OSHA Inspection: PLANET TOOL & GEAR, INC.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B):     The procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:    (B) Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy.    Planet Tool & Engineering did not have specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy for machines with multiple energy sources.  The flowing machines did not have specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy:    CNC Machines; Okuma 4020, Okuma MB46 & Okuma Genos   CNC Lathes; Okuma L370M, Okuma LB300, & Okuma Crown  Shibaura CNC Jig Bore   Accurpress 7608 Brake  Dake Press   Pirana Press  Omax 2652 & FLOW water jets

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):     The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard were being followed.    Planet Tool & Engineering did not conduct periodic inspections on all of their authorized employees to ensure that the lockout/tagout procedures and the requirements were being followed.

Issued

2014-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):     Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding were 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.    On 12/1/2014, an employee from Planet Tool & Engineering was using a Hwacheon horizontal lathe, model # HL-400.  The lathe did not have a guard in place to protect the employee from flying chips.