OSHA Inspection: ULTRA PLATING CORPORATION

Issued

Jun 14, 2018

Abate by

Jul 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,622 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d):  The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:    On or about January 18, 2018, employees who performed setup on and around the Roll Blast equipment were not required to:    1) Know the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled and the method or means to control the energy;  2) Turn off and shut down the machines;  3) Physically locate and operate energy isolating devices in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source;  4) Affix lockout or tagout devices to each energy isolating device;  5) Prior to starting setup work on the machines that had been locked out or tagged out, verify that isolation and denergization of the machine or equipment had been accomplished.    Employees who were required to rely upon electronic and pneumatic control components, such as stop buttons and pneumatic control handles respectively, were exposed to struck-by, caught-in and abrasive media hazards from unexpected start-up and energizing of the Roll Blast's roll turning motor, traveler and/or abrasive blasting equipment.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Jun 14, 2018

Abate by

Nov 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $12,934

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(i)(2):  Couplings. Shaft couplings shall be so constructed as to present no hazard from bolts, nuts, setscrews, or revolving surfaces. Bolts, nuts, and setscrews will, however, be permitted where they are covered with safety sleeves or where they are used parallel with the shafting and are countersunk or else do not extend beyond the flange of the coupling:    On or about January 18, 2018, shaft couplings on the Roll Blast setup in the south corner of the first floor production area were not constructed as to present no hazard from bolts, nuts, or revolving surfaces. The projecting hardware of couplings and the revolving surfaces of the spline universal joint, which connected industrial rolls to the drive shaft and the drive shaft to the motor respectively, were not guarded to prevent them from coming into contact with employees or their clothing.