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OSHA Inspection: NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND - CHINA LAKE METAL SHOP

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND - CHINA LAKE METAL SHOP in BUILDING, RIDGECREST, CA 93555 (NAICS 928110). OSHA activity number 342412848.

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Site address
BUILDING
City
RIDGECREST
State
CA
ZIP
93555
Mailing
429 EAST BOWEN AVENUE STOP 4007, RIDGECREST, CA 93555
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
928110
Employees
5
Ownership type
D

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.219 D01

Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 5 exposed
Issued
Dec 5, 2017
Abate by
Jan 2, 2018
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):   (a) Metal Shop: Employees were exposed to caught in hazards while working in and around the Peck, Stow and Wilcox Mechanical Six Inch Shear with an inadequately guarded pulley.  (b) Metal Shop: Employees were exposed to caught in hazards while working in and around the Turret Milling Machine with an inadequately guarded pulley.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.242 B

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Dec 5, 2017
Abate by
Jan 2, 2018
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment:    Metal Shop: Employees were exposed to flying parts and pieces and air embolisms while using an air compressor air nozzle with approximately 80 p.s.i. of unregulated air at the nozzle.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 5 5 instances 5 exposed
Issued
Dec 5, 2017
Abate by
Jan 2, 2018
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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) Metal Shop: Employees were exposed to caught in hazards while working on the R. K. LeBlond Machine Tool   with an unguarded chuck.    (b) Metal Shop: Employees were exposed to caught in hazards while working on the Turret Milling Machine Serial Number 4594 with an unguarded chuck.    (c) Metal Shop: Employees were exposed to caught in hazards while working on the Central Machinery Milling & Drilling Machine, Serial Number 131134 with an unguarded chuck.    (d) Metal Shop: Employees were exposed to caught in hazards while working on the Central Machinery Lathe, type 1340A, Machine Number 87-99 with an unguarded chuck.    (e) Metal Shop: Employees were exposed to caught in hazards while working on the Central W. F. Wells, Inc. Sawing Machine Tools, Model W-9-1, Horizontal Band Saw, Serial Number 4972 with an unguarded saw blade.    THE U. S. NAVY WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 967513, CITATION 01, ITEM NUMBER 00 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON JUNE 25, 2016, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT U. S. NAVY, NAVFAC LEMOORE - NAVAL FACILTIES ENGINEERING COMMAND SOUTHWEST REGION, BUILDING 750 ENTERPRISE AVENUE, LEMOORE NAVAL IR STATION, CALIFORNIA 93246.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (R) $0

1910.215 B09

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Dec 5, 2017
Abate by
Jan 2, 2018
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:    Metal Shop: Employees are potentially exposed to impalement hazards when operating the B-Line Ball Bearing 10 Inch Grinder, Serial Number 2078874 with the tongue guard missing.    THE U. S. NAVY WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 967513, CITATION 01, ITEM NUMBER 003 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON JUNE 25, 2016, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT U. S. NAVY, NAVFAC LEMOORE - NAVAL FACILTIES ENGINEERING COMMAND SOUTHWEST REGION, BUILDING 750 ENTERPRISE AVENUE, LEMOORE NAVAL IR STATION, CALIFORNIA 93246.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (R) $0

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