Machine - Johnson Machine & Press Corporation Punch Press      - Big Blue - Federal Press Company 80-ton Mechanical Power Press  Employees were exposed to caught-in and caught between hazards due to the potential for machines unexpectedly energizing, starting-up, or releasing stored energy, on or about July 3, 2014.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees.  a) Workplace, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by maintenance employees, equipment operators and other employees for mechanical power presses, press brakes, spot welders, and other machines such as but not limited to:       - Web Press - Abex-Denison 12-Ton Multipress      - Custom Collar Punch - Rousselle 15-ton Deep Throat Gap Type Press      - Hose Clamp Punch - Rousselle 15-ton Deep Throat Press      - Hinge Punch -  Unknown manufacturer      - Cap Lid Press, Hydraulic Machines, Inc. 42-ton C-Frame Press      - Components #1 Press - Rousselle 40-ton Inclinable Press      - Components #2 Press - The Toledo Machine and Tool Company Mechanical Power Press      - Components #3 Press - Rousselle 60-ton Stamping Press      - BLISS - E.W. Bliss 75-ton C-Frame Press      - 100 Ton - Rousselle 100-ton Two Point Gap Frame Press      - Components Collar Punch - Alva-Allen Industries 25-ton Standard Press      - Clip Machine - Niagara Machine and Tool Works 11-ton Punch Press      - Z-Clip Machine - Johnson Machine & Press Corporation Punch Press      - Big Blue - Federal Press Company 80-ton Mechanical Power Press  Employees were exposed to caught-in and caught between hazards due to the potential for machines unexpectedly energizing, starting-up, or releasing stored energy, on or about July 3, 2014.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s).    a) Component Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Employees handheld metal parts with their fingers within three-inches of the point-of-operation of the LVD Corporation 40-ton Press Brake Model No. PPBL 45-JS-06 (Serial No. 13854) during the operating cycle. Employees were exposed to caught-in and caught-between hazards, as observed on June 26, 2014.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c) and (d), abatement certification and documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(3)(i): Mechanical power presses using full revolution clutches did not incorporate a single-stroke mechanism.    a) Component Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Employees operated the full revolution Clip Machine, a Niagara Machine and Tool Works 11-ton Punch Press Model A 1-3/4 PL (Serial No. 30534), which did not incorporate a single-stroke mechanism. Employees were exposed to caught-in and caught-between hazards, on or about July 3, 2014.    b) Component Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Employees operated the full revolution Z-Clip Machine, a Johnson Machine & Press Corporation Punch Press (Serial No. 341462) which did not incorporate a single-stroke mechanism. Employees were exposed to caught-in and caught-between hazards, on or about July 3, 2014.    c) Component Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Employees operated the full revolution Big Blue, a Federal Press Company 80-ton Full Revolution Mechanical Power Press Model No. 7 (Serial No. 7-022) which did not incorporate a single-stroke mechanism. Employees were exposed to caught-in and caught-between hazards, on or about July 3, 2014.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(4)(i): The pedal mechanism shall be protected to prevent unintended operation from falling or moving objects or by accidental stepping onto the pedal.    a) Component Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Employees operated the full revolution Components Collar Punch, an Alva-Allen Industries 25-ton Standard Press Model No. BT25 (Serial No. 4-0008), with an unprotected foot pedal. Employees were exposed to caught-in and caught-between hazards, on or about July 3, 2014.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is not required for this violation. The hazardous condition was corrected during the inspection.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(iii): A means of selecting Off, Inch, Single Stroke, and Continuous (when the continuous function is furnished) was supplied with the clutch/brake control to select the type of operation of the press. The fixing of the selection was not by means capable of supervision by the employer.    a) Component Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Employees operated the part revolution Components #3 Press, a Rousselle 60-ton Stamping Press Model No. 6F (Serial No. FFSA-6929) with the type of operation (inch, single stroke, continuous) not supervised by the employer. Employees were exposed to caught-in and caught-between hazards, on or about July 3, 2014.    b) Component Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Employees operated the part revolution BLISS, an E.W. Bliss 75-ton C-Frame Press Model No. C-75 (Serial No. A62771) with the key to select the type of operation continuously placed in the key switch on the control panel. Employees were exposed to caught-in and caught-between hazards, on or about July 3, 2014.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i): The employer did not provide and ensure the usage of point-of-operation guards or properly applied point-of-operation devices on every operation performed on mechanical power presses.    a) Component Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Employees operated the full revolution Clip Machine, a Niagara Machine and Tool Works 11-ton Punch Press Model A 1-3/4 PL (Serial No. 30534), without the use of point-of-operation guards or point-of-operation devices. Employees were exposed to caught-in and caught-between hazards, on or about July 3, 2014.    b) Component Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Employees operated the full revolution Z-Clip Machine, a Johnson Machine & Press Corporation Punch Press (Serial No. 341462), without the use of point-of-operation guards or point-of-operation devices. Employees were exposed to caught-in and caught-between hazards, on or about July 3, 2014.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c) and (d), abatement certification and documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Abate by

Jan 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(6)(i): Tonnage and stroke requirements were neither stamped on die(s) nor recorded on records readily available to the die setter.    a) Workplace, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Die sets that did not have records or markings that specified tonnage, stroke or weight designation were installed, adjusted and removed by employees on:         - Web Press - Abex-Denison 12-Ton Multipress       - Custom Collar Punch - Rousselle 15-ton Deep Throat Gap Type Press       - Hose Clamp Punch - Rousselle 15-ton Deep Throat Press       - Hinge Punch -  Unknown manufacturer       - Cap Lid Press, Hydraulic Machines, Inc. 42-ton C-Frame Press       - Components #1 Press - Rousselle 40-ton Inclinable Press       - Components #2 Press - The Toledo Machine and Tool Company Mechanical Power Press       - Components #3 Press - Rousselle 60-ton Stamping Press       - BLISS - E.W. Bliss 75-ton C-Frame Press       - 100 Ton - Rousselle 100-ton Two Point Gap Frame Press       - Components Collar Punch - Alva-Allen Industries 25-ton Standard Press       - Clip Machine - Niagara Machine and Tool Works 11-ton Punch Press       - Z-Clip Machine - Johnson Machine & Press Corporation Punch Press       - Big Blue - Federal Press Company 80-ton Mechanical Power Press    Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards, on or about July 3, 2014.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(i): The employer did not establish a die setting procedure for mechanical power presses that would ensure compliance with 29 CFR 1910.217(c).    a) Mechanical Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Employees installed, adjusted and removed die sets without machine specific procedures that safeguarded the employee from the point-of-operation on:         - Web Press - Abex-Denison 12-Ton Multipress       - Custom Collar Punch - Rousselle 15-ton Deep Throat Gap Type Press       - Hose Clamp Punch - Rousselle 15-ton Deep Throat Press       - Hinge Punch -  Unknown manufacturer       - Cap Lid Press, Hydraulic Machines, Inc. 42-ton C-Frame Press       - Components #1 Press - Rousselle 40-ton Inclinable Press       - Components #2 Press - The Toledo Machine and Tool Company Mechanical Power Press       - Components #3 Press - Rousselle 60-ton Stamping Press       - BLISS - E.W. Bliss 75-ton C-Frame Press       - 100 Ton - Rousselle 100-ton Two Point Gap Frame Press       - Components Collar Punch - Alva-Allen Industries 25-ton Standard Press       - Clip Machine - Niagara Machine and Tool Works 11-ton Punch Press       - Z-Clip Machine - Johnson Machine & Press Corporation Punch Press       - Big Blue - Federal Press Company 80-ton Mechanical Power Press    Employees were exposed to caught-in and caught-between by hazards, on or about July 3, 2014.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Abate by

Feb 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(iv): Safety blocks were not used when mechanical power press die(s) were being adjusted or repaired in the press.    a) Workshop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Employees did not use safety blocks when installing, adjusting or removing die sets on:         - Web Press - Abex-Denison 12-Ton Multipress       - Custom Collar Punch - Rousselle 15-ton Deep Throat Gap Type Press       - Hose Clamp Punch - Rousselle 15-ton Deep Throat Press       - Hinge Punch -  Unknown manufacturer       - Cap Lid Press, Hydraulic Machines, Inc. 42-ton C-Frame Press       - Components #1 Press - Rousselle 40-ton Inclinable Press       - Components #2 Press - The Toledo Machine and Tool Company Mechanical Power Press       - Components #3 Press - Rousselle 60-ton Stamping Press       - BLISS - E.W. Bliss 75-ton C-Frame Press       - 100 Ton - Rousselle 100-ton Two Point Gap Frame Press       - Components Collar Punch - Alva-Allen Industries 25-ton Standard Press       - Clip Machine - Niagara Machine and Tool Works 11-ton Punch Press       - Z-Clip Machine - Johnson Machine & Press Corporation Punch Press       - Big Blue - Federal Press Company 80-ton Mechanical Power Press    Employees were exposed to caught-in and caught-between by hazards, on or about July 3, 2014.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i): A program of periodic and regular inspections of mechanical power presses was not established and followed to ensure that all parts, auxiliary equipment and safeguards were in a safe operating condition and adjustment.  The employer did not maintain a certification record of inspections which included the date of the inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the power press that was inspected.    a) Workplace, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - The employer did not establish a program of periodic and regular inspections of all parts, auxiliary equipment and safeguards for the mechanical power presses operated by employees such as:         - Web Press - Abex-Denison 12-Ton Multipress       - Custom Collar Punch - Rousselle 15-ton Deep Throat Gap Type Press       - Hose Clamp Punch - Rousselle 15-ton Deep Throat Press       - Hinge Punch -  Unknown manufacturer       - Cap Lid Press, Hydraulic Machines, Inc. 42-ton C-Frame Press       - Components #1 Press - Rousselle 40-ton Inclinable Press       - Components #2 Press - The Toledo Machine and Tool Company Mechanical Power Press       - Components #3 Press - Rousselle 60-ton Stamping Press       - BLISS - E.W. Bliss 75-ton C-Frame Press       - 100 Ton - Rousselle 100-ton Two Point Gap Frame Press       - Components Collar Punch - Alva-Allen Industries 25-ton Standard Press       - Clip Machine - Niagara Machine and Tool Works 11-ton Punch Press       - Z-Clip Machine - Johnson Machine & Press Corporation Punch Press       - Big Blue - Federal Press Company 80-ton Mechanical Power Press    Employees were exposed to caught-in and caught-between by hazards, on or about July 3, 2014.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c) and (d), abatement certification and documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(ii): Mechanical power presses were not inspected and tested at least weekly to determine the condition of the clutch/brake mechanism, anti-repeat feature and single stroke mechanism.  a) Workshop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - The employer did not establish and maintain a program of weekly inspections and testing of the clutch/brake mechanism, anti-repeat feature and single stroke mechanism for the mechanical power presses operated by employees such as:       - Web Press - Abex-Denison 12-Ton Multipress      - Custom Collar Punch - Rousselle 15-ton Deep Throat Gap Type Press      - Hose Clamp Punch - Rousselle 15-ton Deep Throat Press      - Hinge Punch -  Unknown manufacturer      - Cap Lid Press, Hydraulic Machines, Inc. 42-ton C-Frame Press      - Components #1 Press - Rousselle 40-ton Inclinable Press      - Components #2 Press - The Toledo Machine and Tool Company Mechanical Power Press      - Components Collar Punch - Alva-Allen Industries 25-ton Standard Press      - Clip Machine - Niagara Machine and Tool Works 11-ton Punch Press      - Z-Clip Machine - Johnson Machine & Press Corporation Punch Press      - Big Blue - Federal Press Company 80-ton Mechanical Power Press  Employees were exposed to caught-in and caught-between by hazards, on or about July 3, 2014.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c) and (d), abatement certification and documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1): Flywheel(s) with parts seven feet or less above floor(s) or platform(s) were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1)(i) through (b)(1)(iv)    a) Component Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Employees operated the full revolution Components Collar Punch, an Alva-Allen Industries 25-ton Standard Press Model No. BT25 (Serial No. 4-0008), with a flywheel at an elevation of five-foot, ten-inches (5'10") above the floor that was not fully guarded. Employees were exposed to caught-in and/or caught-between hazards, on or about July 3, 2014.    b) Component Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Employees operated the full revolution Z-Clip Machine, a Johnson Machine & Press Corporation Punch Press (Serial No. 341462), with a flywheel at an elevation of five-foot, eight-inches (5'8") above the floor that was not fully guarded. Employees were exposed to a caught-in hazard, on or about August 21, 2014.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is not required for this violation. The hazardous conditions were corrected during the inspection.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Abate by

Feb 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $3,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.255(b)(4): All press welding machine operations, where there was a possibility of the operator's fingers being under the point of operation, were not effectively guarded by use of a device such as an electronic eye safety circuit, two hand controls two hand controls or protection similar to that prescribed for punch press operation.    a) Component Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Employees welded metal parts together with a foot pedal activated LORS/Techna Rocker Arm Resistance Welder Model No. 4608NA while holding the metal parts by hand in a five and five-eighths-inch (5-5/8") gap between the upper and lower electrodes. Employees were exposed to a caught-between hazard as observed on July 3, 2014.      b) Component Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Employees welded metal parts together with a foot pedal activated LORS/Techna Rocker Arm Resistance Welder Model No. 4622N while holding the metal parts by hand in a four and three-quarter-inch (4-3/4") gap between the upper and lower electrodes. Employees were exposed to a caught-between hazard as observed on July 3, 2014.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Abate by

Jan 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.255(e): Periodic inspection was not made by qualified maintenance personnel, and a certification record was not maintained.  a) Component Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - The employer did not establish a program for periodic inspection and certified record maintenance for resistance welders operated by employees such as but not limited to:       - LORS/Techna Rocker Arm Resistance Welder Model No. 4608NA      - LORS/Techna Rocker Arm Resistance Welder Model No. 4622N.      - CEMSA Spot Welder  Employees were exposed to contact with electrical current and caught-between hazards, on or about July 3, 2014.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed.    a) Custom Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - Employees started and stopped the full revolution Hinge Punch, whose manufacturer, model number and serial number were unknown, with an electrical switch that was directly adjacent to the electrical disconnect that had an uncovered opening. Employees were exposed to a contact with electrical current hazard, as observed on or about July 3, 2014.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is not required for this violation. The hazardous condition was corrected during the inspection.

Issued

Dec 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv): Overcurrent devices for circuits rated 600 volts, nominal, or less, were not readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management personnel.  a) Component Shop, 600 Sanders Street, Scranton, PA - - Employee access to the overcurrent device (electrical panel) for a T.J. Snow Co. chiller and a Cemsa spot welder were blocked by material, such as but not limited to, cardboard boxes, jug, five-gallon container and manufactured parts. Employees were exposed to slips, trips and falls and the hazards associated with being unable to de-energize equipment in the event of an emergency, as observed on or about July 3, 2014.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is not required for this violation. The hazardous condition was corrected during the inspection.