OSHA Inspection: TAYLOR TOOL & DIE, INC.

Issued

Nov 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):  Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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)  There was no program on energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections, to include providing locks and training to employees cleaning and setting up the Haas CNC mills and the Okuma CNC mills, as well as training employees to lock out the Powermatic Vertical Band Saw and the Wellsaw Horizontal Band Saw when changing the blades.

Issued

Nov 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):       (a)  Employees operating the forklifts were not trained and certified as forklift operators.

Issued

Nov 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,700 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.:    (a)  The point of operation guards on the Haas CNC Mill (Model 2, S/N 12654), on the Haas CNC Mill  (Model VN-3, S/N 1075530), on the Okuma CNC Lathe (Model Genos L300E-M, S/N 3EMY065) and on the Okuma CNC Lathe (Model Captain L370, S/N 3722060308) were not interlocked.    (b)  One of the windows on the Okuma CNC Lathe (Model Captain L370, S/N 3722060308) was shattered during production but had not been replaced.     (c)  The Haas CNC Mill  (Model VN-3, S/N 1075530) was sometimes operated with the side window open to accommodate larger parts.    (d)  The chucks on the two machine lathes (manual) were not guarded.        (e)  The blade on the Powermatic Vertical Band Saw was not adequately guarded, in that there were three inches of exposed blade running through the guide rolls.

Issued

Nov 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Guard design. The safety guard shall cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections. The safety guard shall be mounted so as to maintain proper alignment with the wheel, and the strength of the fastenings shall exceed the strength of the guard:    (a)  The side of the abrasive wheel on the Rybolt 8 Bench Grinder was not guarded.

Issued

Nov 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion:  (a)  There were no tool rests on the Rybolt 8 Bench Grinder.

Issued

Nov 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):  Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.):   (a)  There was no upper peripheral guard on the  Rybolt 8 Bench Grinder.

Issued

Nov 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent, continuous, and effective:    (a)  The grounding prong was broken off the extension cord used with the fan that was located next to the Okuma CNC lathes.

Issued

Nov 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed:  (a)  There were two unused openings (punch outs) in a 110 VAC outlet that were not closed.