OSHA Inspection: CENTRAL ALUMINUM COMPANY, LLC

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $6033.00 Reduced

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.     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.   a. On or before March 26, 2019, the employer did not develop, document, and utilize specific lockout/tagout procedures for the 1675 Wean United Youngstown Foundry & Machine aluminum extrusion press (press 2; model: 7"-1675 ton press; S/N: 38876) to protect employees while servicing and/or performing maintenance activities in which the unexpected energization or startup of the machine or equipment, or release of stored energy, could harm employees.  On or about March 26, 2019, an employee was hospitalized due to injuries to the left leg when it was caught in the stem loader of the 1675 aluminum extrusion press.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   a. On or about March 26, 2019, in the extrusion department, the employer failed to ensure that an employee who was repairing the container loader on the 1675 Wean United Youngstown Foundry & Machine aluminum extrusion press (press 2; model: 7"-1675 ton press; S/N: 38876) had the knowledge of the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to control the energy; perform an orderly shutdown by completely shutting down the 1675 extrusion press; isolate the 1675 extrusion press from the energy sources; affix lockout/tagout devices to each energy isolating device; relieve, disconnect, restrain, and otherwise render safe all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy for the 1675 extrusion press; and verify that isolation and deenergization of the 1675 extrusion press had been accomplished, thereby exposing the employee to a struck-by and caught-in hazard.  On or about March 26, 2019, an employee was hospitalized while performing the aforementioned activity due to injuries to the left leg when it was caught in the stem loader of the 1675 aluminum extrusion press.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.    a. On or before March 26, 2019, the employer did not conduct periodic lockout/tagout inspections to ensure that the energy control procedure and requirements of this standard were being followed by employees performing servicing and maintenance on machines and equipment throughout the facility.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $4310.00 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.   a. On or before April 4, 2019, in the extrusion department, the employer did not ensure that the operator entrance to the 1675 Wean United Youngstown Foundry & Machine aluminum extrusion press (press 2; model: 7"-1675 ton press; S/N: 38876) was guarded to protect employees from various machine hazards such as the butt conveyor, billet transveyor, and loader area.   b. On or before April 4, 2019, in the extrusion department, the employer did not ensure that the barrier guard/railing on the opposite side of the operator entrance to the 1675 Wean United Youngstown Foundry & Machine aluminum extrusion press (press 2; model: 7"-1675 ton press; S/N: 38876) was secured and not easily bypassed to protect employees from various machine hazards such as the loader area and billet transveyor.   c. On or before April 4, 2019, in the extrusion department, the employer did not ensure that the loader gate on the 1250 side of the 1675 Wean United Youngstown Foundry & Machine aluminum extrusion press (press 2; model: 7"-1675 ton press; S/N: 38876) had a safety rated interlock and was secured in the closed position with more than a bungee strap.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $4310.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.    a. On or about April 4, 2019, in the extrusion department, the light switch for the light fixture above the operator's work area for the 1675 Wean United Youngstown Foundry & Machine aluminum extrusion press had an opening in the left side due to a knockout that was missing, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.   a. On or before March 26, 2019, the employer did not verify that the personal protective equipment hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification for workplace hazards.

Issued

2019-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Each affected employee shall be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.   a. On or before March 26, 2019, the employer did not ensure that each employee, who was involved in the operations of the 1675 Wean United Youngstown Foundry & Machine aluminum extrusion press (press 2; model: 7"-1675 ton press; S/N: 38876) in the extrusion department where energy control procedures were utilized, was instructed about the procedure and about the prohibition relating to attempts to restart or reenergize machines or equipment which were locked/tagged out.