OSHA Inspection: J & D TUBE BENDERS INC

Issued

Nov 8, 2018

Abate by

Dec 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $4,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.    The employer failed to conduct periodic inspections to ensure the procedures were accurate and employees understood their responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected.

Issued

Nov 8, 2018

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $4,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.    (a)  In the Bending area, the #524 YLM CNC 25, Spec. MSRSM-5A (SN:  181089) had moving parts which were not guarded to include, but not limit to:  pipe supporter chuck/level head, collet component, feeding equipment, mandrel equipment exposing employees to caught in and struck by hazards.    (b)  In the Bending area, the #507 YLM CNC 25-S3-ROSM-4A (SN:  95003) had moving parts which were not guarded to include, but not limit to:  bender arm swing, pipe supporter chuck/level head, collet component, feeding equipment, mandrel equipment exposing employees to caught in and struck by hazards.    (c)  In the Bending area, the #514 YLM CNC 25-MS-RSM-5A (SN:  120129) had moving parts which were not guarded to include, but not limit to:  bender arm swing, pipe supporter chuck/level head, collet component, feeding equipment, mandrel equipment exposing employees to caught in and struck by hazards.    (d)  In the Bending area, the #501 YLM CNC 25.S2-0-4A had moving parts which were not guarded to include, but not limit to:  bender arm swing, pipe supporter chuck/level head, collet component, feeding equipment, mandrel equipment exposing employees to caught in and struck by hazards.    (e)  In the Bending area, the #505 YLM CNC 38-MS-ROSM-5 (SN: 05018) had moving parts which were not guarded to include, but not limit to:  pipe supporter chuck/level head, collet component, feeding equipment, mandrel equipment exposing employees to caught in and struck by hazards.    (f)  In the Bending area, the #504 YLM CNC 38-MS-ROSM-5 axis (SN:  04005) had moving parts which were not guarded to include, but not limit to:  pipe supporter chuck/level head, collet component, feeding equipment, mandrel equipment exposing employees to caught in and struck by hazards.    (g)  In the Bending area, the #503 YLM CNC 50-S2-ROSM-4 axis (SN:  93003) had moving parts which were not guarded to include, but not limit to:  pipe supporter chuck/level head, collet component, feeding equipment, mandrel equipment exposing employees to caught in and struck by hazards.    (h)  In the Bending area, the #513 YLM CNC 65-S2-ROSM (SN:  94006) had moving parts which were not guarded to include, but not limit to:  pipe supporter chuck/level head, collet component, feeding equipment, mandrel equipment exposing employees to caught in and struck by hazards.    (i)  In the Bending area, the #511 YLM CNC 65-S2-ROSM-4 (SN:  92003) had moving parts which were not guarded to include, but not limit to:  bender arm, pipe supporter chuck/level head, collet component, feeding equipment, mandrel equipment exposing employees to caught in and struck by hazards.    (j)  In the Bending area, the #519 YLM CNC 6552-RM-4A (SN:  141238) had moving parts which were not guarded to include, but not limit to:  bender arm, pipe supporter chuck/level head, collet component, feeding equipment, mandrel equipment exposing employees to caught in and struck by hazards.    (k)  In the Bending area, the #517 YLM CNC 90-MS-RSM-6A (SN:  120140) had moving parts which were not guarded to include, but not limit to:  bender arm, pipe supporter chuck/level head, collet component, feeding equipment, mandrel equipment exposing employees to caught in and struck by hazards.    (l)  In the Bending area, the #508 YLM CNC 90-MS-ROSM-6A (SN:  96005) had moving parts which were not guarded to include, but not limit to:  bender arm, pipe supporter chuck/level head, collet component, feeding equipment, mandrel equipment exposing employees to caught in and struck by hazards.    (m)  In the Bending area, the #512 YLM CNC 150-S1-RHT-6A (SN:  99001) had moving parts which were not guarded to include, but not limit to:  bender arm, pipe supporter chuck/level head, collet component, feeding equipment, mandrel equipment exposing employees to caught in and struck by hazards.    (n)  In the Bending area, the #523 YLM CNC 151 (SN:  171356) had moving parts which were not guarded to include, but not limit to:  bender arm, pipe supporter chuck/level head, collet component, feeding equipment, mandrel equipment exposing employees to caught in and struck by hazards.    (o)  In the Bending area, the Pines had moving parts which were not guarded to include, but not limit to:  bender arm, pipe supporter chuck/level head, collet component, feeding equipment, mandrel equipment exposing employees to caught in and struck by hazards.    (p)  At the end of July 2018, in the Bending Area, the Pedrazzoli had moving parts which were not guarded to include, but not limit to:  bender arm, pipe supporter chuck/level head, collet component, feeding equipment, mandrel equipment exposing employees to caught in and struck by hazards.

Issued

Nov 8, 2018

Abate by

Dec 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $11,641 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.    (a)  On or about August 1, 2018, in the Bending Area, the presence sensing mat connected to the #505 YLM CNC38MSROSM-5 was not positioned correctly/securely in place to ensure the operator could not reach into the pinch points during the hazardous motion.      (b)  In the Bending Area, the presence sensing mat connected to the Bema #1 was not positioned correctly/securely in place to ensure the operator could not reach into the pinch points during the hazardous motion.    (c)  In the Bending Area, the presence sensing mat connected to the #501 YLM CNC 25.S2-0-4A was not positioned correctly/securely in place to ensure the operator could not reach into the pinch points during the hazardous motion.    (d)  In the Bending Area, the presence sensing mat connected to the #517 YLM CNC 90-MSRSM-6A was not positioned correctly/securely in place to ensure the operator could not reach into the pinch points during the hazardous motion.    (e)  In the Bending Area, the presence sensing mat connected to the #507 YLM CNC 25-S3-ROSM-4A was not secured in place to ensure the operator could not reach into the pinch points during the hazardous motion.    (f)  In the Bending Area, the presence sensing mat connected to the #504 YLM CNC 38-MS-ROSM-5 axis was not secured in place to ensure the operator could not reach into the pinch points during the hazardous motion.    (g)  In the Bending Area, the presence sensing mat connected to the #503 YLM CNC 50-S2-ROSM-4 axis was not secured in place to ensure the operator could not reach into the pinch points during the hazardous motion.    (h)  In the Bending Area, the presence sensing mat connected to the #315 YLM CNC 65-S2 ROSM was not secured in place to ensure the operator could not reach into the pinch points during the hazardous motion.    (i)  In the Bending Area, the presence sensing mat connected to the #508 YLM CNC 90-MS-ROSM-6A was not secured in place to ensure the operator could not reach into the pinch points during the hazardous motion.    (j)  In the Bending Area, the presence sensing mat connected to the #511 YLM CNC 65-S2-ROSM-4 was not secured in place to ensure the operator could not reach into the pinch points during the hazardous motion.    (k)  On or about August 9, 2018, in the Bending Area, the two hand controls connected to the Pines bender was not secured in place to ensure the operator could not reach into the pinch points during the hazardous motion.    (l)  In the Bending Area, the presence sensing mat connected to the #514 YLM CNC 25-MS-RSM-5A was not secured in place to ensure the operator could not reach into the pinch points during the hazardous motion.    (m)  At the end of July 2018, in the Bending Area, the foot pedal connected to the Pedrazzoli was not secured in place to ensure the operator could not reach into the pinch points during the hazardous motion.    (n)  In the Bending Area, the presence sensing mat connected to the #523 YLM CNC 151 was not secured in place to ensure the operator could not reach into the pinch points during the hazardous motion.

Issued

Nov 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $4,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.    (a)  On or about August 1, 2018, the employer did not report when an employee was hospitalized as a result of an injury sustained from a YLM tube bending machine.