OSHA Inspection: PRODUCT INTEGRATION & MANUFACTURING INC.

Issued

Jan 24, 2018

Abate by

Feb 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $2,217 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    a) On or about 12/07/17 in the Press Brake Department; employees removed/installed punch and dies on press brakes, such as but not limited to, Press Brakes Amada RC-50 F-3, Amada Promecam RG-35 F- 2, Strippit - F-1 and were exposed to an amputation hazard when they did not lock out the energy source prior and while performing these activities.      b) On or about 12/07/17 in the Blanking Department; employee performed greasing and lubrication of the carriage on the Parma turret punch press and was exposed to a caught between hazard of the moving spindle head with the emergency stop engaged and the local disconnect ON instead of locking out the energy sources.           c) On or about 12/07/17 in the Pem area; employees changed the punch and die heads on the Haeger pem machine   and were exposed to an amputation hazard when they did not lock out the energy source(s) prior to performing these activities.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,141 · Current $2,356 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    a) On or about 12/7/17 in the Pem area; employees who operated the Pem machine ( Haeger - brand ) were exposed to an amputation hazard when they operated the machine in the non-conductive mode while using conductive parts, thereby negating the guarding feature of the machine.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 24, 2018

Abate by

Feb 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $2,217 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.255(b)(4): All press welding machine operations, where there was a possibility of the operator's fingers being under the point of operation, were not effectively guarded by use of a device such as an electronic eye safety circuit, two hand controls, or finger guard;     a) On or about 12/7/17 in the resistance welding area; employees were operating the S-1 resistance welder ( Amada ID 40-IV st ) without a guarding device.        ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED