OSHA Inspection: ACME PARTS, INC.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

Jun 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,500 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:     Location: ACME Parts, Inc. fabrication     On or about 02/05/2016        The employer did not implement a written energy control program consisting of training prior to any servicing or maintenance on machines, such as but not limited to.            (a) Employees were repairing the Acme Gridley Machine #604, and did not utilize a energy control program.            (b) Employees were  repairing the Acme Gridley machine #602, and did not utilize a energy control program.                (c)  Employees were repairing the Davenport Machine #510, and did not utilize a energy control program.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

May 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): The employer did not ensure procedures were developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  Location: ACME Parts, Inc. fabrication   On or about 02/05/2016      The employer did not implement a written energy control procedure consisting of training prior to any servicing or maintenance on machines, such as but not limited to.          (a) Employees were repairing the Acme Gridley Machine #604, and did not implement written energy control procedures.          (b) Employees were repairing the Acme Gridley machine #602, and did no implement written energy control procedures.              (c)  Employees were repairing the Davenport Machine #510, and did not implement written energy control procedures.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

May 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware shall be provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources.  Location: ACME Parts, Inc. fabrication   On or about 02/05/2016      The employer did not provide the hardware  necessary to lock out tag out machinery, such as but not limited to.           (a) Employees were repairing the ACME Gridley Machine #604, and did not utilize hardware to isolate the energy sources.         (b) Employees were repairing the ACME Gridley machine #602, and did not utilize hardware to isolate the energy sources.              (c)  Employees were repairing the Davenport Machine #510, and did not utilize hardware to isolate the energy sources.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

May 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees Location: ACME Parts, Inc. fabrication   On or about 02/05/2016  The employer did not train employees on energy control program requirements prior to any servicing or maintenance on machines, such as but not limited to.              (a) Employees were repairing the Acme Gridley Machine #604 and were not trained on the energy control program.            (b) Employees were repairing the Acme Gridley machine #602 and were not trained on the energy control program.             (c)  Employees were repairing the Davenport Machine #510 and were not trained on the energy control program.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

May 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1): Abrasive wheel used on grinding machinery were not used with safety guard    Location: ACME Parts, Inc. Tool Room      On or about 02/05/2016              a) Employee was using a surface grinding machine without a guard in place.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

May 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting    Location: Acme Parts Inc., Machine Shop    On or about: 02/05/2016     a)  Employee was exposed to the rotational side of the exposed horizontal shaft of the Warner & Swassy turret lathe No. 4.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

May 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(ii): The unused keyway(s) of projecting shaft end(s) were not filled up or covered:  Location: Acme Parts Inc., Machine Shop  On or about: 02/05/2016   a)  Employee was exposed to an unused keyway of the horizontal shaft of the Warner & Swassy turret lathe No. 4.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

May 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    Location: Acme Parts Inc., Machine Shop    On or about: 02/05/2016     a)  Employee was exposed to the rotating belt of horizontal shaft of the Warner & Swassy turret lathe No. 4.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

May 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i    Location: Acme Parts Inc. Machine Shop    On or about 02/05/2016     a) Employees use compressed air to clean machined shavings and oil off the machined pieces.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

May 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, 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 or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):    Location: ACME Parts, Inc. Machine Shop     On or about 02/05/2016                (a)  Employees were exposed to live parts at 208 volts or more while working on the Davenport Machine #510. Electrical panel door was open, while the employee was working adjacent to live parts.