OSHA Inspection: HARRIS MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY CO.,INC.

Issued

Apr 2, 2019

Abate by

Jun 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,500 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:       100 Prentiss St, Orange, MA    On January 11, 2019 and at times prior, while performing maintenance and servicing actions on sand conveyor machines, employees did not utilize the energy control procedure and the employees were exposed to crushed-by and amputation hazards.

Issued

Apr 2, 2019

Abate by

Jun 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee did not affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device before working on the machine or equipment:      100 Prentiss St, Orange, MA    On or about December 23, 2018, multiple employees performed maintenance and servicing actions on a sand paddle conveyor and each employee did not apply their own locking device.

Issued

Apr 2, 2019

Abate by

Jun 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    100 Prentiss St, Orange, MA     As of February 14, 2019 and for years prior, the employer had not performed a periodic inspection that ensured each procedure was inspected for inaccuracies during an actual energy control task.  The employer also did not ensure that the inspector reviewed each authorized employee's responsibilities under each energy control procedure.

Issued

Apr 2, 2019

Abate by

Jun 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:     100 Prentiss St, Orange, MA    On February 14, 2019 and for more than a year prior, the employer had not provided adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the company energy control program was understood by employees hired in the previous few years.

Issued

Apr 2, 2019

Abate by

Jun 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,500 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:    100 Prentiss St, Orange, MA    On February 14, 2019 and at times prior, employees who operated a paddle conveyor machine were exposed to shear points made by the paddles as they scraped over multiple openings in the metal sand trough.

Issued

Apr 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:       100 Prentiss St, Orange, MA    On February 14, 2019 and at times prior, employees who operated a paddle conveyor machine were exposed to the hazards of the unguarded shaft that powered the parts shaker machine.

Issued

Apr 2, 2019

Abate by

Jun 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):      100 Prentiss St, Orange, MA    On January 11, 2019 and at times prior: While operating a paddle conveyor machine, employees were exposed to two unguarded nip points between the belt and pulleys that powered the machine.

Issued

Apr 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven 7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:      100 Prentiss St, Orange, MA    On January 11, 2019 and at times prior, while operating a paddle conveyor machine, employees were exposed to the hazards of the unguarded nip points of the sprocket wheel and chain that powered the machine.

Issued

Apr 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye.    100 Prentiss St, Orange, MA    As of February 14, 2019 at the opening of the inspection, the employer had not reported to OSHA that an employee received an amputation injury on January 11, 2019.