OSHA Inspection: MAJOR METALS COMPANY

Issued

Mar 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,147 · Current $4,574 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer shall make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure, and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up to all employees who have had an exposure incident:     A)    Major Metals Company, located at 800 Kochheiser Road, Mansfield, OH 44904: On or about February 8, 2018, the employer did not make available the Hepatitis B vaccination and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up to the employee who was exposed to blood-borne hazards while the employee assisted injured employee after he suffered partial amputation of the right pinky finger and crushing injury to the right ring finger.

Issued

Mar 20, 2018

Abate by

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $25,609 · Current $12,805 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:     A)    Major Metals Company, located at 800 Kochheiser Road, Mansfield, OH 44904: On or about February 8, 2018, the employer did not establish and utilize specific procedures to control hazardous energy of the equipment such as, but not limited to, the Haven 3 tube cut off machine (Model # 872, Serial # 3020) located in Mill 4 Building. Employees did not control all hazardous energy sources such as, but not limited to, hydraulic before performing activities such as, but not limited to, adjusting cooling lines located near the machines point of operation. Employees were exposed to amputation hazards while all hazardous energy sources were not controlled prior to conducting work.       Major Metals Company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard (1910.147(c)(4)(i)), which was contained in OSHA Inspection # 956027, Citation number 2, Item number 2A, and was affirmed as a final order on July 29, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 844 Kochheiser Road, Mansfield, OH 44904.

Issued

Mar 20, 2018

Abate by

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):   A)    Major Metals Company, located at 800 Kochheiser Road, Mansfield, OH 44904: On or about February 8, 2018, the employer did not ensure that all the steps outlined in 29 CFR 1910.147(d) and required for the control of the hazardous energy sources such as, but not limited to, hydraulic were followed before employees conducted activities such as, but not limited to, adjusting cooling lines located near the machines point of operation on the equipment such as, but not limited to, the Haven 3 tube cut off machine (Model # 872, Serial # 3020) located in Mill 4 Building. Employees were exposed to amputation hazards while all hazardous energy sources were not controlled prior to conducting work.     As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [1910.147(d)(3)], lock-out/tag-out device application [1910.147(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [1910.147(d)(5)], and verification of isolation [1910.147(d)(6)] were not implemented to protect employees from amputation hazards while employees conduct activities such as, but not limited to, adjusting cooling lines located near the machines point of operation on the equipment such as, but not limited to, the Haven 3 tube cut off machine (Model # 872, Serial # 3020) located in Mill 4 Building.     Major Metals Company was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard (1910.147(D)(2)), which was contained in OSHA Inspection # 956027, Citation number 2, Item number 2B, and was affirmed as a final order on July 29, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 844 Kochheiser Road, Mansfield, OH 44904.

Issued

Mar 20, 2018

Abate by

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $25,609 · Current $12,805 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:     A)    Major Metals Company, located at 800 Kochheiser Road, Mansfield, OH 44904: On or about February 8, 2018, the employer did not effectively train employees properly to lockout/tagout equipment such as, but not limited to, the Haven 3 tube cut off machine (Model # 872, Serial # 3020) located in Mill 4 Building. Employees did not control all hazardous energy sources such as, but not limited to, hydraulic before employees conducted activities such as, but not limited to, adjusting cooling lines located near the machines point of operation. Employees were exposed to amputation hazards while all hazardous energy sources were not controlled prior to conducting work.      Major Metals Company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard (1910.147(c)(7)(i)), which was contained in OSHA Inspection # 956027, Citation number 2, Item number 2C, and was affirmed as a final order on July 29, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 844 Kochheiser Road, Mansfield, OH 44904.