OSHA Inspection: DOOLITTLE TRAILER MFG

Issued

2017-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8017.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):     Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employee(s) in that employee(s) were exposed to the hazard of being caught-in:    Inside of the North Plant, employee(s) were exposed to an amputation/laceration hazard due to a possible machine process malfunction on the following equipment:    a/  Niagara Shear, m/n 15-111, s/n 812.    One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to install emergency stop devices as required by ANSI B11.4-2003, paragraph 6.2.4.4.    DISCLAIMER:    a/  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by OSHA.  b/  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an effective abatement method.

Issued

2017-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):   Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employee(s) in that employee(s) were exposed to the hazard of being caught-in:  Inside of the North Plant, employee(s) were exposed to an amputation/laceration hazard due to a possible machine process malfunction on the following equipment:  a/  Niagara Shear, m/n 15-111, s/n 812.  One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to install a cover over the treadle bar as required by ANSI B11.4-2003, paragraph 6.3.3.3.  DISCLAIMER:  a/  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by OSHA. b/  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an effective abatement method.

Issued

2017-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):   Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employee(s) in that employee(s) were exposed to the hazard of being caught-in:  Inside of the North Plant, employee(s) were exposed to an amputation/laceration hazard due to an accidental actuation on the following equipment:  a/  Economy Baler, m/n 6031, s/n 58735.  One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to install a cover over the treadle bar as required by ANSI Z245.5-2004, paragraph 5.3.2.  DISCLAIMER:  a/  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by OSHA. b/  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an effective abatement method.

Issued

2017-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8017.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):  Procedures were not developed, documented, and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    Specific procedures were not developed, documented, or utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy belonging to the following machinery:    a/  Niagara Shear, m/n 15-111, s/n 815.    b/  Toyota Fork Truck, m/n 28822, unknown s/n.

Issued

2017-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8017.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii):  Point(s) of operation (P.O.O.) of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    a/  Inside of the North Plant, the P.O.O. belonging to the punch attached to the Scotchman Ironworker, m/n 6600, s/n 2684M18, was unguarded.      b/  Inside of the Baler Area, the P.O.O. belonging to the Economy Vertical Baler, m/n 6031, s/n 58735, was unguarded.

Issued

2017-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8017.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not required to wear appropriate goggles, to protect them from the rays when noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields were not used:    a/  Inside of the North Plant, employees walking by a number of MIG Welding Stations were not protected from the rays by flameproof screens or the equivalent.

Issued

2017-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8017.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:    a/  At the Baler Area, the 240 volt electric disconnect switch used to power the Economy Baler, m/n 6031, s/n 58735, was blocked by multiple wire mesh containers placed there in storage.

Issued

2017-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B): Unless specifically permitted otherwise in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cables were used to run through walls, ceilings, and floors:  a/  At the Baler Area, one, orange, flexible cord ran through the sheet metal wall of the building to power an oil heating unit belonging to the Economy Baler, m/n 6031, s/n 58735.

Issued

2017-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8017.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1):  Employee(s) were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertain to their respective job assignments:    a/  Employee(s) replaced a 20 ampere circuit breaker belonging to Panel G located inside of the Cargo Finish Department, North Plant.  The employee(s) were not trained in the safety-related work practices necessary to prevent an arc flash hazard from occurring or to minimize injury through adequate personal protective equipment.

Issued

2017-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8017.00 · Current $3420.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i):  Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with, and did not use, electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed:    a/  Inside of the North Plant, specifically at the Cargo Finish Department, employee(s) performing maintenance on Panel G, a circuit breaker panel box, were not provided with suitable electrical protective equipment.  The employee(s) wore only a face shield and leather gloves while testing Panel G to determine if electrical energy was present.