OSHA Inspection: CLEVELAND SCREW PRODUCTS

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 22, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): Standard railing(s) did not consist of top rail, intermediate rail and/or posts and/or did not have a vertical height of 42 inches (106.7 cm) nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform runway, or ramp level:    On and before March 16, 2016, there was an elevated wooden mezzanine approximately 8 feet above the work floor area near the shipping and receiving department. The standard rail system did not have an intermediate rail.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Oct 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 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:    On and before March 16, 2016, the employer did not have a lockout tagout program for servicing and maintaining machinery such as but not limited to the multi-spindle screw machines, lathes and surface grinders.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 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:    On and before March 16, 2016, the employer did not ensure that employees received portable fire extinguisher training.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Dec 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 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:    On and before March 16, 2016, employees were exposed to inadequate and missing guarding at the following machinery.     a) The slide door guarding interlocks were disconnected on the #7 and #12 multi-spindle screw machines.   b) The slide doors for the multi-spindle screw machines numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32,33 were open and did not have interlocks.  c) The 26 multi-spindle screw machine drive axle shaft ends were inadequately guarded.  d) Deleted  e) The metal chip augers for multi-spindle screw machines #12 and #25 were not guarded.  f) The Powermatic and the Toolmaster drill presses were not guarded at the rotating chucks.  g) The Leblond and the Clark lathes were not guarded at the rotating chucks.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 22, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections:     On and before March 16, 2016, the Walker Chuck and Koleeco abrasive wheel surface grinders had spindle end, nut and flanges that were not guarded.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 22, 2016

Penalty

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

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:    On and before Mach 16, 2016, near the west wall at #18 and #19 multi-spindle screw machines employees were exposed to the following abrasive wheel bench grinders that had work rests that were not adjusted to 1/8 of an inch next to the abrasive wheels.    a) The Baldor dual abrasive wheel bench grinder had one work rest at 1/2 inch away from the abrasive wheel and the other work rest was 3/4 of an inch away from the abrasive wheel.    b) The Westward dual abrasive wheel bench grinder was missing both work rests and had openings of 2 inches.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:    On and before Mach 16, 2016, near the west wall at #18 and #19 multi-spindle screw machines employees were exposed to the following abrasive wheel bench grinders that had periphery guarding that was not adjusted to 1/4 of an inch next to the abrasive wheels.    a) The Baldor dual abrasive wheel bench grinder was missing both periphery guards.    b) The Westward dual abrasive wheel bench grinder was missing both periphery guards.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Oct 24, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:    On and before March 16, 2016, the #17 and #18 multi-spindle screw machines had metal chip conveyor rotating horizontal shaft ends that were 1 inch in diameter and projected out 1.75 inches.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 22, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

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):    On and before March 16, 2016, the #9 multi-spindle screw machine metal chip conveyor pulley and belt assembly was not guarded.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 22, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:    On and before March 16, 2016, the #9 multi-spindle screw machine metal chip conveyor drive sprocket and chain assembly was not guarded.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(i)(2): Revolving surfaces of shaft coupling(s) were not covered by a safety sleeve:    On and before March 16, 2016, the #5 multi-spindle screw machine metal chip conveyor had two drive couplings that were not guarded.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    On and before March 16, 2016, the #2, #3 and #16 multi-spindle screw machines and the Clark horizontal turning lathe had compressed air used for cleaning that was at 90 psi.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 22, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):    On and before March 16, 2016, employees were exposed to live electrical parts at the #5 multi-spindle screw machine task light and the live electrical wiring at the Powermatic vertical drill press in the maintenance area.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Oct 24, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions:    On and before March 16, 2016, employees were exposed to unprotected electrical wiring at the multi-spindle screw machines #3, #19 and #29.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 22, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:     On and before March 16, 2016, employees were exposed to an electrical receptacle junction box that had two unused openings. The junction box was between #9 and #11 multi-spindle screw machines.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 22, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:     On and before March 16, 2016, employees were exposed to electrical junction boxes without cover plates at the #15 and #24 multi-spindle screw machines.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Jul 16, 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:  On and before March 16, 2016, the employer did not ensure that the mezzanine area above the steel bar stock bins was marked with the load capacity. There were machine parts and supplies on the shelves and within the many cardboard boxes.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Jul 16, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  On and before March, 16, 2016, the employer did not ensure employees who operate the forklifts were evaluated once every three years.