OSHA Inspection: UNITED ELECTRIC CONTROLS PRECISION SENSORS DIVISIONS

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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.    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a site specific hazardous energy control lockout/tagout program consisting of machine specific step-by-step written energy control procedures and employee training for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the CNC lathes and millers.        ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Abate by

Apr 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.   WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented written step-by-step energy control procedures in the machine specific for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the CNC lathes and millers.

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the   WORKSHOP:  The employees, as "authorized, affected and other" types were not provided with training and information in the controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of energy sources (lo/to) during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the CNC lathe and millers.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.    WORKSHOP:      1.  The rotating shaft of the Hardinge lathe was unguarded.          ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION      2.  The left side unused portion of the saw blade of the MSC Metal Cutting bandsaw blade was unguarded.           ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(I): Projecting shaft ends. Projecting shaft ends shall present a smooth edge and end and shall not project more than one-half the diameter of the shaft unless guarded by nonrotating caps or safety sleeves:  WORKSHOP:  The shaft ends and nuts of the Powermatic grinder/buffer were unguarded.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.    WORKSHOP:  The point-of-operation of the Enerpac 642, hydraulic press was unguarded.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program, including the Globalized Harmonized System where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) methyl ethyl ketone, alcohol, oils, greases, and coolants.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECION

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Abate by

Apr 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  WORKSHOP:  The employees who were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) methyl ethyl ketone, alcohol, oils, greases, and coolants were not provided with training and information in the hazard communication program, including the Globalized Harmonized System.

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not verified through a written certification that the workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE) had been performed and completed.  ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION