OSHA Inspection: CHALMERS & KUBECK NORTH

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,811 · Current $3,849 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    Machine Shop, Chalmers and Kubeck North, 24-34 Elise Street, Westfield, Massachusetts; On or about November 1, 2016 the machine shop was not kept in a clean and orderly condition including, but not limited to, material blocked access to equipment, metal shavings were on the floor and covering the lathes, and empty plastic trays were stored on top of a barrel of lubricant.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Abate by

Jan 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,413 · Current $5,130 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:    Machine Shop, Chalmers and Kubeck North, 24-34 Elise Street, Westfield, Massachusetts; On and before November 8, 2016 the employer permitted employees to drive powered industrial trucks and the employees had not completed the required training prior to operating the powered industrial trucks.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Abate by

Jan 12, 2017

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:      Machine Shop, Chalmers and Kubeck North, 24-34 Elise Street, Westfield, Massachusetts; On and before November 8, 2016 the employer permitted employees to drive forklifts and the employees were not provided the required refresher training or performance evaluation at least once every three years.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Abate by

Jan 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,413 · Current $5,130 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii): Monthly inspections of hooks, with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the hook inspected, were not performed:      Chalmers and Kubeck North, 24-34 Elise Street, Westfield, Massachusetts;  On or before November 1, 2016, the employer had not been performing monthly inspections of the hooks on the two, 10 ton, overhead gantry cranes, to include certification records which included the date of the inspections, the signature of the person performing the inspections, and an identifier of the hooks which were inspected.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Abate by

Jan 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iv): Monthly inspections of hoist chains, with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and an identifier of the chain which was inspected, were not performed:    Chalmers and Kubeck North, 24-34 Elise Street, Westfield, Massachusetts;  On or before November 1, 2016, the employer had not performed monthly inspections of the hoist chains on the two, 10 ton, overhead gantry cranes, with certification records including the date of the inspections, the signature of the person performing the inspections, and an identifier of the chains which were inspected.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $22,448 · Current $17,500 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:      Machine shop, 24-34 Elise Street, Westfield, Massachusetts: On or before September 21, 2016 employees were exposed to amputation hazards on metal lathes where the chuck guards had been removed to work on large parts and not replaced when working on smaller parts.    Chalmers and Kubeck was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1085033, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on October 26, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 24-34 Elise Street, Westfield, Massachusetts.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Abate by

Dec 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours:    Chalmers and Kubeck North, 24-34 Elise Street, Westfield, Massachusetts: On or about September 21, 2016 an employee suffered an amputation while operating a lathe at the facility.  The local OSHA office was notified by a third party on October 31, 2016.