OSHA Inspection: MAL-BER MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,764 · Current $2,764

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:  a) Production Area/Upper Level - on or about June 27, 2018, an employee operating a lathe was not required by the employer to wear protective eye equipment, exposing the employee to flying projectiles.

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Abate by

Oct 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,455 · Current $3,029 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2): The machine or equipment was not turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment:    a) Production Area/Press Room - on or about June 27, 2018, an employee performed set-up operations on a 100-Ton Bliss Mechanical Power Press with energy sourced not turned off and shut down using the procedure established for the machine.

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Abate by

Oct 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(i): The employer did not establish a die setting procedure for mechanical power press(es) that would ensure compliance with 29 CFR 1910.217(c).  a) Production Area/Press Room - on or about June 27, 2018, an employee performed set-up operations on a 100-Ton Bliss Mechanical Power Press, but the employer had not established a die setting procedure for mechanical power presses.

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Abate by

Oct 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $207 · Current $207

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(iii): A means of selecting Off, "Inch," Single Stroke, and Continuous (when the continuous function is furnished) was not supplied with the clutch/brake control to select type of operation of the press. Fixing of selection was not by means capable of supervision by the employer.  a) Production Area/Press Room - on or about June 27, 2018, the 100-Ton Bliss Part-Revolution Mechanical Power Press did not have a means of the selection being fixed and capable of being supervised by the employer.  Mal-Ber Manufacturing Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(iii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1067418, citation number 1, item number 4b, and was affirmed as a final order on April 13, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 2115 Byberry Rd. in Huntington Valley, PA.

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $20,326 · Current $10,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i): The employer did not provide and ensure the usage of point of operation guards or properly applied point of operation devices on every operation performed on mechanical power presses.    a) Production Area/Press Room - on or about September 13, 2018, employees operated a 100-Ton Bliss Part-Revolution Mechanical Power Press with the point of operation guards not properly applied to the operation.        Mal-Ber Manufacturing Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1185567, citation number 1, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on April 28, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 2115 Byberry Rd. in Huntington Valley, PA.    Mal-Ber Manufacturing Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1067418, citation number 1, item number 5, and was affirmed as a final order on April 13, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 2115 Byberry Rd. in Huntington Valley, PA.

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Abate by

Oct 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  a) Production Area/Lower Level - on or about June 27, 2018, materials were stored in front of electrical panels which were not provided sufficient access and working space to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment.