OSHA Inspection: VICON FABRICATING COMPANY, LLC

Issued

Jan 12, 2016

Abate by

Mar 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,185 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 below the hook lifting devices/attachments (shoes) fabricated at the facility were not load tested and did not have detailed information such as; rated load or capacity marked on the device. The attachments showed signs of deterioration, and thus the potential for operators, helpers and others in the immediate work area to be exposed to a struck-by hazard if the load were to fall existed:      Below the hook lifting attachments (shoes) fabricated at the facility were not load test, and identification markings such as, but not limited to, rated capacity, lifting device weight (etc.) were absent from the connectors. On or about 12/01/2015, employees in the process of forming a part were observed using attachments (shoes) to lift, position and move sheet/plate metal stock that weigh approximately 500 (+) lbs.  The operator, helper and others in the immediate work area were exposed to a potential struck-by and/or crushing hazard should the load be inadvertently dropped or fall.

Issued

Jan 12, 2016

Abate by

Mar 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    The employer did not establish a program for the control of potentially hazardous energy at the facility. Procedures were not developed, documented or utilized by employees tasked with completing preventative maintenance activities and/or changing out the dies of the company's three press brakes. Energy sources used at the facility include but are not limited to, electric, hydraulic, pneumatic and gravity.

Issued

Jan 12, 2016

Abate by

Feb 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(D): Lockout devices and tagout devices did not indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s)   On or before 12/01/2015 the employer failed to ensure that employee(s) authorized to complete lockout at the facility were provided individual lockout devices with the identity of the employee applying the device.

Issued

Jan 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  Employees were allowed to operate the company's Nissan (LP) forklift at the site without having received formal instruction, including operator evaluation to determine the retention of the information.

Issued

Jan 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operators performance was not conducted at least once every 3 years:   An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator(s) performance was not conducted at least once every 3 years.  An evaluation was last done in 2006.

Issued

Jan 12, 2016

Abate by

Feb 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(1): Alloy steel sling(s) did not have permanently affixed durable identification stating size, grade, rated capacity, and reach:     Identification tags were not affixed to a chain sling that was used by employees when lifting, positing or moving sheet and/or plate metal stock into the punch and die of the Cincinnati (50ft.) tandem hydraulic press brake.

Issued

Jan 12, 2016

Abate by

Mar 1, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:         a. The unused portion(s) of the full length dies of the (Cincinnati) 50ft. tandem press brake(s) was unguarded. The operator, helper(s) and others in the immediate work area are potentially exposed to pinch point hazards should the sheet or plate metal whip around or shift as the part is bent and a slapping motion were to occur.