OSHA Inspection: EAGLE MACHINING, USA

Issued

Mar 24, 2017

Abate by

May 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $3,113 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    15894 Elm Drive: The employer has not implemented energy control procedures at the workplace to ensure employees performing servicing or maintenance are trained for authorized, affected and other employees on hazardous energy sources, method for isolating or controlling energy and the type and magnitude of energy thereby, exposing employees to electrical shock or bodily injuries on or about November 4, 2016.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 24, 2017

Abate by

Apr 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not used with safety guard(s)    15894 Elm Drive - The employer did not ensure that employees using the Harig Model #67214GB771 grinder was being operated without the required guard thereby exposing employees to penetrating and struck by hazards.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $2,388 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i :    a)15894 Elm Drive - The employer did not ensure that air passing through the supplied nozzles were at the required 30 p.s.i., thereby exposing employees to flying debris such as metal/plastic shavings or dust on or about November 4, 2017.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 24, 2017

Abate by

Apr 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,346 · Current $3,835 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxillary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substanially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:    a)15894 Elm Drive - Employees entering the electrical panel labeled 3 phase delta 240 high phase approximately twice a day to turn on/off work shop lights are exposed to 9 missing circuit blanks located throughout the 42 circuit breaker positions thereby, exposing employees to electrical shock hazards on or before November 4, 2016.       Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 24, 2017

Abate by

Apr 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(viii): The employer shall ensure that all circuit breakers used as switches are labeled "SWD":  a) 15894 Elm Drive - Employees using a double pole 20 amp breaker in circuit box with stamping of 3 Phase Delta, 240 High Phase to turn on/off shop lights at the facility were operating the circuit breaker that was not designated for that purpose thereby, exposing employees to shock, spark and burn hazards on or before November 4, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 24, 2017

Abate by

Apr 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Circuit breaker switches, located in the Siemens 200 amp Panel Serial # G4242MB3200CU Load Center breaker switch box, had not been labeled to indicate their purpose:  a) 15894 Elm Drive - Employees entering the electrical panel labeled 3 phase delta 240 high phase approximately twice a day are exposed to unlabeled electrical circuits thereby, exposing employees to electrical, struck-by or caught in hazards on or before November 4, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 24, 2017

Abate by

May 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,664 Reduced

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) 15894 Elm Drive - The employer has not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program that describes how they comply with this standard regarding labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training. This violation occurred on or about November4, 2016 and at times prior thereto, when employees in the facility were required to handle hazardous chemicals before a written hazard communication program had been developed and implemented.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Mar 24, 2017

Abate by

Apr 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:    a) 15894 Elm Drive - Spray bottles in the work shop are used as needed throughout the working day were not labeled with the identity of the chemical compound or an appropriate hazard warning, thereby exposing employees to hazardous chemicals on or before November 4, 2016.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.