SOUTHINGTON, CT —
OSHA Inspection: BRACONE METAL SPINNING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BRACONE METAL SPINNING, INC. in 39 DEPAOLO DRIVE, SOUTHINGTON, CT 06489 (NAICS 336413). OSHA activity number 342463510.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BRACONE METAL SPINNING, INC.
- Site address
- 39 DEPAOLO DRIVE
- City
- SOUTHINGTON
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06489
- Mailing
- 39 DEPAOLO DRIVE, SOUTHINGTON, CT 06489
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 336413
- Employees
- 19
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,463 · Current $1,232 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: Machining Area: On, or about, July 12, 2017, the following machines were not provided with adequate safeguarding: A. The interlock provided on the access door on the Bridgeport VMC70622 had been bypassed. B. The Victor 1630B horizontal lathe was not provided with a chuck guard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1231.5
- — Z (S) $2463
1910.217 B04 I
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,078 · Current $1,539 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(4)(i): Pedal mechanism(s) on mechanical power press(es) full revolution clutches were not protected to prevent unintended operation from falling or moving objects or by accidental stepping onto the pedals: Fabrication Area: On, or about, July 12, 2017, the gray full revolution mechanical power press was not provided with guard over the foot pedal. CDI 7/21
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1539
- — Z (S) $3078
1910.217 C01 I
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i): The employer did not provide and ensure the usage of point of operation guards or properly applied point of operation devices on every operation performed on mechanical power press(es): Fabrication Area: On, or about, July 12, 2017, point of operation safeguarding was not provided on the gray full revolution mechanical power press.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.217 B08 II
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,847 · Current $924 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(8)(ii): Motor start button(s) of mechanical power press(es) were not protected against accidental operation: Fabrication Area: On, or about, July 12, 2017, the motor start control provided on the gray full revolution mechanical power press was an unprotected single pole snap switch.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $923.5
- — Z (S) $1847
1910.217 B08 III
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(8)(iii): Mechanical power press control(s) did not incorporate a type of drive motor starter that would disconnect the drive motor from the power source in event of control voltage or power source failure and require operation of the motor start button to restart the motor when voltage conditions are restored to normal: Fabrication Area: On, or about, July 12, 2017, the gray full revolution mechanical power press was not provided with a drop-out type starter to prevent the press from restarting.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.242 B
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,570 · Current $785 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.: Machining Area: On, or about July 12, 2017, compressed air nozzles in the following locations were measured to be greater than 30 p.s.i., dead-ended: 1. Alpha 550S lathe. 2. Okuma L2 CNC lathe.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $785
- — Z (S) $1570
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342463510.
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