OSHA Inspection: FOLEY UNITED, LLC

Issued

2017-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8873.00 · Current $5325.00 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 activities covered by this section:    (a) Dust collector near CNC area; Written lockout procedures were not developed to identify how to isolate hazardous energy sources on a dust collector system.

Issued

2017-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8873.00 · Current $5325.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee did not affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device before working on the machine or equipment:      (a) Dust collector near CNC area; Each person involved in maintenance operations did not affix their own lockout device to the isolation device before changing an electric motor on a dust collector.

Issued

2017-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3800.00 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:    (a) Throughout the fabrication area; Guarding was not provided to protect against hazards of rotating parts and flying chips on equipment, including but not limited to; drill presses, vertical milling machines, and a manual lathe.

Issued

2017-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  (a) Welding area; Respiratory hazards were not identified and/or evaluated to determine employee exposure levels during welding operations.

Issued

2017-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(D): Lockout devices and tagout devices did not indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s):  (a) Dust collector near CNC area; The identity of the person who locked out the dust collectors electrical disconnect  was not indicated on the lockout tag or device.

Issued

2017-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv): The employer did not certify that employee training had been accomplished and kept up to date:  (a) Throughout the production area: On or about May 16, 2017, certification of energy isolation (lockout) training was not provided as proof that the training had been provided.