OSHA Inspection: BRANDING IRON HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED

Issued

Apr 18, 2016

Abate by

Jun 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $3,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not 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, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):    Employees preforming servicing and maintenance on but not limited to Box Machines #1, #2, and the Breaders did not have energy control procedures specifying the following.     (1) The procedure did not clearly and specifically outline the scope and purpose of the procedure.  (2) The procedure did not specifically address electrical, hydraulic, or pneumatic sources within the procedural steps for shutting down the equipment.

Issued

Apr 18, 2016

Abate by

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $2,640 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:     Employees were exposed to in-running nip points when feeding materials on the Bosch Doboy CBS-D.

Issued

Apr 18, 2016

Abate by

Jun 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The periodic inspection certification of energy control procedures did not contain the required documentation on identification of the machine or equipment, inspection date, employees included, and the person performing the inspection.   The employer did not ensure periodic inspection certifications included all the required information.