OSHA Inspection: WEILAND COPPER PRODUCTS, LLC

Issued

2017-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12675.00 · Current $7800.00 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 the activities covered by this section:     a) Milling Area - On or about May 5, 2017, the employer did not ensure equipment-specific energy control procedures were utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy during servicing and maintenance (unjamming) on the Finn Milling Machine, model #3M0002, which resulted in an amputation of the maintenance employee's right pinky finger tip.

Issued

2017-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):  a) Milling Area - On or about May 5, 2017, an employee was exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts while performing servicing and maintenance (unjamming) the Finn Milling Machine, model #3M0002.  The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down and locked out to perform the servicing work [per the 1910.147(d)(2) requirements].  As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect the employee from machine servicing hazards.

Issued

2017-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.25(c)(4): Stairs did not have a minimum width of 22 inches (56 cm) between vertical barriers (see Figure D-8 of this section).    a) Milling Area - On or about May 11, 2017, the employer did not ensure that the stairs on #M009 Milling Machine, had a minimum tread width of 22 inches.