OSHA Inspection: SHACKELFORD EQUIPMENT COMPANY

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    Employees were exposed to struck-by and tripping hazards while walking and working about in cluttered areas having debris.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit".    Employees were exposed to caught-in hazards while working near doorways that were not demarcated with exit signs.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(5)(i): "Egress." flammable liquids,  shall not be stored so as to limit use of exits, stairways, or areas normally used for the safe egress of people.    Employees were exposed to explosion hazards from the storage of class 1 flammable containers in the area of egress next to the office.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.144(a)(1)(iii): Emergency stop bars, stop buttons or switches which letters or other markings appear, used for emergency stopping of machinery were not red.    Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while operating a milling machine that did not have a visually red stop button.     1. Greaves Cincinnati Milling Machine

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 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.    The employer did not have a current and effective lockout tagout program and exposed employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.    The employer did not provide an emergency eye wash station for use by employees engaged in metal fabrication operations and exposed them to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries.    The employer did not ensure portable fire extinguishers were placed readily available and exposed employees to possible fire hazards.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition.  The employer did not ensure portable fire extinguishers were fully charged and operable while employees were engaged in metal fabrication operations and exposed to fire hazards.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates or markings were maintained in a legible condition.    The employer did not ensure the nameplates on powered industrial trucks had legible metal plates and exposed employees engaged in metal fabrication operations to struck-by hazards and caught-in hazards as they operated the forklifts.     A) Yellow Toyota Power Industrial Truck No Model Information

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):  The employer did not ensure defective powered industrial trucks (forklifts) were removed from service and exposed employees operating the equipment, without seatbelts, to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(b)(5): The rated load of the cranes was not plainly marked on each side of the crane.    Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while operating an overhead crane hoist that did not have a load rating.     a) Crane located in main fabrication area.(No name)

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii): Monthly inspections of hooks, with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the hook inspected, were not performed.  The employer, Shackelford Equipment Company, did not perform monthly inspections of the hooks used on the overhead crane and hoist and exposed employees engaged in metal fabrication operations to struck by hazards.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.180(d)(3)(iii): Frequent Inspections were not conducted to identify whether safety devices were fully functioning.  The employer did not ensure safety devices, such as the horn and warning device, on the Grove RT 625 crane were operable by conducting frequent inspections.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.180(d)(6): Monthly, dated and signed inspection records and reports for truck crane(s) were not provided for critical items such as (but not limited to) brakes, crane hooks and ropes.  The employer did not ensure inspection records for truck cranes were kept and exposed employees who operated the Grove RT 625 crane to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks.    Employees were exposed to caught-in hazards while operating equipment without point of operation guards on the following:     a) South Bend Lathe no model #    b) Summit Lathe G 24 no metal plate.    c) Summit Lathe G 25 no metal plate.    d) ENCO Milling Machine/Model and serial # unreadable    e) Greaves Cincinnati Milling Machine/Model and serial # unreadable

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not used with safety guard(s).    Employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards while operating the Milwaukee Heavy Duty Grinder without the guards in place.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch.  Employees were exposed to caught-in hazards while operating grinding equipment with more than a one eighth inch opening at the work rest.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i): The employer did not provide and ensure the usage of point of operation guards or properly applied point of operation devices on every operation performed on mechanical power presses.    Employees operating a PELS Punch Press Ironworker without a point of operation guard were exposed to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o).    Employees operating a Greaves Milling machine without guards on the vertical pulley were exposed to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1): Gear(s) were not guarded by a complete enclosure or by one of the methods specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1)(ii) and (f)(1)(iii).  Employees operating a job made hydraulic press with the gears and sprockets less than seven feet from the ground without guarding were exposed to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(ii): Suitable extinguishing equipment was not maintained in a state of readiness for instant use.    Employees using welding and torch cutting systems without a readily available fire extinguisher nearby were exposed to explosion hazards.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(1)(i): Metal raceways, cable trays, cable armor, cable sheath, enclosures, frames, fittings, and noncurrent-carrying parts that are to serve as grounding conductors, with or without the use of supplementary equipment grounding conductors, were not effectively bonded where necessary to ensure electrical continuity and did not have the capacity to conduct safely any fault current likely to have been imposed on them.    The employer did not ensure electrical wiring in the bathroom area was grounded and exposed employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.  The employer did not ensure lathe equipment and cables containing 240 volts had strain relief and exposed employees to electrical shock hazards.