OSHA Inspection: WINCO STAMPING, INC.

Issued

2018-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $6467.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.   Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.    The employer had not developed and documented an specific energy control procedure for the Bliss C45 part revolution mechanical power press involving electrical and pneumatic energy sources when changing the die on August 22, 2018.

Issued

2018-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.    The employer had not provided training to employees responsible for changing dies on mechanical power presses on the types and magnitudes of the energy sources and means and methods for energy isolation and control.

Issued

2018-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $9054.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to provide and insure the usage of "point of operation guards" or properly applied and adjusted point of operation devices on every operation performed on a mechanical power press. See Table O-10.    (a)  On August 22, 2018, in the Production Area, a press operator was exposed to an amputation hazard from openings on both ends of the metal guard on a C45 Bliss part revolution mechanical power press exceeding Table O-10 requirements.    (b)  The metal guard, with openings on both ends and a plexiglas front cover that slid upward, removable cover on the front, enclosing the die area of the C45 Bliss part revolution mechanical power press was not secured to the power press.

Issued

2018-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $6467.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(i): The employer shall establish a diesetting procedure that will insure compliance with paragraph (c) of this section.    The employer had not established a diesetting procedure when changing the die on the C45 Bliss part revolution mechanical press on August 22, 2018 to ensure the procedure met the requirements of paragraph (c) of this section.

Issued

2018-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to establish and follow a program of periodic and regular inspections of his power presses to ensure that all their parts, auxiliary equipment, and safeguards are in a safe operating condition and adjustment. The employer shall maintain a certification record of inspections which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the power press that was inspected.    The employer had not established and followed a program of periodic and regular inspections of mechanical power presses in the facility to ensure the power presses point of operation guarding met requirements in order for operators to operate the power press in a safe working condition.

Issued

2018-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(f)(2): Instruction to operators. The employer shall train and instruct the operator in the safe method of work before starting work on any operation covered by this section. The employer shall insure by adequate supervision that correct operating procedures are being followed.    The employer had not provided instruction to a power press operator on the safe method of work involving the proper means of unjamming work in the die area, adjusting the air nozzles for the ejection of the metal part from the die area, and the safeguards on the press to prevent operator exposure of the die area during operation.

Issued

2018-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1294.00 · Current $1294.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): Basic requirement. When an authorized government representative asks for the records you keep under Part 1904, you must provide copies of the records within four (4) business hours.    On August 24, 2018, the employer did not provide OSHA with the recordkeeping logs and summaries to OSHA until September 5, 2018.