OSHA Inspection: JC MANUFACTURING, LLC

Issued

2017-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $2100.00 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:    The employer is failing to protect employees from amputation hazards associated with operating inadequately guarded machines.  This was most occurrence of this was evident during the inspection of the facility located at 5300 Custer Circle, Lincoln, NE, where the employer has employees using equipment in their manufacturing process that has exposed amputation hazards.  Instances include but are not limited to:         i.   Employer having employees use the JET vertical band saw to cut plastic wiring harness insulation without having guarded the exposed blade located next to the controls found on the underside of the work table.             ii.   Employer having employees using the Orbit Machine Tools 12 speed Industrial Drill Press without having guarded the rotating drill bit area while drilling holes into plastic components for their wiring harness assemblies.

Issued

2017-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   The employer is failing to protect employees from electrical, caught between and amputation hazards associated with maintain equipment that requires the application of a lock or tag to isolate the hazardous stored energy.  The most recent occurrence of this was evident during the inspection of the facility located at 5300 Custer Circle, Lincoln, NE, where the employer has employees maintaining equipment without having developed a written lockout and/or tag out program as means of identifying hazards and mitigating risks.  Instances of hazards and exposures include but are not limited to: i.      Employees changing out the blade on the JET vertical band saw.