OSHA Inspection: KINGSBURY INC

Issued

Mar 22, 2018

Abate by

Apr 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $6,467 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section:     On or about February 7, 2018 the employer had not developed and/or documented machine specific procedures for energy control procedures to ensure employees performing servicing and/or maintenance work were not exposed to releases of hazardous energy.

Issued

Mar 22, 2018

Abate by

Apr 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(i): "Procedures." The employer shall maintain a written copy of the procedures outlined in paragraph (b)(2) and shall make it available for inspection by employees and by the Assistant Secretary of Labor and his or her authorized representatives. Note: The written procedures may be in the form of a copy of paragraph (b) of this section:  On or about February 7, 2018 the employer did not document safe electrical work practices for employees working on electrical components and/or equipment.

Issued

Mar 22, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $6,467 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:     a) On or about February 7, 2018 the VTL Toshiba 110, Machine Center 23005 TUE 15 machine was defeated and/or damaged and did not prevent employee exposure to the point of operations and/or struck-by hazards.       b) On or about February 7, 2018 there was no safety interlock or equivalent device installed on the sliding door on the VTL Toshiba TUE 15 machine, serial number 440205, to ensure that the door was closed while the machine was in operation and to prevent the operator from being exposed to point of operation and/or struck-by hazards.       c) On or about February 7, 2018 the safety device was damaged on the Mori Seiki CNC Lathe, Machine Center 01011 and did not prevent the sliding door from being open during operation, exposing the operator to point of operation and struck-by hazards.        d) On or about February 7, 2018 the female portion of the safety interlock on the Mazatrol 640 Mazak CNC Lathe, was missing and did not prevent the sliding door from being open during operation exposing employee(s) to point of operations and struck-by hazards.        e) On or about February 7, 2018 the female portion of the safety interlock on the Mazak Mazatrol 640 CNC Lathe, Machine Center 1014, was missing and did not prevent the sliding door from being open during operation exposing employee(s) to point of operations and struck-by hazards.       f) On or about February 7, 2018 the safety interlock switch was not connected to the sliding door guard on the Springfield Vertical Grinder 42ERail, Machine Center 09004 and did not prevent the door from being open during operation exposing the operator to the point of operation and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Mar 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2): Annual electronic submission of OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses by establishments with 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the form:  On or about December 31, 2017 the employer did not electronically submit the OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses for calendar year 2016.