OSHA Inspection: SHOOK AUTO

Issued

2016-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1817.00 · Current $1272.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Guard design. The safety guard shall cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections. The safety guard shall be mounted so as to maintain proper alignment with the wheel, and the strength of the fastenings shall exceed the strength of the guard, except:   a. On or about 10/07/2016 in the Repair Area, employees were exposed to a Clarke Bench Grinder when the spindle end, nut, and flange were exposed.  The grinder's side guards were missing. Employees used the Clarke Bench Grinder for part grinding and shaping operations.

Issued

2016-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.  a. On or about 10/07/2016 in the Repair Area, employees were exposed to a Clarke Bench Grinder that did not have it's work rests adjusted to within one-eighth inch to it's grinding wheels.  Employees used the Clarke Bench Grinder for part grinding and shaping operations.

Issued

2016-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)   a. On or about 10/07/2016 in the Repair Area, employees were exposed to a Clarke Bench Grinder that did not have it's tongue guards adjusted to within one-fourth inch to it's grinding wheels. The tongue guards were approximately one-half inch from the grinding wheels.  Employees used the Clarke Bench Grinder for part grinding and shaping operations.