OSHA Inspection: EAGLE PRECISION TOOLING, INC.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:    A.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Employees utilize personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, safety glasses.  Employees have not had personal protective equipment training.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:    A.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Employees utilize personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, safety glasses.  The company has not documented and certified a personal protective equipment hazard assessment.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.157(d)(1):  Portable fire extinguishers were not provided for employee use, and selected and distributed based on the classes of anticipated workplace fires, and on the size and degree of hazard which would affect their use:    A.)   Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, north building, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Employees were provided with a General Halon 1211 Fire Extinguisher (M/N: GH-5J, S/N: C-514519) in the production area.  The rating of the fire extinguisher was 10-B:C.  The fire extinguisher was not rated for Class A type fire.  Class A fire hazards included, but were not limited to, paper products and shipping materials.    B.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, south building production area, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  A fire extinguisher was not present in the south building production area.  Class A, B, and C fire hazards were present.  Fire hazards included, but were not limited to, common combustibles / paper products, flammable liquids, and energized electrical equipment.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:  A.)   Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, north building, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Fire extinguishers including, but not limited to, a General Halon 1211 Fire Extinguisher (M/N: GH-5J, S/N: C-514519) had not been inspected annually.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:  A.)   Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, north building, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Fire extinguishers including, but not limited to, a General Halon 1211 Fire Extinguisher (M/N: GH-5J, S/N: C-514519) had not been inspected monthly.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:    A.)   Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Employees provided with, and permitted to use, portable fire extinguisher equipment including, but not limited to, a General Halon 1211 Fire Extinguisher (M/N: GH-5J, S/N: C-514519).  Employees were not provided with fire extinguisher training.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    A.)   Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, south building, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Employee utilize a Roll-in brand band saw to cut materials including, but not limited to, steel and graphite.  The lower portion of the saw was not guarded to protect employee from exposure to the moving belt and pulley system.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

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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,  moving parts, and flying chips/sparks:    A.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, south building, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Employee utilize a Roll-in brand band saw to cut materials including, but not limited to, steel and graphite.  The unused portion of the band saw blade was not guarded.    B.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, south building, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Employee utilize a Roll-in brand band saw to cut materials including, but not limited to, steel and graphite.  The lower portion of the saw was not guarded to protect employee from exposure to the bottom band saw wheel and moving band saw blade.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:    A.)   Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, north building shipping area, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Items including, but not limited to, a five-shelve plastic storage rack, a workstation/workbench, and a trash can were stored within nine-inches of electrical panels and disconnects that supplied power to equipment including, but not limited to, EDM and CNC machines.     B.)    Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, south building, south end of building, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Items including, but not limited to, wooden pallets and boxes were stored in front of, and blocking access to, electrical panels that supplied power to equipment including, but not limited to, air compressors, saws, air conditioning units and lights.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:    A.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, south building, work bench outside jig grinding room, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  A knockout on a four plug receptacle was pushed in, and not flush and secure with the metal box.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:    A.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, north building shipping area, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  An energized electrical receptacle was not equipped with a cover plate.    B.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, north building, quality control room, on or about January 21, 2016 and times prior thereto:  An energized electrical receptacle providing power to equipment including, but not limited to, a ceiling light, was not equipped with a cover plate.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7): Electric equipment was not installed in a neat and workmanlike manner:    A.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, south building, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Employee utilize a Roll-in brand band saw to cut materials including, but not limited to, steel and graphite.  Energized wires were taped and capped outside the saws metal housing.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposes an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service and an employee was using it before repairs and tests necessary to render the equipment safe were made:    A.)   Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, south building, jig grinding room, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  The flexible electrical cord used to provide electrical power to the Moore Jig Grinder's (Model No. 3, Serial No. G1945) electric chuck was frayed at the cord cap.     B.)   Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, south building, wet grinding room, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  The flexible electrical cord for the Black Diamond drill sharpener was frayed at the cord cap.     C.)   Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, south building, wet grinding room, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  The flexible electrical cord for the Harig 612 surface grinder was frayed at the cord cap.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate.  A.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, north building shipping area, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Items including, but not limited to, cardboard shipping tubes, cardboard boxes, and metal/wood racking systems were located in the overhead storage area over the doorway.  The area was not demarcated with load limit signage.  B.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, south building, north side of building, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Items including, but not limited to, metal boxes and an industrial heater were located in the overhead storage area over the doorway.  The area was not demarcated with load limit signage.  C.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, south building restroom, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Items including, but not limited to, a hot water tank was located in the overhead storage area above the restroom.  The area was not demarcated with load limit signage.  D.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, south building jig grinding room, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Items including, but not limited to, an air tank was located in the overhead storage area above the jig grinding room.  The area was not demarcated with load limit signage.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":  A.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, south building, north exit door, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  The exit door was not equipped with exit signage.  B.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, south building, south exit door, on or about  January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  The exit door was not equipped with exit signage.  C.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, north building, south exit door, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  The exit door was not equipped with exit signage.  D.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, north building, north exit door, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  The exit door was not equipped with exit signage.  E.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, north building, shipping area door, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  The exit door was not equipped with exit signage.

Issued

Jul 13, 2016

Abate by

Aug 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:  A.)  Eagle Precision Tooling, Inc., 4264 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA  16506, north building shipping area, on or about January 14, 2016 and times prior thereto:  Employees perform set-up tasks on equipment including, but not limited to, a Moore Jig Grinding Machine.  Set-up tasks include, but are not limited to, changing out the cutter.  The company does not perform periodic inspections of the lockout tagout procedures.