OSHA Inspection: PURE PERFORMANCE GROUP, INC.

Issued

Dec 29, 2014

Abate by

Jan 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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)  Machine Shop - On or about October 22, 2014, for the employees that use machinery, including but not limited to, the three Haas Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines, lathes, a mill, and a hydraulic press.  The employer did not establish an overall program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections which was needed to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on these machines or other machines in the shop that the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy would not occur and cause injury.

Issued

Dec 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:    a)  On or about October 22, 2014 an employee was operating a Enco Vertical Manual Mill in a machine shop at 56 Hudson River Road, Waterford, NY 12188 which was not guarded at the point of operation.

Issued

Dec 29, 2014

Abate by

Jan 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(b): Machine(s) designed for fixed location(s) were not securely anchored to prevent walking or moving:    a)  On or about October 22, 2014 the employer was operating a Enco Vertical Manual Mill in a machine shop at 56 Hudson River Road, Waterford, NY 12188 and did not have it securely anchored to prevent walking or moving.    b)  On or about October 22, 2014 the employer was operating a Arcan Model P50 Hydraulic Press in a machine shop at 56 Hudson River Road, Waterford, NY 12188 and did not have it securely anchored to prevent walking or moving.

Issued

Dec 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iii): Internal parts of electrical equipment, including busbars, wiring terminals, insulators, and other surfaces, may not be damaged or contaminated by foreign materials such as paint, plaster, cleaners, abrasives, or corrosive residues:    a)  Machine Shop - On or about October 22, 2014 an energized ENCO 038-0232 lathe had a damaged flexible cord near the plug.

Issued

Dec 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

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:    a)  On or about October 22, 2014 an employee was operating a Enco ENCO111-1445 lathe serial number 060641 in a machine shop at 56 Hudson River Road, Waterford, NY 12188 without adequate guarding to protect the employee from rotating parts and the point of operation.    b)  On or about October 22, 2014 an employee was operating a Enco ENCO111-1445 lathe serial number 991503 machinery in a machine shop at 56 Hudson River Road, Waterford, NY 12188 without adequate guarding to protect the employee from rotating parts and the point of operation.    c)  On or about October 22, 2014 a ENCO 308-0232 lathe no serial number was reported to be periodically in use at a machine shop at 56 Hudson River Road, Waterford, NY 12188 without adequate guarding to protect the employee from rotating parts and the point of operation.