DENVER, CO —
OSHA Inspection: B&B MACHINE AND GRINDING SERVICES CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of B&B MACHINE AND GRINDING SERVICES CORPORATION in 303 WEST EVANS, DENVER, CO 80223 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 344404587.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- B&B MACHINE AND GRINDING SERVICES CORPORATION
- Site address
- 303 WEST EVANS
- City
- DENVER
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80223
- Mailing
- 303 WEST EVANS, DENVER, CO 80223
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332710
- Employees
- 27
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,747 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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 was not isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: a) B&B Machine and Grinding Services Corp., 303 W Evans Ave, Denver, CO, 80223: Before October 22, 2019, B&B Machine and Grinding Services Corp did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on milling equipment and grinders where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment was not isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative. This condition exposed employees to amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $6747
1910.147 F02 I
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(2)(i): Whenever outside servicing personnel were to be engaged in activities covered by the scope and application of this standard, the on-site employer and the outside employer did not inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures: a) B&B Machine and Grinding Services Corp., 303 W Evans Ave, Denver, CO, 80223: Before October 22, 2019, B&B Machine and Grinding Services Corp did not inform CNC maintenance contractors of their respective lockout or tagout procedures, whenever the outside servicing personnel were to be engaged in activities covered by the scope and application of this standard. This condition exposed employees to amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,398 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in paragraph (l): a) B&B Machine and Grinding Services Corp., 303 W Evans Ave, Denver, CO, 80223: On and before October 22, 2019, B&B Machine and Grinding Services Corp did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in paragraph (l). This condition exposed employees to crush-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $5398
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: a) B&B Machine and Grinding Services Corp., 303 W Evans Ave, Denver, CO, 80223: On and before October 22, 2019, B&B Machine and Grinding Services Corp did not ensure that employees had received powered industrial truck refresher training every three years. This condition exposed employees to crush-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 M02
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(2): Employees were allowed to pass under the elevated portion of the fork-lift truck, when loaded: a) B&B Machine and Grinding Services Corp., 303 W Evans Ave, Denver, CO, 80223: Before October 22, 2019, B&B Machine and Grinding Services Corp allowed employees to pass under the elevated tynes and a large steel tombstone weighing over 4,000 lbs to conduct routine cleaning under the tombstone. This condition exposed employees to crush-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,747 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operators and other employees from hazards created by ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: a) B&B Machine and Grinding Services Corp., 303 W Evans Ave, Denver, CO, 80223: Before October 22, 2019, guarding was not provided to protect employees from hazards created by the moving parts on the Kuraki CNC milling machine, two other CNC machines, and a smaller horizontal mill boring CNC machine, in that the safety interlocks on the doors were made inoperable. In addition, under certain circumstances doors were removed from the machines. This condition exposed employees to amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $6747
1910.215 A01
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1): Abrasive wheels shall be used only on machines provided with safety guards: (a) B&B Machine and Grinding Services Corp., 303 W Evans Ave, Denver, CO, 80223: Before October 22, 2019, the employer used abrasive wheels without guarding on 8'' floor mounted grinders and the Toyoda Machine Works OD/ID Grinder. This condition exposed employees to flying parts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.303 G01 I B
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(B): The width of working space in front of the electric equipment was not the width of the equipment or 30 inches, whichever is greater. In all cases, the working space did not permit at least a 90-degree opening of equipment doors or hinged panels: a) B&B Machine and Grinding Services Corp., 303 W Evans Ave, Denver, CO, 80223: Before October 22, 2019, B&B Machine and Grinding Services Corp did not ensure that the width of working space in front of the electric equipment was the width of the equipment or 30 inches, whichever is greater. In all cases, the working space did not permit at least a 90-degree opening of equipment doors or hinged panels. This condition exposed employees to electrical hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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