OSHA Inspection: SELECTRODE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

2019-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4508.00 · Current $4508.00

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) Facility, Wire Feed Line(s): On or before March 12, 2019, employees were exposed to rotating parts hazards in that guarding was not present on the wire feed machine.

Issued

2019-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):     a) Facility, Wire Feed Line(s): On or before March 12, 2019, employees were exposed to rotating parts hazards in that guarding was not provided on a belt pulley.

Issued

2019-06-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to Items of this section:  a) Facility, Omega Mixers: On or before March 12, 2019, the employer did not identify an energy source in that the shock on the top of the mixer was not identified on the written hazardous energy control procedure.   b) Facility, Omega Mixers: On or before March 12, 2019, the employer did not define cleaning in the hazardous energy isolation control procedures scope.

Issued

2019-06-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   a) Facility: On or before March 12, 2019, the employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of their energy control procedures for equipment such as the Omega mixers.

Issued

2019-06-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(A): Retraining was not provided for authorized and affected employees when there was a change in their job assignments, a change in machines, equipment or processes that presented a new hazard, or when there was a change in the energy control procedures:  a) Facility, Omega Mixers: On or before March 12, 2019, the employer did not train employees on the use of hazardous energy control procedures for cleaning the omega mixers between batches.