OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Issued

Sep 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,387 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure employees in a hoist area were protected from falling 4 feet or more to a lower level.    a) On or about 08/21/17 on the south mezzanine; employees retrieving parts were exposed to a fall hazard of 13 feet when employer did not keep the guardrail gate fully closed.      b) On or about 08/21/17 on the west mezzanine; employees retrieving staged parts were exposed to a fall hazard of 13 feet when employer used a guardrail system without a mid rail.      NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 12, 2017

Abate by

Nov 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,310 · Current $2,200 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 08/21/17 Honing area; employees were exposed to caught between hazards while changing the belts on the Time Saver machines when the employer did not have a written procedure for this service and maintenance activity.     NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 12, 2017

Abate by

Nov 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:    a) On or about 08/21/17 Honing area; employee was exposed to caught between hazards while changing the belts on the Time Saver machines when the employer did not require the application of the employee's lock prior to performing this service and maintenance activity.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 12, 2017

Abate by

Nov 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) On or about 08/21/17 in the Saw area; employees were exposed to a caught between hazards while changing the blade on the Behringer horizontal band saw when the employer did not require the use of locks for both employees involved in this service and maintenance activity.            ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,310 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by:    a) On or about 08/21/17 in the Saw area; employees were exposed to a laceration hazard when the unused portion of the saw blade on the Nosen horizontal band saw was not guarded.     b) On or about 08/21/17 in the IR Cell area; employees were exposed to contact with a rotating part when the tooling head on the LNS America, Inc. champers machine was not guarded.      c) On or about 08/21/17 in the Honing area; employees were exposed to caught between hazards of the moving conveyor when the emergency stop bumper around the perimeter of the Time Saver was not operational.      NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(a): The equipment required or permitted by this subpart were not approved:  a) On or about 08/21/17 in the Saw area; employees were exposed to a fire hazard when a Surge Master power strip was attached to the frame of the Behringer horizontal band saw and used to supply power to the lubricant pump used on the machine.   NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 12, 2017

Abate by

Nov 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:    a) On or about 08/21/17 throughout the shop; employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to, acetone (flammable) to clean parts, way oil (combustible), battery acid (corrosive), but employer did not have a written hazardous communication program which described the container labeling requirements, responsibility for employee training, location of SDS.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED