OSHA Inspection: DONALDSON COMPANY

Issued

2018-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12934.00 · Current $9054.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(a)(2)(ii):     Alternative measures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by the exception of 1910.147(a)(2)(ii) for routine, repetitive, and integral processes such as minor tool changes and adjustments, and other minor servicing activities.    Employees were exposed to amputation, crushed-by, and struck-by hazards. The employer had not developed energy isolation alternative measures procedures to prevent unexpected energizing or release of stored energy. Press operators were required to adjust and change dies, without using lockout tagout procedures on equipment such as but not limited to the Minster Press serial number 70-5-7097.

Issued

2018-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12934.00 · Current $0.00 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 energizing, 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:      Employees were exposed to amputation, crushing and struck-by hazards.  The employer had not developed machine specific lock out procedures for isolating potential energy of equipment and provided no training to, or periodic reviews of authorized employees. Equipment included but was not limited to the press, known to the company as Minster 70-5-7097.

Issued

2018-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7391.00 · Current $5174.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i):     Periodic and regular inspections of each power press were not conducted to ensure that all of its parts, auxillary equipment, and safeguards, including clutch/brake mechanism, antirepeat feature, and single-stroke mechanism, are in a safe operating condition and adjustment. The employer did not maintain a certification record of each inspection, and each maintenance and repair task performed, under the general component of the inspection program that includes the date of the inspection, maintenance, or repair work, the signature of the person who performed the inspection, maintenance, or repair work, and the serial number, or other identifier, of the power press inspected, maintained, and repaired.    Press operators are exposed to caught-in and struck -by injuries, when operating mechanical power presses without periodic or regular inspections, to ensure presses are in a safe operating condition and adjustment. Including but not limited to the Minster press known to the company as machine 70-5-6912.

Issued

2018-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5543.00 · Current $3880.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A):     Flexible cords and cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure    Employees in the warehouse area were exposed to serious electrical hazards, in that extension cords were used as a substitute for fixed wiring for a radio, warehouse light and other shop equipment.

Issued

2018-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(D):   Flexible cords and cables were attached to building surfaces.  Employees in the warehouse were exposed to a fire hazard, due to a power strip that was zip tied to conduit in the warehouse storage area and used to provide power to a radio and warehouse lights.