OSHA Inspection: ARRO TOOL & DIE, INC.

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Abate by

May 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  a) On or about 03/30/2015 throughout production areas; where employees perform maintenance and servicing activities such as, but not limited to changing dies on power presses. The employer had not developed, or implemented a "lockout" program.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Abate by

May 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  a) On or about 03/30/2015 in the press room; where the KOMATSU 150 hydraulic press was operating in continuous mode and the point of operation guard, a sheet of Plexiglas approximately 14 inches X 24 inches did not prevent access to the point of operation either over, under, or around the guard.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Abate by

May 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): Guard(s) on machine(s) were not affixed to the machine or secured elsewhere when attachment to the machine was not possible:  a) On or about 03/30/2015 in the press room: where the guard for the KOMATSU 150 press was held in position on the machine with magnets which permitted the operator to easily remove the guard without the use of tools.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Abate by

May 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(i)(a): Point of operation guard(s) on mechanical power press(es) did not prevent entry of hands or fingers into the point of operation by reaching through, over, under or around the guard(s):  a) On or about 03/30/2015 in the press room; where the point of operation guard for the pedal operated, PERKINS 15-S mechanical power press (Serial # 34636) did not prevent access to the point of operation over, or around the guard.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Abate by

May 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i): Periodic and regular inspections of each power press were not conducted to ensure that all of its parts, auxillary equipment, and safeguards, including clutch/brake mechanism, antirepeat feature, and single-stroke mechanism, are in a safe operating condition and adjustment:  On or about 03/30/2015 in the press room; where the inspections of mechanical power presses were conducted only once per year and did not identify deficiencies in point of operation safeguards.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Abate by

May 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(ii): Each press was not inspected and tested no less than weekly to determine the condition of the clutch/brake mechanism, antirepeat feature and single stroke mechanism:  a) On or about 03/30/2015 in the press room; where the employer's inspection program for mechanical power presses consisted of only annual inspections.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Apr 22, 2015

Abate by

May 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(3): The employer did not insure the original and continuing competence of personnel caring for, inspecting, and maintaining mechanical power press(es):  a) On or about 03/30/2015 throughout the press department; where multiple deficiencies on mechanical power presses were observed.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQIURED