OSHA Inspection: FIRST CO.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13260.00 · Current $7956.00 Reduced

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:    (a) On or about January 28, 2019 the employer did not establish a hazardous energy control program for Slear 1 processing line on which servicing and maintenance is done exposing employees to an ingoing nip point hazard.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13260.00 · Current $7956.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(n)(1): Crane(s) were loaded beyond the rated load (maximum load for which the crane or individual hoist was designed and built by the manufacturer and shown on the equipment nameplate(s):    (a) On or about April 10, 2019; an R&D Leech overhead crane, marked CR 12 with a load capacity of 7.5 tons was being used to lift rolled sheet metal coils weighing up to 18,249 pounds exposing employees to a crushed-by hazard.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13260.00 · Current $13260.00

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:    (a) On or about January 10, 2019 an employee aligning the cut end of rolled sheet metal on the Iowa Precision manufactured sheet metal re-coiler was exposed to an ingoing nip point hazard from the turning sheet metal coil and tensioner.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9472.00 · Current $4736.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains, which were seven feet or less from the floor or platform, were not enclosed:    a) On or about January 28, 2019; employee(s) loading rolls of sheet metal onto the un-coiler were exposed to an in-going nip point hazard in that the drive chain and sprockets of the carriage drive located on the floor next to the un-coiler were not enclosed.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9472.00 · Current $5684.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions and the openings through which they entered were not effectively closed:    (a) On or about February 12, 2019 conductors were not protected from abrasions and the openings through which they entered were not effectively closed when the conduit on the side of a Seji Power Press was found pulled out of a switch and dual receptacle mounted on the side of the press; exposing employees working within the facility to an inhalation hazard in the event of an electrical fire.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(1): Alloy steel sling(s) did not have permanently affixed durable identification stating size, grade, rated capacity, and reach:  (a) On or about April 10, 2019 an alloy steel chain sling attached to overhead crane CR 12 did not have a permanently affixed and durable identification tag; in that, the size and reach of the sling were unrecognizable on the tag affixed to the sling. This made proper inspection of the sling impossible and exposed employees using the sling twice a night, lifting loads up to 18,249 pounds, to a crushed-by hazard.

Issued

2019-05-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(3)(i): Thorough periodic inspections of alloy steel chain slings in use were not made on a regular basis:  (a) On or about April 10, 2019 an alloy steel chain sling attached to overhead crane CR 12 had not been periodically inspected in that no documentation of any inspections could be provided when requested. This exposed employees using the sling twice a night, lifting loads up to 18,249 pounds, to a crushed-by hazard.