OSHA Inspection: RILCO MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Aug 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,641 · Current $5,821 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section.     On or about October 25, 2018:        Instance a: In the facility where employees were exposed to electrical, struck-by and caught-by hazards, when performing service or maintenance on press brake Standard AB 325-12 / serial# F6121969 without utilizing an effective energy control procedure.       Instance b: In the facility where employees were exposed to electrical, struck-by and caught-by hazards, when performing service or maintenance on CNC Okuma LB 3000 / serial# 177765 without utilizing an effective energy control procedure.       Instance c: In the facility where employees were exposed to electrical, struck-by and caught-by hazards, when performing service or maintenance on CNC Samsung MCV50 / serial# DT50B0051 without utilizing an effective energy control procedure.       Instance d: In the facility where employees were exposed to electrical, struck-by and caught-by hazards, when performing service or maintenance on CNC FADAL UMC 6030 / serial# 9504569 without utilizing an effective energy control procedure.

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,641 · Current $4,656 Reduced

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.    On or about October 25, 2018:       Instance a: In the plasma cutting area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when working and walking by the moving Koike plasma machine, Serial# 54709 without a guard to protect the employees from the rotating rollers and ingoing nip points.       Instance b: In the plasma cutting area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when working and walking by the moving Koike plasma machine, Serial# 49008 without a guard to protect the employees from the rotating rollers and ingoing nip points.

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,652 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.I.    On or about October 25, 2018, and at times prior thereto, employees at the facility were exposed to struck-by hazards while blowing off equipment with compressed air without reducing the pressure to less than 30 p.s.i.

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible.  On or about October 25, 2018, and at times prior thereto, employees in the poly shop area were allowed to wear respirators voluntarily without having been provided with the information contained in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i).

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Dec 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.  On or about October 25, 2018, and at times prior thereto, throughout the facility where employees were using hydraulic oil, welding gases, CHILDERS CP-97 and Thermo-1200 Calcium Silicate without having a hazard communication program in place that explains the revised labeling elements on shipping containers or the revised safety data sheet format.