OSHA Inspection: EDDINGTON THREAD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Dec 11, 2014

Abate by

Feb 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, 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 shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:     (a)  Throughout Facility - On or about October 9, 2014, the employer did not establish a program to control hazardous energy sources such as thermal, electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical energy prior to employees performed servicing and maintenance on equipment to include but not limited to Dye Vats, Boiler, Autoclave, Winders, Twisters, and Spoolers.

Issued

Dec 11, 2014

Abate by

Feb 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years:    (a)  Throughout Facility - On or about October 3, 2014, the employer did not evaluate the operator performance of employees who operate powered industrial trucks to include the Yale and Toyota LPG Forklifts at least every three years.

Issued

Dec 11, 2014

Abate by

Feb 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):     (a)  Throughout Facility - On or about October 3, 2014, the employer did not certify that employees who operate powered industrial trucks to include the Yale and Toyota LPG Forklifts had been trained and evaluated as required.     Abatement Note:   The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.

Issued

Dec 11, 2014

Abate by

Feb 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by in-running nip points:     (a)  Bonding Area - On or about October 9, 2014, in-running nip points, created by horizontal rollers on the Feeder Roller Tables and the Receiving Roller Tables, were not guarded.

Issued

Dec 11, 2014

Abate by

Feb 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    (a) King Spool Area - On or about October 9, 2014, inclined belts located on the rear side of the Leesona King Spool machines were not enclosed.    (b) King Spool Area - On or about October 9, 2014, inclined belts located on the rear side of the Leesona Coning Machines were not enclosed.    Abatement Note:  Vertical and inclined belts shall be enclosed by a guard conforming to standards in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section.  All guards for inclined belts shall be arranged in such a manner that a minimum clearance of seven (7) feet is maintained between belt and floor at any point outside of guard.

Issued

Dec 11, 2014

Abate by

Feb 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:    (a)  Bonding Area - On or about October 9, 2014, chain and sprockets on the Take-Up table of the Bonding Machines were not guarded.

Issued

Dec 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):    (a) Dye House - On or about August 28, 2014, employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards in that the rear panels of the control panels for the dye kettles were removed exposing live electrical parts greater than 50 volts.

Issued

Dec 11, 2014

Abate by

Dec 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:  (a)  Dye House - On August 28, 2014, a danger sign to identify the boiler as a permit required confined space was not posted.  (b)  Bonding Area - On or about August 28, 2014, a danger sign to identify the autoclave as a permit required confined space, was not posted.  NOTE: A sign reading DANGER-PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign.