OSHA Inspection: MAGNA INDUSTRIES, INC

Issued

Feb 14, 2017

Abate by

Mar 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $3,042 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:    On or about January 12, 2017, the walking/working surface around the Acme-Gridley multi-spindle screw machines was oily and slippery.

Issued

Feb 14, 2017

Abate by

May 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,803 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:     On or about January 12, 2017, the employer did not have a lockout tagout program for machinery such as but not limited to Acme-Gridley multi-spindle screw machines.

Issued

Feb 14, 2017

Abate by

May 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,803 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:    On or about January, 12, 2017, the employer had 13 ACME-GRIDLEY multi-spindle screw machines. Eight of the machines were in operation, numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 11. The slide door guarding on both sides of the tooling areas were open and the slide doors did not have interlocks. The rotating drive axle shaft ends were not adequately guarded. The metal chip augers for machines numbered 2 and 11 were not guarded.

Issued

Feb 14, 2017

Abate by

Mar 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $3,042 Reduced

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:      On or about January 12, 2017, the employer had a Tradesman abrasive wheel pedestal grinder with both periphery guards missing. The openings between the periphery of the abrasive wheels and the shroud was 3/4 of an inch.

Issued

Feb 14, 2017

Abate by

Mar 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $3,042 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.:     On or about January 12, 2017, the employer had a compressed airline used for cleaning at the #5 Acme-Gridley multi-spindle screw machine that was at 100psi.

Issued

Feb 14, 2017

Abate by

Mar 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,803 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions:     On or about January 12, 2017, the numbers 2, 4 and 5 Acme-Gridley multi spindle screw machines had electrical wiring that was not protected from abrasion.    1. The #2 Acme-Gridley multi spindle screw machine had electrical wiring for the cam limit assembly. The flexible conduit covering the wiring was damaged and separated subjecting the wiring to abrasion.    2. The #4 Acme-Gridley multi spindle screw machine had electrical wiring for the starter switch to the metal chip conveyor. The conduit fitting was separated at the side of the starter switch subjecting the wiring to abrasion.       3. The #5 Acme-Gridley multi spindle screw machine had electrical wiring for the main disconnect switch. The flexible conduit covering the wiring was damaged and separated subjecting the wiring to abrasion.