OSHA Inspection: FASTFORMING.COM, LLC

Issued

Jan 14, 2019

Abate by

Feb 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $3,696

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    On or about 11/1/18, the employer failed ensure that the sample lockout/tagout program provided by Ohio BWC was implemented. Employees were conducting maintenance on machinery including, but not limited to, the Vacuum Former #1, and #2. Energy sources include electrical, thermal, and mechanical.

Issued

Jan 14, 2019

Abate by

Feb 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 11/1/18, the employer failed to develop, document, and utilize lockout/tagout procedures when employees are required to conduct setup and maintenance on machinery including, but not limited to the Vacuum Former #1, and #2. Energy sources include electrical, thermal, and mechanical.

Issued

Jan 14, 2019

Abate by

Feb 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): 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 11/1/18, employees conducting maintenance and setup on machinery, including, but not limited to the Vacuum Former #1, and #2, were not following lockout/tagout procedures in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6). The employer failed to ensure that the following steps were taken during setup and maintenance:    1) Prepare for shutdown,  2) Machine or equipment shutdown,  3) Machine or equipment isolation,  4) Lockout or tagout device application,  5) Relieve stored energy, and  6) Verification of isolation.

Issued

Jan 14, 2019

Abate by

Feb 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,330 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:    On or about 11/1/18, the employer failed to ensure that employees were provided operator training prior to operating the Hyster 60 forklift. The forklift operators were only provided with a video for training.

Issued

Jan 14, 2019

Abate by

Feb 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,102 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 11/1/18, The employer failed to ensure machine guarding was installed and utilized. Including, but not limited to the following:     1) The Rockwell Unisaw table saw, on the production floor, did not have a blade guard installed,  3) The Powermatic #04012 band saw had an adjustable guard that was not adjusted to 1/4" above the material being cut.

Issued

Jan 14, 2019

Abate by

Feb 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,218 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1): Gear(s) were not guarded by a complete enclosure or by one of the methods specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1)(ii) and (f)(1)(iii):    On or about 11/1/18, The employer failed to ensure that the gear guard on Vacuum former #1 was replaced when it was found to be damaged.