OSHA Inspection: VISTA WINDOW COMPANY, LLC

Issued

Mar 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,930 · Current $4,850 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee did not affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device before working on the machine or equipment:    On or about November 24, 2015 and prior, the employer did not ensure employees performing cleaning of the Glass Roll Press, model number MHM03500416, serial number 10253 affixed their locks on the equipment prior to work. Only the authorized maintainer affixes his lock.

Issued

Mar 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,950 · Current $3,465 Reduced

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):    On or about February 18, 2016, the employer failed to ensure employees working on the Glass Roll Press, model number MHM03500416, serial number 10253, were protected against contact with the power transmission gears utilized to move the rollers.

Issued

Mar 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $13,860 · Current $13,860

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  On or about November 24, 2015, the employer failed to ensure employees cleaning the Glass Roll Press model number MHM03500416, serial number 10253, utilized lockout/tagout procedures. An employee's arm was caught in the roller assembly when another employee turned power back on.   The Vista Window Company, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(c)(4)(I), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1003030, citation number 01, item number 004 and was affirmed as a final order on May 7, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 1701 Henn Parkway SW, Warren, Ohio 44481.

Issued

Mar 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):  On or about November 24, 2015, the employer failed to ensure employees cleaning the Glass Roll Press model number MHM03500416, serial number 10253, performed all steps of lockout/tagout. An employee's arm was caught in the roller assembly when another employee turned power back on:   Employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with electrical and pressurized pneumatic energy. The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down or turned off to perform the servicing work. As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving lockout/tagout device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(I)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)] were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.   The Vista Window Company, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(d)(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1003030, citation number 01, item number 006 and was affirmed as a final order on May 7, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 1701 Henn Parkway SW, Warren, Ohio 44481.

Issued

Mar 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $13,860 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation:      On or about November 24, 2015, the employer failed to ensure employees cleaning the Glass Roll Press model number MHM03500416, serial number 10253, were trained as authorized employee's in lockout/tagout. An employee's arm was caught in the roller assembly when another employee turned power back on.      The Vista Window Company, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(c)(7), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1003030, citation number 01, item number 005 and was affirmed as a final order on May 7, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 1701 Henn Parkway SW, Warren, Ohio 44481.

Issued

Mar 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,950 · Current $3,185 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:    On or before February 10, 2016 the employer failed to report a hospitalization when an employee was hospitalized after an injury while cleaning the Glass Roll Press, serial number MHM03500416, serial number 10253,  that required surgery.