OSHA Inspection: ZOLL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Issued

Apr 11, 2019

Abate by

Apr 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $7,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, 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 was isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:       Instances including, but not limited to, the following:    a) Jobsite, 121 Gamma Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about December 6, 2018, during ring adjustment or platen cleaning activities on the heat sealer unit, the employer did not ensure that appropriate energy control steps were utilized where employees were exposed to struck by or caught in type hazards.

Issued

Apr 11, 2019

Abate by

Apr 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertain to their respective job assignments:     Instances including, but not limited to, the following:  a) Jobsite, 121 Gamma Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 6, 2019, during light ballast replacement activities at this job site, the employer did not ensure that appropriate safety training was conducted to control the energy prior to the start of work.

Issued

Apr 11, 2019

Abate by

Apr 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $7,000 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:      Instances including, but not limited to, the following:    a) Jobsite, 121 Gamma Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about December 6, 2018, the employer did not ensure that appropriate machine guarding was provided on a the bandsaw located in the maintenance department.    b) Jobsite, 121 Gamma Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about December 6, 2018, the employer did not ensure that appropriate machine guarding was provided on the Rong FU Industry Co. mill machine, serial number 63A0046, located in the maintenance department.    c) Jobsite, 121 Gamma Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about December 6, 2018, the employer did not ensure that appropriate machine guarding was provided on the Delta drill press, serial number 2011 23-RH  003577, located in the maintenance department.    d) Jobsite, 121 Gamma Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about December 6, 2018, the employer did not ensure that appropriate machine guarding was provided on the Fred S. Carver Inc. press, serial number 2702-97, located in the maintenance department.    e) Jobsite, 121 Gamma Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about February 19, 2019, the employer did not ensure that appropriate machine guarding was provided on the Heat Sealer unit on line 2, located in the therapy electrode department.     f) Jobsite, 121 Gamma Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about February 19, 2019, the employer did not ensure that appropriate machine guarding was provided on the Thermoform unit on line 1, located in the therapy electrode department.     g) Jobsite, 121 Gamma Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about February 19, 2019, the employer did not ensure that appropriate machine guarding was provided on the Ring Sealer unit on line 1, located in the therapy electrode department.

Issued

Apr 11, 2019

Abate by

Apr 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employers did not select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances, severe cuts or lacerations, severe abrasions, punctures, chemical burns, thermal burns and harmful temperature extremes:  Instances including, but not limited to, the following:  a) Jobsite, 121 Gamma Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about February 19, 2019, during production activities at the Ring Sealer on line 1, the employer did not ensure that employees wore hand protection when working with trichloroethylene.