OSHA Inspection: ALBEA METAL AMERICAS, INC.

Issued

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4250.00 · Current $2550.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  Assembly Department:  On, or about, December 3, 2015, an employee suffered a serious finger injury while working at the Sample Table assembly station.  The point of operation for the pneumatic press station was not effectively safeguarded.

Issued

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3400.00 · Current $2040.00 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 rotating parts:  Tool Room:  On, or about, December 9, 2015, a chuck guard had not been installed on the LeBlond horizontal lathe.

Issued

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3400.00 · Current $2040.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections:  Tool Room:  On, or about, December 9, 2015, the hood guard provided on the Harig 612 surface grinder did not cover the spindle, nut and flange projections.

Issued

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4250.00 · Current $2550.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(i)(a): Point of operation guard(s) on mechanical power press(es) did not prevent entry of hands or fingers into the point of operation by reaching through, over, under or around the guard(s):  Eyelet Room:  On, or about, December 9, 2015, the barrier guards provided on the following mechanical power presses allowed entry to the point of operation by reaching around the guards:  A.  Minster 2201. B.  Minster 3201.

Issued

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(iii): Fixed barrier guard(s) on mechanical power press(es) were not attached securely to the frame of the press or to the bolster plate:    Eyelet Room:  On, or about, December 9, 2015, point of operation barrier guards provided on the following mechanical power presses were not secured to the machine:    A.  Minster 2201. B.  Minster 3201.

Issued

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3400.00 · Current $2040.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(ii): Spring loaded turnover bars were not provided for mechanical power press(es) designed to accept such turnover bars:   Eyelet Room:  On, or about, December 9, 2015, non-spring loaded turnover bars were used with the following mechanical power presses:  A.  Minster 2201. B.  Minster 3201.

Issued

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i)(C): The employer did not maintain a certification record of each inspection, and each maintenance and repair task performed, under the general component of the inspection program that includes the date of the inspection, maintenance, or repair work, the signature of the person who performed the inspection, maintenance, or repair work, and the serial number, or other identifier, of the power press inspected, maintained, and repaired:   Eyelet Room:  On, or about, December 9, 2015, the company did not complete and maintain written general component inspection records for the following partial revolution mechanical power presses:    A.  Minster 2201. B.  Minster 3201.

Issued

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(C): For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the width of work space was not clear and did not extend from the grade, floor, or platform to the height required by paragraph (g)(1)(vi) of 29 CFR 1910.303.  Equipment associated with the electrical installation extended more than 153 mm (6 inches) beyond the front of the electrical equipment:  Assembly Department:  Transformers were located in the working space of two General Electric panelboards.