OSHA Inspection: MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

Issued

Mar 3, 2020

Abate by

Apr 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,145 · Current $12,145

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    On or about November 14, 2019, and at times prior thereto, the employer had not completed a workplace hazard assessment, exposing employees to hazards associated with the use of multiple types of machinery, including but not limited to the hazards of amputation or being caught in rotating parts.

Issued

Mar 3, 2020

Abate by

Mar 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,145 · Current $12,145

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.    On or about November 12, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees in the machine shop were required to utilize metal lathes to rotate steel shafts at speeds of up to 500 RPM in order to smooth them out and reduce their outer diameter. The shafts were occasionally positioned in the lathes in such a manner that they would protrude out of the back-end of the lathe and into unguarded areas near common walkways through the Machine Shop. No barriers or form of guarding existed to prevent employees in the area from walking into or coming in direct contact with the shafts during lathe operation, exposing employees to the hazard of getting caught in rotating parts.

Issued

Mar 3, 2020

Abate by

Mar 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $24,289 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:    On or about November 12, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees in the machine shop were required to utilize metal lathes to work on long steel shafts, specifically to smooth them out and reduce their outer diameter. Employees were instructed to manually sand the exterior of steel shafts that were unguarded and actively rotated by metal lathes at speeds of up to 500 RPM, exposing employees to the hazard of becoming caught in rotating parts.    The Materials Transportation Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (1910.212(a)(3)(ii)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1164556, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on September 2, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 1408 S. Commerce St., Temple, TX 76504.