OSHA Inspection: WATTS MACHINE & MANUFACTURING, LLC

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1663.00 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 energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:          a. 670 Knox Campground Trail, Canton, GA (Throughout Shop) - The employees were exposed to sudden energization or start-up of multi-energy source machines.   The employer did not develop and implement a lockout/tagout program with machine specific written procedures for locking out/tagging out the multi-energy machines to safe guard employees performing services and/or maintenance on machinery or equipment, on or about 01/10/18.          a.    Jet Milling Machine       b.    Drill Press Machine      c.    Lathe Machine        d.    CNC Machine

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1663.00 · Current $998.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:    a.  670 Knox Campground Trail, Canton, GA (Throughout Shop) - Employees were exposed to fire hazard.  Several fire extinguishers throughout the shop were not labeled and/or identified as to its location, in the event of an emergency, on or bout 01/10/18.

Issued

2018-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1330.00 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. 670 Knox Campground Trail, Canton, GA (Top One USA CNC Machine) - Employees were exposed to struck-by hazard.  Employees are using the CNC Machine to drill holes in metal parts.  The rotating part (drill bit) was not provided with a guard to cover the moving parts, prevent employees from struck-by hazard, 01/10/18.