OSHA Inspection: WISCOLIFT, INC.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $2652.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:    On or about November 26, 2019 the employer had not conducted a personal protective equipment (PPE) hazard assessment for employees handling hazardous chemicals in the course of their work activities, including but not limited to, muriatic acid, propane gas, etc.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $4641.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall 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 shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:     On or about November 26, 2019 the employer had not developed and/or implemented an energy control program that consisted of energy control procedures, employee training and/or periodic inspections for employees engaged in servicing and repair work.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:    On or about November 26, 2019 employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts and electrical when they engaged in die setup and repair activities on the TMC Tesker, the HMI Ironworker and other equipment in the facility. The employer did not ensure that employee implemented energy control application steps prior to allowing them to engage in die setup and repair work. The machines were not deenergized prior to the employee engaging in the servicing and/or maintenance activity.     As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [1910.147(d)(3)], lockout/tagout device application [1910.147(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [1910.147(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [1910.147(d)(6)] were not implemented to protect employees from machine hazards.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $2652.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(K): Powered industrial truck operators did not receive training in the refueling and/or charging and recharging of batteries:     On or about November 26, 2019 forklift operators were not trained on the proper way to change out fuel cylinders and/or the methods to protect themselves from potential exposure to liquefied petroleum gas.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(ii)(A): Powered industrial truck operators did not received training on surface conditions where the vehicle will be operated:   On or about November 26, 2019 forklift operators were not trained on loading and unloading enclosed and flatbed trailers in a public throughway. No traffic control methods and/or procedures were provided to forklift operators.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7956.00 · Current $3978.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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 26, 2019 employees operating the TMC Tesker thread roll machine were exposed to entanglement hazards from the rotating rod protruding from the machine and/or guard enclosure.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:  On or about November 26, 2019 the point of operation for the punch press on the HMI Ironworker was not guarded to prevent employee exposure to crushing hazards.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $3315.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(ii): Mechanical strength and durability, including, for parts designed to enclose and protect other equipment, the adequacy of the protection thus provided:     On or about November 26, 2019 switch box and electric motor housing on the HMI Ironworker were not closed with covers and/or an equivalent means to prevent employee exposure to shock hazards from the 240V feeding the boxes.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings shall be effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:   On or about November 26, 2019 two knockout plugs were missing from the metallic receptacle box mounted on the wall adjacent the forge, exposing employee(s) to potential fire and/or shock hazards.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $2652.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    On or about November 26, 2019 the employer did not develop in the workplace, a written Hazard Communication Program for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, muriatic acid, liquefied propane, aerosol spray paints, etc.       All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.1200(f) and (h) must be covered in a Hazard Communication Program. Key elements include, but are not limited to the following:   1.     Labeling,   2.     Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and  3.     Employee information and training.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:   On or about November 26, 2019 a 5 gallon container containing muriatic acid used for dipping operations, was not labeled per the standard requirements.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.):   On or about November 26, 2019 the employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace, nor were the SDS readily accessible to employees.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets:   On or about November 26, 2019 the employer had not provided each employee utilizing chemicals in the workplace with effective information and/or training on the hazardous chemicals.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms were not kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition:     On or about November 26, 2019 areas around the production equipment, including but not limited to the iron workers, horizontal band saws and the Tesko threading machine, were not kept in a clean condition. Used oil dry was left on the ground surrounding the equipment.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Services, feeders, and branch circuits. Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, shall be legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident:   On or about November 26, 2019 the disconnect switch feeders and branch circuits used for disconnecting means of machinery and equipment were not labeled and/or marked to indicate their purpose.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(A): The depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts may not be less than indicated in Table S-1. Distances shall be measured from the live parts if they are exposed or from the enclosure front or opening if they are enclosed:   On or about November 26, 2019 the working space about the electrical disconnect switches and the panelboards along north wall was not kept clear to a minimum of three feet direct in front and below.