OSHA Inspection: THE PENNSYLVANIA GLOBE GASLIGHT COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,650 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a site specific hazardous energy control lockout/tagout program consisting of machine specific step-by-step energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) Amada press brake and Amada PEGA turret punch machines.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented step-by-step hazardous energy control lockout/tagout procedures in machine specific, including alternative measures for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Amada press brake and Amada PEGA turret punch machines.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:    WORKSHOP:  The employees, as "affected and/or other types" were not provided with training and information in the controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of energy sources during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Amada press brake and Amada PEGA turret punch machines.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $2,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not conducted at least once every three years:    WORSKHOP: The employer had evaluated the performance of the powered industrial truck (PIT) operators at least once every three years.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):    WORKSHOP: The left back-up brake light of the Yale powered industrial truck (PIT) was not operable.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,650 Reduced

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:    WORKSHOP:      1.  The rotating ingoing nip point of the vertical blade of the Grizzly Industrial bandsaw was partially unguarded.      2.  The rotating lower blade of the Sears Craftsman radial arm saw was unguarded and was not equipped with anti kickback.         3.  The rotating circular shear of the Pexto cutting wheel/circular shear was unguarded at the shear.     4.  The rotating chuck of the Spinning lathe #1, unknown identification was unguarded.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,650 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1): Flywheel(s) with parts seven feet or less above floor(s) or platform(s) were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1)(i) through (b)(1)(iv)(a);    WORKSHOP:  The flywheels of the following equipment were unguarded:    1.  The Pexto cutting wheel/circular shear.        2.  The Spinning lathe #4, unknown identification.      3.  The Spinning lathe #3, unknown identification.         4.  The Spinning lathe #1, unknown identification.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,650 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:    WORKSHOP:  The horizontal shafts of the following equipment were unguarded:        1.  The rotating horizontal shaft of the Hardinge lathe was unguarded.    2.  The Pexto cutting wheel/circular shear motor.      3.  The Spinning lathe #4, unknown identification.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:    WORKSHOP:  The horizontal shaft ends of the following equipment were unguarded:        1.  The Pexto cutting wheel/circular shear.      2.  The Spinning lathe #1, unknown identification.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,650 Reduced

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):    WORKSHOP:  The pulleys of the following equipment were unguarded:     1.  The Spinning lathe #4, unknown identification.      2.  The Spinning lathe #3, unknown identification.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,650 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    WORKSHOP:  The vertical and/or inclined belts of the following equipment were unguarded:        1.  The vertical belt of the Pexto cutting wheel/circular shear.      2.  The vertical belt of the Spinning lathe #4, unknown identification.      3.  The inclined and vertical belts having metal lacings of the Spinning lathe #3, unknown identification.        4.  The vertical and inclined belts having metal lacings of the Spinning lathe #1, unknown identification.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,650 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1): Gear(s) were not guarded by a complete enclosure or by one of the methods specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1)(ii) and (f)(1)(iii):    WORKSHOP: The rotating gears of the following equipment were unguarded:      1.  The Pexto cutting wheel/circular shear.       2.  The Spinning lathe #1, unknown identification.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:    WORKSHOP: The employer had not verified through a written certification that the Workplace Hazard Assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE) had been performed as complete.