OSHA Inspection: MOLDCRAFT INC

Issued

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $867 · Current $650 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): If the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge is not immediately apparent, signs must be posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge. Additionally, the line-of-sight to an exit sign must clearly be visible at all times.  a) On or about 8/21/14, in the shop area, direction to the exit was not immediately apparent when standing in the back of the shop.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,445 · Current $1,084 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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:  a) On or about 8/21/14, in the shop area, employees were exposed to the unguarded rotating chuck on the Clausing and Luxcut lathe machines.   NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 26, 2014

Abate by

Oct 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.  a) On or about 8/21/14, in the establishment, employer did not have certification documentation on the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, date of inspection, employees included inspection and the person performing the inspection.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED