OSHA Inspection: CREED-MONARCH, INC.

Issued

May 30, 2017

Abate by

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $6,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:     Main Plant:  On, or about, March 17, 2017, an employee was standing on top of Machine 2701 in order to reconnect the electrical supply.  Fall protection equipment was not provided.

Issued

May 30, 2017

Abate by

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $6,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye and face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:    Tumble Area:  On, or about, April 28, 2017, employees who filled the tumbler dispensing buckets each day with solution of Mirage EZ 451, a corrosive liquid with a ph of greater than 13, did not wear adequate eye and face protection.

Issued

May 30, 2017

Abate by

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $6,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    Company:  On, or about, April 28, 2017, the company had not conducted a documented, periodic review of the lockout/tagout procedures.

Issued

May 30, 2017

Abate by

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2): While an employee was exposed to contact with parts of fixed electric equipment or circuits which were de-energized, the circuits energizing the parts were not locked out or tagged or both in accordance with the requirements of this paragraph (b) of 29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2):   Main Plant:  On, or about, March 17, 2017, the buss mounted disconnect for Machine 2701 had not been locked out while the wiring had been removed from the machine in order to turn the machine around.

Issued

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $8,500 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 operating cycle(s):    Broach Department:  On, or about, February 9, 2017, an employee suffered a fingertip amputation while operating Miles broach #6628.  At the time of the accident, the machine was not provided with point of operation safeguarding during the entire operating cycle.

Issued

May 30, 2017

Abate by

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $6,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(viii): Mechanical power press(es) using part revolution clutches, with clutch/brake control systems which contained both single and continuous functions, were not designed so that in order to initiate a continuous run, a prior action or decision by the operator in addition to the selection of Continuous on the stroking selector, before actuation of the operating means would result in continuous stroking:      Broach Department, Press Area:  Press 6604, a Bliss partial revolution mechanical power press was not provided with an arming function or other suitable controls in order to require an additional step to start the press in continuous stroking.

Issued

May 30, 2017

Abate by

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i)(A): The employer did not conduct periodic and regular inspections of each power press to ensure that all of its parts, auxiliary equipment, and safeguards, including the clutch/brake mechanism, antirepeat feature, and single-stroke mechanism, were in a safe operating condition and adjustment:  Broach Department, Press Area:  On, or about, April 28, 2017, the company had not developed and implemented a program of periodic, documented,  inspections of mechanical power presses.

Issued

May 30, 2017

Abate by

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $6,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a): Safety-related work practices were not employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work was performed near or on equipment or circuits which were or could be energized:    Company:  On, or about, March 17, 2017, the employer had not developed and implemented an Electrical Safety Related Work Practices program to address hazards caused by arc flash, arc blast and electric shock in the facility.  The company allowed the practice of live buss head installation and removal which is not an acceptable work practice under NFPA 70E Electrical Safety in the Workplace guidelines.

Issued

May 30, 2017

Abate by

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:     Company:  On, or about, March 17, 2017, personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, voltage rated gloves, voltage rated tools, FR clothing, face shields, balaclavas, hard hats and hearing protection were not provided to employees who performed live electrical work, including trouble-shooting, or who verified that electrical equipment was properly de-energized.

Issued

May 30, 2017

Abate by

Jul 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,811 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent), was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation:    Company:  On, or about, April 26, 2017, the following entries on the 2017 OSHA 300 log had not been correctly recorded:      A.  Case No. 1:  Lumbar strain on January 10.  The day count in Column K should have been 33 days and the day count in Column L should have been 7.  B.  Case No. 3:  Finger laceration on January 23.  The injury should have been record with a check in Column I with 9 days recorded in Column L.  C.  Case No. 9:  Shoulder strain on March 8.  The injury should have been recorded with a check in Column H with 1 day in Column K and 7 days in Column L.