OSHA Inspection: IPG, INC.

Issued

Aug 16, 2019

Abate by

Sep 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,293 · Current $7,293

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprockets and chains. All sprocket wheels and chains shall be enclosed unless they are more than seven (7) feet above the floor or platform. Where the drive extends over other machine or working areas, protection against falling shall be provided. This subparagraph does not apply to manually operated sprockets.   a. On or before May 21, 2019, in the manufacturing area, two chain and sprockets on the chute/finished product side of the China forming machine no. 3 were not guarded, thereby exposing employees to struck-by and caught-in hazards.

Issued

Aug 16, 2019

Abate by

Oct 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $20,420 · Current $13,260 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 May 21, 2019, in the manufacturing area, the employer failed to develop, document, and utilize specific lockout/tagout procedures for the China forming machines, Cates 928 machines, taper, and air compressor(s) while employees were clearing jams and/or performing other servicing activities in which the unexpected energization or startup of the machine or equipment, or release of stored energy, could harm employees.  On or about May 14, 2019, an employee was hospitalized due to injuries to the right forearm when it was caught in the main head of the China forming machine no. 3 while clearing a jam.      IPG, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent occupational safety and health standard 1910.147(d)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1114723, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on February 17, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 1932 Pittsburgh Drive, Delaware, Ohio 43015.

Issued

Aug 16, 2019

Abate by

Oct 3, 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:     a. On or before May 21, 2019, in the manufacturing area, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts during the clearing of jams and/or other servicing activities in the China forming machines.  The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down or turned off to perform the servicing work [per the 1910.147(d)(2) requirements].  As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.  On or about May 14, 2019, an employee was hospitalized due to injuries to the right forearm when it was caught in the main head of the China forming machine no. 3 while clearing a jam.      IPG, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent occupational safety and health standard 1910.147(d)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1114723, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on February 17, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 1932 Pittsburgh Drive, Delaware, Ohio 43015.

Issued

Aug 16, 2019

Abate by

Sep 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $14,587 · Current $14,587

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 May 21, 2019, in the manufacturing area, the six access doors on the China forming machine no. 3 were not guarded with safety interlocks, thereby exposing employees to struck-by and caught-in hazards from moving parts.    b. On or before May 21, 2019, in the manufacturing area, the opening between the existing access doors on the south side of the China forming machine no. 3 was not guarded, thereby exposing employees to struck-by and caught-in hazards from moving parts.   c. On or before May 21, 2019, in the manufacturing area, the feed section on the east side of the China forming machine no. 3 was not guarded, thereby exposing employees to struck-by and caught-in hazards from moving parts.   d. On or before May 21, 2019, in the manufacturing area, the east side of the China forming machine no. 3 was not guarded, thereby exposing employees to struck-by and caught-in hazards from moving parts.   e. On or before May 21, 2019, in the manufacturing area, the chute/finished product side on the west side of the China forming machine no. 3 was not guarded, thereby exposing employees to struck-by and caught-in hazards from moving parts.   IPG, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1114723, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on February 17, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 1932 Pittsburgh Drive, Delaware, Ohio 43015.

Issued

Aug 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(D): Identifiable. Lockout devices and tagout devices shall indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s).   a. On or before May 21, 2019, in the manufacturing area, the locks used by employees to lockout the China forming machines while clearing jams and/or performing other servicing activities did not identify the employee applying the lock.