OSHA Inspection: RPI BUSINESS CO., INC.

Issued

Feb 19, 2020

Abate by

Mar 23, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,397 · Current $3,238 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:    a) Production Area - On or about October 30, 2019, the employer did not ensure an energy control program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections was established for employees performing service and maintenance on machines including, but not limited to, chop saws and dismantlers.  The employees were thereby exposed to hazards associated with rotating and moving parts.

Issued

Feb 19, 2020

Abate by

Mar 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,397 · Current $3,238 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 this paragraph (l):    a) Production Area - On or about October 30, 2019, the employer failed to ensure that employee(s) who operate powered industrial trucks, including the Yale forklift, Model GLP040AFNUAE078, Serial No. B810N04228B, were properly trained, evaluated and certified to perform the tasks in a safe manner, thereby exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Feb 19, 2020

Abate by

Mar 23, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,397 · Current $3,238 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. Production Area - On or about October 30, 2019, the employer failed to provide effective guarding to protect employees working at or near the dismantler machines, thereby exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Feb 19, 2020

Abate by

Mar 23, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $2,313 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(r)(4): Suitable guard(s) were not provided to reduce to a minimum the hazard due to the point of operation on the chop saw machines.      a. Production Area - On or about October 30, 2019, employees were operating the following chop saws and the chop saws were not equipped with self adjusting guards, thereby employees were exposed to amputation hazards.    a. Yellow chop saw with a black with #1 painted on it - no self adjusting guard.  b. Yellow chop saw with a black K painted on it - no self adjusting guard and missing cover on back side of blade.  c. Yellow and blue chop saw - no self adjusting guard.  d. Brown and green chop saw - no self adjusting guard.

Issued

Feb 19, 2020

Abate by

Mar 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $2,313 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):    a. Production Area - On or about October 30, 2019, employees were operating the brown and green chop saw machine and there was a rotating pully within one (1) foot of the employee operating the saw that was not guarded, thereby exposing the employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Feb 19, 2020

Abate by

Mar 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt:  a. Production Area - On or about October 30, 2019, employees were operating the brown and green chop saw machine and there were rotating belts within one (1) foot of the employees that were not guarded, thereby exposing the employees to amputation hazards.