OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN PULVERIZER COMPANY

Issued

Mar 17, 2015

Abate by

Apr 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(d)(8)(i): Valves, regulating, gaging, and other container accessory equipment shall be protected against tampering and physical damage. Such accessories shall also be so protected during the transit of containers intended for installation underground.  In the Assembly Department a Propylene Tank (UPC:  058894932) used for welding operations was found to be missing the protective glass covers for the pressure regulator gauges leaving the gauges unprotected from tampering and physical damage.

Issued

Mar 17, 2015

Abate by

Apr 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 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):  In the area referred to as the Vintage Machinery Department the following hazard(s) were observed:        a/  Bridgeport Milling Machine (Model: XA 900-00-69-1500-72, S/N: 103) was operated          without point of operation guarding.      b/ Rockford Machine Tool Company Planer Milling Machine was operated without point of operation guarding.

Issued

Mar 17, 2015

Abate by

Apr 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $9,800 · Current $6,860 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazards created by in-going nip points, rotating parts, and/or flying chips and sparks:  In both the Assembly and Vintage Machinery Departments the operators were not provided guarding to protect them and other employees from hazards associated with in-going nip points, rotating parts, and flying debris.  The following machines were operated without machine guarding:   a/  Okuma CNC Machine (Model:  MC-60VAE, S/N:  0252, Supply Voltage  220/440V) was operated without machine guarding to protect employees from rotating parts and flying debris.  b/  Peerless Horizontal Band Saw (Model:  HB - 1014PC) was used by employee(s) with the unused portion of the blade unguarded.  Approximately two inches of the unused portion of the blade was not guarded.  c/  Monarch Model K Lathe (Model:  1610 X 54, S/N:  44334, Machine:  L-18) was operated with an unguarded chuck.  American Pulverizer Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315338509, citation number 01, item number 012 and was affirmed as a final order on 08 August 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 1319 Macklind Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri.