OSHA Inspection: CREST BENDING, INC.

Issued

Aug 10, 2015

Abate by

Aug 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees operating the vertical compression bender were exposed to crushed-by hazards from improperly designed and equipped controls:         (a)  Crest Bending, Inc. 108 John Street, New Washington:  On or about March 27, 2015, the Sterling vertical compression bender #421 was not equipped with a manually resetting emergency stop.  The bender remained energized after the emergency stop control was pushed which permitted the unit to cycle.  This configuration exposed employees to caught in hazards and were at risk of sustaining an amputation injury.         (b)  Crest Bending, Inc. 108 John Street, New Washington:  On or about March 27, 2015, the Sterling vertical compression bender #422 was not equipped with a manually resetting emergency stop. The bender remained energized after the emergency stop control was pushed which permitted the unit to cycle.  This configuration exposed employees to caught in hazards and were at risk of sustaining an amputation injury.         (c)  Crest Bending, Inc. 108 John Street, New Washington:  On or about March 27, 2015, the Sterling vertical compression bender #421 was designed such that it was equipped with a moveable, foot-pedal and a moveable, pedestal-mounted start control.  Both the foot and the push-button start controls were operative at the same time.  This design exposed employees who were operating the bender to amputation injuries in that the unit could be unexpectedly started from the remotely located control.         (d)  Crest Bending, Inc. 108 John Street, New Washington:  On or about March 27, 2015, the Sterling vertical compression bender #422 was designed such that it was equipped with a moveable, foot-pedal and a moveable, pedestal-mounted start control.  Both the foot and the push-button start controls were operative at the same time.  This design exposed employees who were operating the bender to amputation injuries in that the unit could be unexpectedly started from the remotely located control.      Among other methods, a feasible abatement method to correct this hazard is to install emergency stop controls that require the employee to manually reset the control and to install a selector switch which would activate only one control station at a time, as referenced in ANSI B11.15-2001 (R2007), sections 6.12.2, Emergency stop, and 6.13, Operator control stations.

Issued

Aug 10, 2015

Abate by

Aug 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 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)  Crest Bending, Inc., 108 John Street, New Washington, Ohio:  On or about March 27, 2015, the employer did not utilize one or more methods to guard the pinch point between the wing dies on compression bender #421.  Employees were at risk of serious injury from the unguarded dies on the front of the bender.           (b)  Crest Bending, Inc., 108 John Street, New Washington, Ohio:  On or about April 16, 2015, the employer did not utilize one or more methods to guard the pinch point between the wing dies on compression bender #422.  Employees were at risk of serious injury from the unguarded dies on the front of the bender.         (c)  Crest Bending, Inc., 108 John Street, New Washington, Ohio:  On or about April 16, 2015, the employer did not utilize one or more methods to guard the moving components on the sides of compression bender #421.   Employees were at risk of serious injury from the rotating and moving components.         (d)  Crest Bending, Inc., 108 John Street, New Washington, Ohio:  On or about April 16, 2015, the employer did not utilize one or more methods to guard the moving components on the sides of compression bender #422.  Employees were at risk of serious injury from the rotating and moving components.

Issued

Aug 10, 2015

Abate by

Aug 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:          (a)  Crest Bending, Inc., 108 John Street, New Washington, Ohio:  On or about March 27, 2015, the employer did not ensure that the point of operation on the vertical compression bender #421 was guarded.  Employees were at risk of serious injury from the pinch point created by the ram die and the wing dies.       (b)  Crest Bending, Inc., 108 John Street, New Washington, Ohio:  On or about March 27, 2015, the employer did not ensure that the point of operation on the vertical compression bender #422 was guarded.  Employees were at risk of serious injury from the pinch point created by the ram die and the wing dies.

Issued

Aug 10, 2015

Abate by

Feb 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:            (a)  Crest Bending, 108 St. John Street, New Washington, Ohio: On or about March 27, 2015 the employee was not trained in electrical safety-related work practices.  While installing a 110 volts AC selector switch on the Sterling vertical compression bender #421 the employee was exposed to electrical hazards including but not limited to electrical shock.  The employee did not know which personal protective equipment to select and use to protect from the hazards and was at risk of serious injury.      (b)  Crest Bending, 108 St. John Street, New Washington, Ohio: On or about March 27, 2015 the employee was not trained in electrical safety-related work practices.  While installing a 110 volts AC selector switch on the Sterling vertical compression bender #422 the employee was exposed to electrical hazards including but not limited to electrical shock.  The employee did not know which personal protective equipment to select and use to protect from the hazards and was at risk of serious injury.

Issued

Aug 10, 2015

Abate by

Aug 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:         (a)  Crest Bending, 108 St. John Street, New Washington, Ohio: On or about March 27, 2015, the employee did not use electrical protective gloves while installing a 110 volts AC selector switch on the Sterling vertical compression bender #421.  The employee was exposed to electrical hazards and at risk of serious injury including but not limited to electrocution.       (b)  Crest Bending, 108 St. John Street, New Washington, Ohio: On or about March 27, 2015, the employee did not use electrical protective gloves while installing a 110 volts AC selector switch on the Sterling vertical compression bender #422.  The employee was exposed to electrical hazards and at risk of serious injury including but not limited to electrocution.

Issued

Aug 10, 2015

Abate by

Feb 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a): Safety-related work practices were not employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work was performed near or on equipment or circuits which were or could be energized:           (a)  Crest Bending, 108 St. John Street, New Washington, Ohio: On or about March 27, 2015 the employer did not ensure that an employee working on a potentially energized 110 volts AC circuit on the Sterling vertical compression bender #421 followed safe work practices.  While installing a selector switch, the employee did not use electrical personal protective equipment while verifying that the electrical circuit was de-energized and was at risk of serious injury from electrical hazards including but not limited to electrical shock.       (b)  Crest Bending, 108 St. John Street, New Washington, Ohio: On or about March 27, 2015 the employer did not ensure that an employee working on a potentially energized 110 volts AC circuit on the Sterling vertical compression bender #422 followed safe work practices.  While installing a selector switch, the employee did not use electrical personal protective equipment while verifying that the electrical circuit was de-energized and was at risk of serious injury from electrical hazards including but not limited to electrical shock.

Issued

Aug 10, 2015

Abate by

Aug 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours.          (a)  Crest Bending, 108 St. John Street, New Washington, Ohio: On or about March 27, 2015 the employer did not notify the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) within twenty-four hours after a work-related amputation injury.  Not reporting the incident to OSHA can result in the delay of an incident investigation, identification of workplace hazards, and protection of workers from those hazards.