OSHA Inspection: CORONA METALS, LLC

Issued

Mar 31, 2016

Abate by

Apr 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazards of unintended actuation of the shear blade:    a) South east end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a Di-acro shear without a guard to cover the foot pedal used to actuate the machine.

Issued

Mar 31, 2016

Abate by

Apr 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $2,000 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:    a) South east end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a Littell feeding and straightening machine, but the employer did not guard the machine to protect operators from the ingoing nip point at the feeder.    b) West end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a Kalamazoo horizontal band saw, but approximately 9 inches of the unused portion of the blade was not guarded.

Issued

Mar 31, 2016

Abate by

Jul 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 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:    a) South east end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press manufactured by Bliss, but the employer did not ensure the usage of point of operation guards.    b) South east end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press manufactured by V&O Press Company, but the employer did not ensure the usage of point of operation guards.    c) North east end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press labeled #13, but the employer did not provide point of operation guarding.    d) North east end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press labeled #12, but the employer did not provide point of operation guarding.    e) East end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press labeled #50 and manufactured by Bliss, but the employer did not provide point of operation guarding.    f) East end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press labeled 24615 equipped with a two-hand control and foot pedal, but the employer did not provide point of operation guarding when using the foot pedal and did not ensure the usage of the point of operation guards equipped.    g) East end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press labeled 30B and manufactured by Bliss, but the employer did not provide point of operation guarding.    h) East end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press labeled 37 manufactured by L&J, but the employer did not provide point of operation guarding.    i) East end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press labeled 23 and manufactured by Bliss equipped with a two-hand control and foot pedal, but the employer did not provide point of operation guarding when using the foot pedal and did not ensure the usage of the point of operation guard equipped.    j) East end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press labeled 21T and manufactured by Bliss, but the employer did not provide point of operation guarding.    k) South east end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press labeled B2-4 equipped with hand restraints, but the employer did not ensure the use of the point of operation guarding.    l) South east end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press No. 2 manufactured by Bliss equipped with hand restraints, but the employer did not ensure the use of point of operation guarding.    m) South east end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press labeled 13 manufactured by Bliss and equipped with hand restraints, but the employer did not ensure the use of point of operation guarding.    n) South east end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press labeled #1 manufactured by Press-Rite and equipped with hand restraints, but the employer did not ensure the use of point of operation guarding.     o) South west end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press manufactured by Federal Press Company, but the employer did not provide point of operation guarding.    p) South west end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press manufactured by Bliss, but the employer did not provide point of operation guarding.    q) West end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press manufactured by Federal Press Company, but the employer did not provide point of operation guarding.

Issued

Mar 31, 2016

Abate by

Apr 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i)(A): Periodic and regular inspections of each power press were not conducted to ensure that all of its parts, auxiliary equipment, and safeguards, including clutch/brake mechanism, antirepeat feature, and single-stroke mechanism, are in safe operating condition and adjustment:    a) South east end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press manufactured by V&O Press Company, but the employer did not perform periodic and regular inspection to ensure that all of its parts to include but not limited to, the antirepeat feature was in safe operating condition.

Issued

Mar 31, 2016

Abate by

Jul 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1): Flywheel(s) with parts seven feet or less above floor(s) or platform(s) were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1)(i) through (b)(1)(iv)(a):     a)  South east end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press manufactured by V&O Press Company, but the employer did not ensure the flywheel located less than seven feet from the floor was guarded.    b) South east end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press, but the employer did not ensure the flywheel located less than seven feet from the floor was guarded.    c) North east end of shop - on or about March 4, 2016, employees operated a mechanical full revolution clutch press labeled #12, but the employer did not ensure the flywheel located less than seven feet from the floor was guarded.