OSHA Inspection: YODER INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Abate by

May 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder:    (a)  Employees working on top of the die cast machines were exposed to fall hazards of at least 9 feet.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Abate by

May 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $4,410 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.   Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance:    (a)  There were no machine specific energy isolation procedures for the die cast machines and the hydraulic trim presses.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Abate by

May 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): Machine or equipment isolation. All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment shall be physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):      (a)  Employees running the hydraulic trim presses wiped down the dies while they were in the presses without first isolating the energy sources.        (b)  Maintenance technicians and automation technicians working on the die cast machines working were not adequately trained on the energy control program, in that they cleaned, set up, and serviced the die cast machines, the robotic cells and the ladles, without first isolating the energy sources.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Abate by

May 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:    (a)  Employees running the hydraulic trim presses wiped down the dies while they were in the presses without first affixing a lockout device to the energy isolating device.      (b)  Maintenance technicians and automation technicians working on the die cast machines were not adequately trained on the energy control program, in that they cleaned, set up, and serviced the die cast machines, the robotic cells and the ladles, without first affixing a lockout device to the energy isolating devices.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Abate by

Jun 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed:      (a)  There was no periodic inspection of the energy control procedures within the last year.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Abate by

May 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $4,410 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:      (a)  Employees running the hydraulic trim presses were not trained on the energy control program, in that they wiped down the dies while they were in the presses, without first isolating and locking out the disconnects.         (b)  Maintenance technicians and automation technicians working on the die cast machines were not adequately trained on the energy control program, in that they cleaned, set up, and serviced the die cast machines, the robotic cells and the ladles, without first isolating and locking out the disconnects.