OSHA Inspection: AUTOMATIC SMP

Issued

Jul 14, 2017

Abate by

Jul 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,243 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms and walking-working surfaces were not kept clean, orderly and in sanitary condition.    a) On or about 06/14/2017 - Core department, the floor of the department was congested with boxes, pallets, and chairs while employees worked around machinery.

Issued

Jul 14, 2017

Abate by

Jul 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $10,864 · Current $7,500 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) On or about 06/14/2017 - Core department, slotter machine, an employee clearing a jammed nut did not utilize the established specific procedure.

Issued

Jul 14, 2017

Abate by

Jul 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:  a) On or about 06/14/2017 - Core department, slotter machine, employees performing maintenance activities did not have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to ensure their safety while performing tasks such as, but not limited to, changing the oil and replacing the cutting heads.

Issued

Jul 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $10,864 · Current $7,500 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) On or about 06/14/2017 - Core department, employees operate machinery such as, but not limited to, the Wenzler #416 slotter machine with unguarded rotating parts.     b) On or about 06/14/2017 - Core department, employees operate a vertical milling machine #426 with unguarded rotating parts.     c) On or about 06/14/2017 - Core department, employees operate machinery such as Powermatic reamers #311, #316, and #324 with unguarded rotating parts.     d) On or about 06/14/2017 - Core department, employees operate machinery such as Powermatic countersinks #312 and #317 with unguarded rotating parts.     e) On or about 06/14/2017 - Core department, employees operate a MSC band saw #653 with the unused portion of the rotating blade exposed.

Issued

Jul 14, 2017

Abate by

Jul 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,243 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch:    a) On or about 06/14/2017 - Core department, employees operate a Dayton, 7 inch, #103 with two side grinders that were out of adjustment by 13/16th of an inch on the left side and the work rest on the right side was completely broken off.

Issued

Jul 14, 2017

Abate by

Jul 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) On or about 06/14/2017 - Core department, specific procedures for equipment such as, but not limited to, the slotter machines had not been inspected since 2014.