OSHA Inspection: MCCANN AEROSPACE MACHINING CORP

Issued

Feb 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards.   On or about October 2, 2014 at the SNK#5, an employee that has to pin and bolt down pieces of material on a working platform 49 inches above the adjacent floor was not protected from falling by a standard guard rail system.

Issued

Feb 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300

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.  On or about October 2, 2014 at 180 Trans Tech Drive, Athens, GA.: Where employees were exposed to machine guarding hazard(s) to include but not limited to:  a. White Puck machine, when the Plexiglas guard was removed employees were exposed to an amputation hazard.  b. Cincinnati  Malacron milling machine, when the guard was removed, flying aluminum chips are thrown into the aisles that could strike the employees walking through the area. The milling machine is not guarded exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.  c. SNK#1, the key on the positive-break safety interlock was removed, allowing the door of the machine to be opened during operation and the employees to enter the machine. The employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard they venture into the machine.  d. SNK#2, the key on the positive-break safety interlock was removed, allowing the door of the machine to be opened during operation and the employees to enter the machine. The employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard they venture into the machine.  e. Makino#1, the positive-break safety interlock does not work. When the doors are open the machine will continue to run, exposing the employee to a caught-by hazard.  f. SNK#5, the positive-break safety interlock does not work. When the doors are open the machine will continue to run, exposing the employee to a caught-by hazard.

Issued

Feb 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch.  On or about October 2, 2014 in the conventional area, the adjustable tongue guard on the Jet 8" Bench Grinder was not adjusted to 1/4 of an inch opening as the wheel wore away. The employees making adjustment to screws, parts, and drill bits are exposed to flying parts and debris from broken tools and disintegrating abrasive wheels.

Issued

Feb 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.  On or about October 2, 2014 employees that used compressed air to clean off metal chips and fines from the machines and parts were exposed to a embolism hazard when the air pressure could not be reduced below 30 p.s.i.