OSHA Inspection: CAPITOL MANUFACTURING

Issued

Oct 1, 2015

Abate by

Oct 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,000 · Current $3,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(2)(ii): If an energy isolating device is capable of being locked out, the employer's energy control program under paragraph (c)(1) of this section did not utilize lockout, and the employer did not demonstrate that the utilization of a tagout system provided full employee protection as set forth in paragraph (c)(3) of this section.  On or about July 22, 2015, in Department 10 Conomatics, Department 5 Nipple, Department 11 Goss, Department 3 Threaders, and Department 18 CNC, the employer allowed employees covered under the Lockout-Tagout standard to utilize tagout procedures for the control of hazardous energy on a  wide assortment of BTB, Nipple Shop Hand and Auto Stamper,Wheelabrator, electrical circuit breakers and Warehouse Stockman/Komatsu machines when the machines were capable of being locked out.

Issued

Oct 1, 2015

Abate by

Oct 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by this standard, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures.  On or about July 22, 2015, in the Maintenance Machine shop; the employer allowed employees to be exposed to live parts (three missing breakers) in the 220 Single Phase General Electrical panel box that controls the lights, thus exposing employees to serious electrical injuries.

Issued

Oct 1, 2015

Abate by

Oct 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): In every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial, or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design which were not supplied and securely affixed by the owner of the building, or his duly authorized agent, in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate:  On or about July 22, 2015, above the Engineer's office in buildings #3 and #2 used for storage, the employer allowed employees to work in the spaces below the storage areas without load limit markings indicating load limits.

Issued

Oct 1, 2015

Abate by

Oct 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  On or about July 22, 2015, in the Maintenance shop; the employer allowed employees to connect and disconnect breakers in two unlabeled auxiliary and one main power electrical power boxes for the welding machine and two grinders.