OSHA Inspection: PRO-MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

2018-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1885.00 · Current $943.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections:   Tool Area:  On, or about, January 12, 2018, the hood guard provided on the Brown & Sharpe surface grinder did not cover the spindle, nut and flange projections.

Issued

2018-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(5): The angular exposure of grinding wheel periphery and sides for safety guards used on surface grinding machine(s) employing the wheel periphery exceeded 150 degrees:    Tool Area:  On, or about, January 12, 2018, an opening in the left side of the hood guard on the Brown & Sharpe surface grinder exposed approximately 170 degrees of the periphery of the abrasive wheel.

Issued

2018-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2513.00 · Current $1257.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work or work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:   Shop Floor, Ryobi pedestal grinder:  On, or about, January 12, 2018, a work rest was not provided on the left side and the work rest provided on the right side was adjusted approximately one quarter of an inch from the abrasive wheel.

Issued

2018-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel or the distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:    In the following locations, on or about, January 12, 2018, the following off-hand abrasive grinders were not provided with proper tongue guards:    A.  Storage Bench, Delta bench grinder:  The tongue guards were not installed on the grinder properly.  The protective member was position next to the enclosure guard instead in the opening above each abrasive wheel.  B.  Shop Floor:, Ryobi pedestal grinder:  The left side of the grinder was not provided with a tongue guard and the tongue guard on the right side of the grinder was adjusted to approximately 1.5 inches from the abrasive wheel.

Issued

2018-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms and walking-working surfaces were not kept clean, orderly and in sanitary condition:   Shop Floor:  On, or about January 12, 2018, air hoses were laying on the floor in the work area around CNC machines, creating a tripping hazard.

Issued

2018-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(f)(4): Openings in a stair rail system exceeded 19 inches at its least dimension:   Shop Floor:  On, or about, January 12, 2018, the handrail provided on the stairs leading to the storage mezzanine was not provided with a midrail.