CLEVELAND, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: WYMAN GORDON FORGINGS
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WYMAN GORDON FORGINGS in 3097 E. 61ST STREET, CLEVELAND, OH 44127 (NAICS 332111). OSHA activity number 342194289.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WYMAN GORDON FORGINGS
- Site address
- 3097 E. 61ST STREET
- City
- CLEVELAND
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44127
- Mailing
- 3097 E. 61ST STREET, CLEVELAND, OH 44127
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332111
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.218 A02
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 2, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,873 · Current $8,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.218(a)(2): Inspection and maintenance. It shall be the responsibility of the employer to maintain all forge shop equipment in a condition which will insure continued safe operation. On or about March 23, 2017, the employer did not inspect and maintain the safe condition of a point of operation protection device (metal prop). The metal prop is used as a safeguard device between the upper ram and the anvil during die changes at the CECO 20C gravity drop hammer.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $8000
- · Z (S) $8873
1910.218 A03 IV
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 2, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,873 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.218(a)(3)(iv): The ram shall be blocked when dies are being changed or other work is being done on the hammer. Blocks or wedges shall be made of material the strength and construction of which should meet or exceed the specifications and dimensions shown in Table O-11. On or before March 23, 2017, the point of operation protection device (metal prop) in use for changing dies at the CECO 20C hammer was damaged. The 4 inch square steel end plate was bent and missing half of the cushion padding.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $8873
1910.242 B
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning. Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment: On or about March 23, 2017, employees at the CECO 20C hammer were exposed to compressed air being used for cleaning that was at 70psi.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $5000
- · Z (S) $5070
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 342194289.
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