OSHA Inspection: CW PRECISION FABRICATION AND WELDING, INC.

Issued

Jun 7, 2018

Abate by

Aug 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,587 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:    On or about April 19, 2018, and times prior thereto, at the facility where employees were exposed to caught-in, struck-by, and electrical hazards while performing maintenance and servicing work on punch press machines without having an energy control program that included energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections.

Issued

Jun 7, 2018

Abate by

Nov 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,587 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    On or about April 19, 2018, and times prior thereto:    a.  In the Cleaning Room in Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to caught in hazard, while using a Belt Sander, Make and Model unknown without a guard on the nip points of the sanding belt.    b.  In the Cleaning Room in Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to caught in hazard, while using a Baldor Belt Sander, Model GL 3503 without a guard on the nip points of the sanding belt.    c.  In the Cleaning Room in Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to caught in hazard, while using a Dayton Belt Sander, Model unknown without a guard on the nip points of the sanding belt.    d.  In the Welding Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a Lexas, LX-460NC automatic band saw without the unused portion of the blade being guarded.    e.  In the Welding Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a Ellis Mitre, Model 3000 band saw without the unused portion of the blade being guarded.    f.  In the Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a Yawei -Nisshinbo HPI-3048 CNC Turret Punch Press with the interlocks by-passed.

Issued

Jun 7, 2018

Abate by

Nov 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $1,848 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    This violation occurred on or about April 19, 2018, and times prior thereto:      a.  In the Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a E-Mill Acer milling machine, without a point of operation guard.    b.  In the Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a Birmingham milling machine, without a point of operation guard.    c.   In the Cleaning Room in Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a 20" Jet floor drill press, without a point of operation guard.      d.  In the Cleaning Room in Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a 16 1/2" Delta floor drill press, without a point of operation guard.      e.  In the Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when operating a Standard Industrial Corp. AB325-12 press brake, without a point of operation guard.    f.  In the Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when operating a Wysong 55-6 press brake, without a point of operation guard.    g. In the Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when operating a Premier 425.2 press brake, without a point of operation guard.    h.  In the Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when operating a Acro 38-6 press brake, without a point of operation guard.    i.  In the Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when operating a Strippit Custom 18"/30 press, without a point of operation guard.    j.  In the Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when operating a Strippit Custom Super 30-40HD press, without a point of operation guard.    k.  In the Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when operating a Wysong Model 1072 shear, without a point of operation guard.    l.  In the Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when operating a Wysong Model 1225 shear, without a point of operation guard.    m.  In the Fabrication Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when operating Adira A. Dias Ramos shear, without a point of operation guard.    n.  In the Welding Shop, where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when operating a Wysong Model 650 shear, without a point of operation guard.

Issued

Jun 7, 2018

Abate by

Jun 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $1,848 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:    On or about April 19, 2018, and times prior thereto, in the Cleaning Room in the Fabrication Shop, where employee was exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating a 8" Buffalo Machine Tools, Model B-8CB bench grinder without a work rest installed.

Issued

Jun 7, 2018

Abate by

Jun 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(3): Bench and/or floor stand grinding machinery had angular exposure of the grinding wheel periphery and sides for safety guard(s) which exceeded 125 degrees where the work required contact with the wheel below the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle:  On or about April 19, 2018, and times prior thereto, in the Cleaning Room in Fabrication Shop, where employee was exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating a 8" Buffalo Machine Tools, Model B-8CB bench grinder without a side guard installed.

Issued

Jun 7, 2018

Abate by

Jun 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about April 19, 2018, and times prior thereto, in the Cleaning Room in Fabrication Shop, where employee was exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating a 8" Buffalo Machine Tools, Model B-8CB bench grinder without a tongue guard installed.

Issued

Jun 7, 2018

Abate by

Jun 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.  On or about April 19, 2018, and times prior thereto, in the Fabrication Shop near the Birmingham milling machine employees were exposed to slip and fall hazards when the work area and floors were not kept clean or in sanitary conditions.

Issued

Jun 7, 2018

Abate by

Aug 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:    On or about April 19, 2018, and times prior thereto, at the facility, where employees were required to operate forklifts to move material without being evaluated at least every three years, to ensure they could do so safely.

Issued

Jun 7, 2018

Abate by

Jun 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  a.  On or about April 19, 2018, and times prior thereto, near the North wall in the Welding Shop, where employees were allowed to use a job-made extension cord with an attached plastic junction box that was not installed as listed and labeled.  b.  On or about April 19, 2018, and times prior thereto, near the North wall in the Welding Shop, where employees were allowed to use a job-made extension cord with an attached metal junction box that was not installed as listed and labeled.

Issued

Jun 7, 2018

Abate by

Jun 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  On or about April 19, 2018, and times prior thereto:  a.  In the Fabrication Shop on the West wall, where employees  were exposed to electrical hazard when trying to access the electrical panels that were blocked by stored equipment and material.    b. In the Welding Shop on the North wall, where employees were exposed to electrical hazard when trying to access the electrical panels that were blocked by stored equipment and material.

Issued

Jun 7, 2018

Abate by

Aug 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    On or about April 19, 2018, and times prior thereto, in the shop area where employees were required to handle hazardous chemicals before a written hazard communication program had been developed and implemented.