OSHA Inspection: BERWICK MACHINE, LLC

Issued

2019-08-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1194.00 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:  a) Shop, 705 Maple Street, Berwick, PA - Employees machined metal parts with a manual Romi DoAll 13 Engine Lathe Model 1340 that was not equipped with a guard to protect the employees from the point of operation, rotating parts and flying chips, as observed on or about August 9, 2019.  b) Shop, 705 Maple Street, Berwick, PA - Employees machined metal parts with a manual Southwestern Industries Bed Mill Model TRAK DPM (Serial No. 99-5001) that was not equipped with a guard to protect the operator from the point of operation, rotating parts, and flying chips, as observed on or about August 9, 2019.  c) Shop, 705 Maple Street, Berwick, PA - Employees machined metal parts with a Sharp Vertical Knee Mill Model LMV that was not equipped with a guard to protect the operator from the point of operation, rotating parts, and flying chips, as observed on or about August 9, 2019.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification is required for the violation.