OSHA Inspection: K.N.M. INDUSTRIES, INC. DBA LEXCO CABLE

Issued

Feb 27, 2017

Abate by

Mar 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,760 · Current $5,170 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:       a) IRECO Machining Center-7300 BLDG and Production Department- On or about September 1, 2016, the employer did not establish a lockout/tagout program that included an energy control procedure for employees to follow, training, and periodic inspections to ensure that employees performing servicing, maintenance, minor tool changes, or adjustments on equipment, such as the Wirop Industrial Co., Ltd. Hydraulic Presses, were protected from injuries caused by the unexpected startup of equipment or release of stored energy.

Issued

Feb 27, 2017

Abate by

Mar 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,183 · Current $2,217 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work and was not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:      a) IRECO Machining Center-7300 BLDG and Production Department- On December 21, 2016, the employer did not ensure that work rests were installed and properly adjusted to support grinding work on equipment, such as three DeWalt 8 inch Bench Grinders.

Issued

Feb 27, 2017

Abate by

Mar 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:     a) IRECO Machining Center-7300 BLDG- On December 21, 2016, the employer did not ensure that all abrasive wheel machinery, such as the DeWalt 8 inch Bench Grinder, was equipped with an adjustable tongue guard over the abrasive wheel.    b) Production Department- On December 21, 2016, the employer did not ensure that the distance between the abrasive wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue guard or end of the safety guard member on all abrasive wheel machinery, such as the two DeWalt 8 inch Bench Grinders, did not exceeded one fourth inch.

Issued

Feb 27, 2017

Abate by

Mar 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $19,520 · Current $11,017 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during the operating cycle(s):    a) Production Department- On December 21, 2016, the employer did not ensure that the point of operation on each Multipress machine was guarded to prevent employees from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.    b) IRECO Machining Center-7300 BLDG- On or about September 1, 2016, the employer did not ensure that the Wirop Industrial Co., Ltd. Hydraulic Presses were guarded in a manner that would prevent employees from inadvertent contact with the point of operation during the operating cycle.

Issued

Feb 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,972 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours, either by telephone or in person to the OSHA Area Office that is nearest to the site of the incident, by telephone to the OSHA toll-free central telephone number, 1-800-321-OSHA (1-800-321-6742), or by electronic submission using the reporting application located on OSHAs public web site at www.osha.gov:       a) The employer did not report an amputation that occurred on September 1, 2016 as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours.