OSHA Inspection: BLADING SERVICES UNLIMITED LLC

Issued

2017-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $2717.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment must be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  a)  At the establishment, on or about 8/11/17:  Where employees perform servicing, set up and/or maintenance on various machinery and equipment, including, but not limited to bandsaws, milling machines, CNC equipment, etc., the employer had not established a lockout/tagout program which included written energy control procedures, training of all authorized and affected employees and periodic inspections, to prevent the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy of the equipment.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2017-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1630.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    a)  At the establishment, on or about 8/11/17:  The employer did not ensure that operators of a Toyota forklift were formally trained and evaluated.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2017-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.:  a)  In the shop, on or about 8/11/17:  Two compressed air guns used for cleaning purposes at the Toyoda VMC #1480 and #1365 measured 70 psi.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.