OSHA Inspection: KSWC ENGINEERING & MACHINING

Issued

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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:   The employer does not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure before employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the energizing, startup, or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury. This violation occurred on or about February 12, 2015, and times prior thereto, where employees in the shop area performed service and maintenance on industrial machinery without an established program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that  a program is established 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 is isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.

Issued

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 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:  The employer does not provide the operator with one or more methods of machine guarding to protect from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip point, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks.   a. This violation was occurred on or about February 12, 2015, and times prior thereto, where employees in the shop area were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when operating Manual Lathe #1 with a rotating chuck without a chuck guard.  b. This violation was occurred on or about February 12, 2015, and times prior thereto, where employees in the shop area were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when operating Manual Lathe #2 without a chuck guard.  c. This violation was observed on or about February 12, 2015, where employees in the shop area were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when operating Manual Lathe #3 without a chuck guard.  Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that one or more methods of machine guarding is 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.

Issued

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The  point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded:  The employer does not guard the point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury.   a. This violation was occurred on or about February 12, 2015, and times prior thereto, where employees in the shop area were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating Manual Mill #12 without a point of operation guard.    b. This violation was occurred on or about February 12, 2015, and times prior thereto, where employees in the shop area were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating Manual Mill #13 without a point of operation guard.   c. This violation was occurred on or about February 12, 2015, and times prior thereto, where employees in the shop area were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating Manual Mill #14 without a point of operation guard.  d. This violation was occurred on or about February 12, 2015, and times prior thereto, where employees in the shop area were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating Manual Mill #15 without a point of operation guard.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that guards are installed on all machines to protect employees from the point of operation.

Issued

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  The employer does not develop, implement and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazardous communication program. This violation occurred on or about February 12, 2015, and times prior thereto, where employees were allowed to handle and use hazardous chemicals without a program for hazardous communication being developed, implemented and/or maintained.   Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that a written hazardous communication program is developed, implemented and/or maintained at the workplace.