OSHA Inspection: METALS SPINNERS INC.

Issued

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12471.00 · Current $12471.00

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by hazards:    On or about May 10, 2016 and at times prior thereto, the employer failed to develop written safe work procedures and a written assessment of the risk and hazards associated with the presence of tooling/objects in the immediate area around the point of operation of the #19 Flat Panel Lathe.

Issued

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11224.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded, such as by location of employee(s), to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    An Employee near the #19 Flat Panel Lathe was exposed to the hazard of being struck by the rotating parts and/or tooling/objects placed in proximity to the point of operation.

Issued

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11224.00 · Current $11224.00

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:    In the production area, the employer did not develop written lockout/tagout procedures describing how to lockout equipment for the affected and authorized employees for machines, such as the #19 Flat Panel Lathe, which exposed employees to the hazard of being caught in or struck by the equipment.

Issued

2016-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8017.00 · Current $8017.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:   In the production area, the employer did not perform a periodic annually inspection to ensure the Lockout/Tagout Program is working effectively, such as but not limited to #19 Flat Panel Lathe Machine.