OSHA Inspection: THOMPSON MACHINE COMPANY, INC.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

Jul 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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:    (a) Facility, 1128 North 4th Avenue, Altoona, PA:  On or about 04/18/16 the employer had not developed, documented or utilized energy control procedures for employees who perform servicing and maintenance of equipment.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

Jul 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:    (a) Facility, 1128 North 4th Avenue, Altoona, PA:  On or about 04/18/16 the employer did not provide locks, tags, chains, or other hardware for employees to use for isolating or securing machines and equipment from energy sources.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

Jul 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:    (a) Facility, 1128 North 4th Avenue, Altoona, PA:  On or about 04/18/16 the employer had not provided training to employees to ensure the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood.  No training was provided to persons including, but not limited to: employee(s) who service and maintain equipment; machine operators; welders.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

Jul 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    (a) Facility, 1128 North 4th Avenue, Altoona, PA:  On or about 04/18/16 the employer did not have a training program with an evaluation for employees who operate the Hyundai and Clark powered industrial trucks to ensure they were competent to operate the equipment in a safe manner.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

Jun 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(d): Each day before being used, the sling and all fastenings and attachments were not being inspected for damage or defects by a competent person designated by the employer:    (a) Facility, 1128 North 4th Avenue, Altoona, PA:  On or about 04/18/16 the slings used by employees for lifting parts and products were not inspected each day by a competent person to ensure no damage or defects existed.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

Jun 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(3)(i): Thorough periodic inspections of alloy steel chain slings in use were not made on a regular basis:  (a) Facility, 1128 North 4th Avenue, Altoona, PA:  On or about 04/18/16 the employer did not conduct thorough, periodic inspections of the alloy steel chain slings used by employees.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

May 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 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) Facility, 1128 North 4th Avenue, Altoona, PA:  On or about 04/18/16 there were no guards in place on the Warner & Swasey lathe to protect the operator from the rotating parts.  The jaws extended approximately 1 inch beyond the chuck face exposing the operator to the unguarded rotating part.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Abate by

Jul 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    (a) Facility, 1128 North 4th Avenue, Altoona, PA:  On or about 04/18/16 the employer did not implement or maintain a written hazard communication program that described how the criteria specified in (f), (g) and (h) will be met.