OSHA Inspection: R.D. HOPKIN MACHINING AND FABRICATING, LLC

Issued

Oct 6, 2014

Abate by

Oct 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment was isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:   a) Job site, 12 Fourth Street, Herminie, PA: On or about July 1, 2014, during service/maintenance work activities on machinery, the employer did not an ensure that an appropriate energy control program was in use. Deficiencies noted during the inspection included, but were not limited to, performing set up work or insert changes on CNC units with the power on, changing out lathe chuck heads with no lock on the disconnect, changing blades on the Do All band saw without following proper energy control procedures and not providing energy control training for employees for employees during these types of activities.

Issued

Oct 6, 2014

Abate by

Oct 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  Instances including, but not limited to the following:  a) Job site, 12 Fourth Street, Herminie, PA: On or about July 1, 2014, during production activities on the Roll In Bandsaw, unit number 218, located in the lathe department of building number 1, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided over the unused portion of the bandsaw blade.   b) Job site, 12 Fourth Street, Herminie, PA: On or about July 1, 2014, during production activities on the Bridgeport Mill, serial number 01-18-0171, located in the lathe shop of building number 1, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided.   c) Job site, 12 Fourth Street, Herminie, PA: On or about July 1, 2014, during production activities on the Baldor sanding machine, catalog number CL3503, located in the CNC department of building number 1 , the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided over the nip points of the sanding belt and pulley system on the unit.   d) Job site, 12 Fourth Street, Herminie, PA: On or about July 1, 2014, during production activities on the Mazak QT 15 CNC unit, of building number 1, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided over machinery parts while an employee was hand sanding parts in the machinery as it was running.   e) Job site, 12 Fourth Street, Herminie, PA: On or about September 4, 2014, during production activities on the Kalamazoo belt sander unit, located in the main production area of building number 2, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided over the nip points of the sanding belt and pulley system on the unit.      f) Job site, 12 Fourth Street, Herminie, PA: On or about September 4, 2014, during production activities on the Cincinnati sheer, located in the main production area of building number 2, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided over the hold down clamps.    g) Job site, 12 Fourth Street, Herminie, PA: On or about August 4, 2014, during production activities on the Milwaukee Drill press, located in the main production area of building number 2, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided over the rotating chuck head and drill bit.       h) Job site, 12 Fourth Street, Herminie, PA: On or about August 20, 2014, during production activities on the Do All band saw, located in the main production area of building number 2, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided over the unused portions of the blade.

Issued

Oct 6, 2014

Abate by

Oct 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded:  Instances including, but not limited to the following:  a) Job site, 12 Fourth Street, Herminie, PA: On or about May 15, 2014, during production activities on the Niagara press brake, located in the main production area of building number 2, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided over the tooling and associated areas.

Issued

Oct 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings were not effectively closed:   a) Job site, 12 Fourth Street, Herminie, PA: On or about July 1, 2014, during production activities in the lathe shop, the employer did not ensure that unused openings were closed in that there was an opening in the power panel used to turn the lights on and off.

Issued

Oct 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap or hard-service cord and junior hard-service cord No. 14 and larger were not only repaired if spliced so that the splice retained the insulation, outer sheath properties, and usage characteristics of the cord being spliced:   a) Job site, 12 Fourth Street, Herminie, PA: On or about July 1, 2014, during production activities on the Roll In Bandsaw, unit number 218, located in the lathe department, the employer did not ensure that the power cord was safe in that it had an inappropriate splice in it.

Issued

Oct 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:    a) Job site, 12 Fourth Street, Herminie, PA: On or about July 1, 2014, during production activities on the Roll In Bandsaw, unit number 218, located in the lathe department, the employer did not ensure that the power cord was safe in that it did not have a ground pin.