OSHA Inspection: PRECISION FABRICATING & STAMPING INC.

Issued

2015-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:    29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;  a.  In the machine shop where different metal parts are fabricated to be sent to another facility for final assembly, the employer did not perform a personal protection assessment to select the proper personal protection for the tasks performed therebt exposing employees to a struck-by/caught-in hazard.

Issued

2015-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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.  a.  In the machine shop where different types of machines were serviced, the employer did not develop a lockout/Tagout program which included training to inform employees of the proper procedures to take when performing tasks such as, but not limited to, die changes, and maintenance on machines thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

2015-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).  29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.  a.  In the machine shop where powered industrial trucks were used to unload trucks and move material around the shop, the employer did not provide training on the safe operation and inspection of the equipment thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2015-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.  a.  In the shop where an employee was operating a Atlantic Press Brake to bend pieces of angle iron, guarding was not provided to keep employees hands out of the danger zone thereby causing the employee to have two fingers amputated.

Issued

2015-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(1): Motors and appliances. Each disconnecting means required by this subpart for motors and appliances shall be legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident.  a.  In the Machine Shop the disconnect behind the Atlantic Press Brake was not marked as to the equipment it was connect to when the need to shut the equipment was needed thereby exposing employees to a electrical hazard.

Issued

2015-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.  a.  In the machine Shop behind the Atlantic Press Brake, the energized electrical disconnect had a unused opening on the side of the disconnect thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.  b.  In the Machine Shop behind the Atlantic Press Brake, the energized electrical disconnect had an unused opening on the bottom of the disconnect thereby exposing employees to a electrical hazard.

Issued

2015-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  a.  In the machine shop where chemicals were used for different tasks, the employer did not develop a Hazard Communication Program to inform employees of the hazards with handling chemicals such as propane, Hydraulic oil and gasoline and the hazards involved with handling these chemicals thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

2015-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.  a.  In the Machine shop where chemicals were handled, the employer did not provided training for handling chemicals such as, but not limited to, propane, gasoline and hydraulic fluid thereby exposing employees to a fire/contact hazard.