OSHA Inspection: HEATING AND COOLING PRODUCTS

Issued

Nov 18, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,930 · Current $6,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii):  The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout).  General - Energy control procedure. The procedures shall 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:    29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;    a. On or about September 10, 2015, the employer's energy control procedure did not include the shutting down and isolating of automatic elbow machines, including machine 1228, during knife clearance adjustment, head adjustment and related setup activities. Due to this condition, employees are at increased risk for injury and on this date an employee performing troubleshooting that involved head adjustment, suffered a serious injury to two fingers of his left hand.

Issued

Nov 18, 2015

Abate by

Feb 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,930 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:    29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1): Preparation for shutdown. Before an authorized or affected employee turns off a machine or equipment, the authorized employee shall have knowledge of the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to control the energy.    29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2): Machine or equipment shutdown. The machine or equipment shall be turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown must be utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazard(s) to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage.    29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): Machine or equipment isolation. All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment shall be physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s).    a. On or about September 10, 2015, the employer failed to require that automatic elbow machines, such as machine 1228, are turned off or shut down and that energy isolating devices are applied to the machines during setup activities that include head adjustment and knife clearance adjustment. These activities are also performed as part of troubleshooting production problems without machine shutdown or energy isolating device application. On this date, an employee performing elbow machine troubleshooting that involved head adjustment suffered serious injury to two fingers of his left hand.

Issued

Nov 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): General requirements for machine guards. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible. The guard shall be such that it does not offer an accident hazard in itself.  a. On or about September 17, 2015, the barrier guard for automatic elbow machine 1191 was not properly fastened or affixed to the machine. A fastener was missing.