OSHA Inspection: MULTICIRCUITS INC.

Issued

Aug 30, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $9,282

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.   The employer did not develop, document, and utilize energy control procedures for the Baker Technology/Hi-Ji Automated Electrolytic Plating Line when employees engaged in servicing and maintenance tasks including changing and cleaning bath fluids, wiping sensors, and calibrating meters.  Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.

Issued

Aug 30, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.  On or about March 5, 2019, employees authorized to perform servicing and maintenance work on the Baker Technology/Hi-Ji Automated Electrolytic Plating Line were not trained to recognize the hazardous energy sources, type and magnitude of the energy available, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.

Issued

Aug 30, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control.  The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):  On or about March 5, 2019, an employee was exposed to machine hazards associated with pinch points and crushed by hazards when engaged in servicing and maintenance activities on the Baker Technology/ Hi-Ji Automated Electrolytic Plating Line.  The employer did not ensure that energy control application steps to control the electrical energy sources were implemented prior to allowing employees to change the water in the rinse bath tank.  The machine was not shut down or turned off prior to engaging in this servicing and maintenance activity.  As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [1910.147(d)(3)], lockout/tagout device application [1910.147(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [1910.147(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [1910.147(d)(6)] were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.

Issued

Aug 30, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.    Employees working near and on the Baker Technology/Hi-Ji Automated Electrolytic plating line were exposed to pinch points and crushing hazards created between the carriage and framework of the machine.  The danger zone was not guarded allowing employees to enter the area during operation.