OSHA Inspection: GENERAL TOOL COMPANY

Issued

Aug 7, 2019

Abate by

Sep 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $13,260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(e): Release from lockout or tagout. Before lockout or tagout devices are removed and energy is restored to the machine or equipment, procedures shall be followed and actions taken by the authorized employee(s) to ensure the following:    (e)(2)(i): The work area shall be checked to ensure that all employees have been safely positioned or removed.    a) On or about April 16, 2019,  the employer did not ensure that procedures and actions were taken by the employee before the Worthington welding positioning machine #33112238 was released from lockout and energy restored to the machine in that assurance was not made that the work area was clear and all employees had been safety positioned or removed.

Issued

Aug 7, 2019

Abate by

Sep 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(1): Testing or positioning of machines, equipment or components thereof. In situations in which lockout or tagout devices must be temporarily removed from the energy isolating device and the machine or equipment energized to test or position the machine, equipment or component thereof, the following sequence of actions shall be followed:    Employees performing testing or positioning of machines, equipment did not perform the following:    (ii) remove employees from the machine or equipment area in accordance with (e)(2)  (v) deenergize all systems and reapply energy control measures in accordance with paragraph (d) to continue with servicing and/or maintenance    On or about April 16, 2019, employees performing testing on the Worthington welding positioning machine #33112238 did not following step 2 and 5 of the sequence while conducting testing of the equipment.

Issued

Aug 7, 2019

Abate by

Sep 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): Where lockout is used for energy control, the periodic inspection shall include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected.    a) On or about April, 16, 2019, the employer did not ensure that the employer's periodic inspection of the specific energy control procedures utilized by employee, on equipment such as but not limited to, the Worthington welding positioner Serial No. 33112238, located on the production floor, were adequate in that it did not include a review between the inspector and each authorized employee.

Issued

Aug 7, 2019

Abate by

Sep 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure 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 April 16, 2019 while the employees were performing servicing and maintenance on and around the Worthington welding positioner were not required to:     (2) Turn off and shut down the machines,   (3) physically locate and operate energy isolating devices in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source,   (4) affix lockout or tagout devices to each energy isolating device,       Employees were exposed to a caught-in hazard from unexpected start-up of the Worthington welding positioner Serial No. 33112238 while troubleshooting.

Issued

Aug 7, 2019

Abate by

Sep 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $6,630 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, shall be guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section.     a) On or about April, 16, 2019 the employer did not ensure that employees working on the production floor, with the Worthington welding positioner serial No. 33112238, were protected from ingoing nip points created from unguarded pulleys in that the machine was being operated with the back guarding plate removed.

Issued

Aug 7, 2019

Abate by

Sep 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1): Gears shall be guarded in accordance with one of the following methods.     a) On or about April 16, 2019, the employer did not ensure that gears on the Worthington welding positioner were guarded:      (i) By a complete enclosure; or    (ii) By a standard guard as described in paragraph (o) of this section, at least seven (7) feet high extending six (6) inches above the mesh point of the gears; or    (iii) By a band guard covering the face of gear and having flanges extended inward beyond the root of the teeth on the exposed side or sides. Where any portion of the train of gears guarded by a band guard is less than six (6) feet from the floor a disk guard or a complete enclosure to the height of six (6) feet shall be required.    Employees performing work on and around the Worthington welding positioner were exposed to the hazard of ingoing nip points created by the unguarded gears.