OSHA Inspection: CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Issued

Nov 17, 2016

Abate by

Jul 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,799 · Current $12,471

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.    a. On the front of press 201, there were no guards in place to prevent employees from reaching through the brackets of the light curtain on the left side and accessing the moving parts of the upper portion of the press as it was closing.     b. On the front of press 202, there were no guards in place to prevent employees from reaching through the brackets of the light curtain on the left side and accessing the moving parts of the upper portion of the press as it was closing.    c. On the back of press 202, there were no guards in place to prevent employees from reaching through the brackets of the light curtain on the left side and accessing the moving parts of the upper portion of the press as it was closing.    d. On the front of press 203, there were no guards in place to prevent employees from reaching through the brackets of the light curtain on the left side and accessing the moving parts of the upper portion of the press as it was closing.    e. On the back of press 203, there were no guards in place to prevent employees from reaching through the brackets of the light curtain on the left side and accessing the moving parts of the upper portion of the press as it was closing.    f. On the front of press 204, there were no guards in place to prevent employees from reaching through the brackets of the light curtain on the left side and accessing the moving parts of the upper portion of the press as it was closing.    g. On the back of press 204, there were no guards in place to prevent employees from reaching through the brackets of the light curtain on the left side and accessing the moving parts of the upper portion of the press as it was closing.    h. On the front of press 205, there were no guards in place to prevent employees from reaching through the brackets of the light curtain on the left side and accessing the moving parts of the upper portion of the press as it was closing.    i. On the back of press 205, there were no guards in place to prevent employees from reaching through the brackets of the light curtain on the left side and accessing the moving parts of the upper portion of the press as it was closing.    j. On the front of press 206, there were no guards in place to prevent employees from reaching through the brackets of the light curtain on the left side and accessing the moving parts of the upper portion of the press as it was closing.    k. On the back of press 206, there were no guards in place to prevent employees from reaching through the brackets of the light curtain on the left side and accessing the moving parts of the upper portion of the press as it was closing.    l. On the front of press 207, there were no guards in place to prevent employees from reaching through the brackets of the light curtain on the left side and accessing the moving parts of the upper portion of the press as it was closing.    m. On the back of press 207, there were no guards in place to prevent employees from reaching through the brackets of the light curtain on the left and accessing the moving parts of the upper portion of the press as it was closing.

Issued

Nov 17, 2016

Abate by

Jul 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,471 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.    a. In the molding department, hydraulic press 208 did not have adequate point of operation guarding when employees had to walk into the press to load material and remove parts. The light curtains on the front and back of the press were not properly applied for point of operation guarding due to them being in automatic start mode. Once employees passed through the light beam the light curtains would automatically reset and the stop signal for the machine would no longer be present, thereby employees were exposed to crushing hazards while in the point of operation. On or about June 20, 2016, an employee was fatality crushed in the point of operation of press 208 while placing material in the mold and the operator began the press cycle.    b. In the molding department, hydraulic press 210 did not have adequate point of operation guarding when employees had to walk into the press to load material. The light curtains on the front and back of the press were not properly applied for point of operation guarding due to them being in automatic start mode. Once employees passed through the light beam the light curtains would automatically reset and the stop signal for the machine would no longer be present, thereby employees were exposed to crushing hazards while in the point of operation.    c. In the molding department, hydraulic press 211 did not have adequate point of operation guarding when employees had to walk into the press to load material and remove parts. The light curtains on the front and back of the press were not properly applied for point of operation guarding due to them being in automatic start mode. Once employees passed through the light beam the light curtains would automatically reset and the stop signal for the machine would no longer be present, thereby employees were exposed to crushing hazards while in the point of operation.    d. In the molding department, hydraulic press 215 did not have adequate point of operation guarding when employees had to walk into the press to load material and remove parts. The light curtains on the front and back of the press were not properly applied for point of operation guarding due to them being in automatic start mode. Once employees passed through the light beam the light curtains would automatically reset and the stop signal for the machine would no longer be present, thereby employees were exposed to crushing hazards while in the point of operation.    e. In the molding department, hydraulic press 216 did not have adequate point of operation guarding when employees had to walk into the press to load material and remove parts. The light curtains on the front and back of the press were not properly applied for point of operation guarding due to them being in automatic start mode. Once employees passed through the light beam the light curtains would automatically reset and the stop signal for the machine would no longer be present, thereby employees were exposed to crushing hazards while in the point of operation.    f. In the molding department, hydraulic press 217 did not have adequate point of operation guarding when employees had to walk into the press to load material and remove parts. The light curtains on the front and back of the press were not properly applied for point of operation guarding due to them being in automatic start mode. Once employees passed through the light beam the light curtains would automatically reset and the stop signal for the machine would no longer be present, thereby employees were exposed to crushing hazards while in the point of operation.    g. In the molding department, hydraulic press 219 did not have adequate point of operation guarding when employees had to walk into the press to load material and remove parts. The light curtains on the front and back of the press were not properly applied for point of operation guarding due to them being in automatic start mode. Once employees passed through the light beam the light curtains would automatically reset and the stop signal for the machine would no longer be present, thereby employees were exposed to crushing hazards while in the point of operation.    h. In the molding department, hydraulic press 201 did not have adequate point of operation guarding on the front when employees had to load material and remove parts. The light curtain was not properly applied for point of operation guarding due to it being in automatic start mode. Once employees passed through the light beam the light curtain would automatically reset and the stop signal for the machine would no longer be present, thereby employees were exposed to crushing hazards at the point of operation.    i. In the molding department, hydraulic press 202 did not have adequate point of operation guarding on the front and back when employees had to load material and remove parts. The light curtains were not properly applied for point of operation guarding due to them being in automatic start mode. Once employees passed through the light beam the light curtain would automatically reset and the stop signal for the machine would no longer be present, thereby employees were exposed to crushing hazards at the point of operation.    j. In the molding department, hydraulic press 203 did not have adequate point of operation guarding on the front and back when employees had to load material and remove parts. The light curtains were not properly applied for point of operation guarding due to them being in automatic start mode. Once employees passed through the light beam the light curtain would automatically reset and the stop signal for the machine would no longer be present, thereby employees were exposed to crushing hazards at the point of operation.    k. In the molding department, hydraulic press 204 did not have adequate point of operation guarding on the front and back when employees had to load material and remove parts. The light curtains were not properly applied for point of operation guarding due to them being in automatic start mode. Once employees passed through the light beam the light curtain would automatically reset and the stop signal for the machine would no longer be present, thereby employees were exposed to crushing hazards at the point of operation.    l. In the molding department, hydraulic press 205 did not have adequate point of operation guarding on the front and back when employees had to load material and remove parts. The light curtains were not properly applied for point of operation guarding due to them being in automatic start mode. Once employees passed through the light beam the light curtain would automatically reset and the stop signal for the machine would no longer be present, thereby employees were exposed to crushing hazards at the point of operation.    m. In the molding department, hydraulic press 206 did not have adequate point of operation guarding on the front and back when employees had to load material and remove parts. The light curtains were not properly applied for point of operation guarding due to them being in automatic start mode. Once employees passed through the light beam the light curtain would automatically reset and the stop signal for the machine would no longer be present, thereby employees were exposed to crushing hazards at the point of operation.    n. In the molding department, hydraulic press 207 did not have adequate point of operation guarding on the front and back when employees had to load material and remove parts. The light curtains were not properly applied for point of operation guarding due to them being in automatic start mode. Once employees passed through the light beam the light curtain would automatically reset and the stop signal for the machine would no longer be present, thereby employees were exposed to crushing hazards at the point of operation.