OSHA Inspection: SPS TECHNOLOGIES

Issued

Dec 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $9,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:     a) Production Work Area - On or about August 7, 2018, an employee was performing manual bolt polishing on a CNC lathe without utilizing an alternate means that would prevent the need for working closely to the rapidly rotating parts.         ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other feasible means of abatement, the employer can follow the safeguarding guidance found American National Standards Institute B11.6 - Safety Requirements for Manual Turning Machines with or without Automatic Control, Section 8.2.1.a., which states that guards shall "prevent accidental entry of clothing or body parts into the hazard area(s) that it is guarding.  Some alternative methods for polishing include, but are not limited to:       1) Install an industry accepted polishing tool or sanding device onto the turning center's tool turret to eliminate the need for employees to enter into the danger zone of the spinning part.    2) Perform and publish a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) to identify the specific machine hazards associated with individual items that are machined or polished on the lathe.  The JHA should identify protective measures and specific machine hazards that may occur.    3) Define and publish specific work rule procedures to guide employees in the proper set up, and operations required to machine specific parts on each lathe.  Procedures should address use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment and the exclusion of inappropriate use of items such as gloves, jewelry, long hair, and loose fitting clothing.      4) Train employees on the specific JHA and work rules and ensure that the procedures are being followed through worksite evaluations.

Issued

Dec 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) Production Work Area: On or about August 7, 2018, employees were conducting bolt polishing on the spindle of a CNC Lathe, rotating at approximately 900 revolutions per minute, after bypassing the fixed machine guarding of the equipment.    The SPS Technologies was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1128311, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on June 27, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 301 Highland Ave. Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.

Issued

Dec 12, 2018

Abate by

Feb 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    a) Production Work Area: On or about August 7, 2018, a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure was accomplished at least annually.