OSHA Inspection: WESTGATE PRODUCTS LTD

Issued

Mar 21, 2019

Abate by

Apr 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,364 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): The employer must ensure walking-working surfaces are inspected, regularly and as necessary, and maintained in a safe condition:    The employer did not ensure their walking-working surfaces were inspected and maintained in a safe condition.

Issued

Mar 21, 2019

Abate by

Apr 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.25(b)(3):  Stairs have uniform riser heights and tread depths between landings;    The employer did not ensure the stairs for a working platform on the PMC-3 machine had uniform riser heights and tread depths as the riser heights varied from 7 to 9.5 inches.

Issued

Mar 21, 2019

Abate by

Apr 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.25(b)(4): Stairway landings and platforms are at least the width of the stair and at least 30 inches (76 cm) in depth, as measured in the direction of travel;  The employer did not ensure the stairway landing was at least the width of the stair for a stair platform on the PMC-3 machine.

Issued

Mar 21, 2019

Abate by

Apr 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii): (ii) Each flight of stairs having at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers is equipped with stair rail systems and handrails as follows: (see TABLE D-2)  (a)  The employer did not ensure that stairs to work platforms on the PMC-1 forming machine were equipped with stair rail systems on each open side as required by Table D-2 Stairway Handrail Requirements.  (b)  The employer did not ensure that stairs to work platforms on the PMC-2 forming machine were equipped with stair rail systems on each open side as required by Table D-2 Stairway Handrail Requirements.  (c)  The employer did not ensure that stairs to work platforms on the PMC-3 forming machine were equipped with stair rail systems on each open side as required by Table D-2 Stairway Handrail Requirements.

Issued

Mar 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):    On or about October 11, 2018, an employee was exposed to machine hazards associated with rotating parts when they cleared a jam on a Blower Application Co. Chipper Model 12SC S/N 060092A.  The employer did not ensure that employees implemented energy control application steps prior to allowing them to clear jams.  The employee removed the in-feed tube, cleared the jam, and attempted to feed the waste material back into the chipper.  The chipper was still spinning resulting in an amputation.  The machine was turned off but not deenergized as the cutter head was still spinning prior to the employee engaging in the servicing/maintenance activity.    As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [1910.147(d)(3)], lockout/tagout device application [1910.147(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [1910.147(d)(5)(i), and verification of isolation [1910.147(d)(6)] were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.

Issued

Mar 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,273 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)  The PMC-1 forming machine bottom in-feed did not have any form of guarding to prevent employees from accessing the ingoing nip point created by the feed rolls.    (b)  The PMC-3 forming machine bottom in-feed did not have any form of guarding to prevent employees from accessing the ingoing nip point created by the feed rolls.