OSHA Inspection: FRAZIER SIMPLEX MACHINE COMPANY

Issued

Apr 27, 2020

Abate by

Jun 1, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,503 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)  In the Facility, on or about December 5, 2019 - The employer did not establish an energy control program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections.    Employees of the facility perform lockout on equipment including but not limited to mills and lathes.

Issued

Apr 27, 2020

Abate by

Jun 1, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:   a)  In the Facility, on or about December 5, 2019 - The employer did not develop and document procedures for the control of potentially hazardous energy.  Employees of the facility perform lockout on equipment including but not limited to mills and lathes.

Issued

Apr 27, 2020

Abate by

Jun 1, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:  a)  In the Facility, on or about December 5, 2019 - The employer did not provide training to employees on lockout procedures used at the facility. Employees of the facility perform lockout on equipment including but not limited to mills and lathes.

Issued

Apr 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,475 · Current $959 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Assigned storage spaces for cylinders were not secured or located where cylinders could not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons:  a)  In the Fab Shop Area, on or about December 5, 2019 - Tri-Gas, oxygen and acetylene cylinders were not secured so that they could not be knocked over by passing employees or fork trucks.

Issued

Apr 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet:  a)  In the Fab Shop Area, on or about December 5, 2019 - An oxygen cylinder was not separated from a fuel gas, acetylene,  a minimum distance of 20 feet.  The cylinders were stored adjacent to each other.

Issued

Apr 27, 2020

Abate by

May 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  a)  In the Fab Shop, on or about December 5, 2019 - The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators as presented in Appendix D of the respirator standard to employees who use dust masks voluntarily at the facility.

Issued

Apr 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition was not taken out of service, and/or repairs were not made by authorized personnel:  In the Facility, on or about December 5, 2019 - The Hyster 6500 lb. capacity fork truck used in material handling operations had an inoperable back-up light and had not been taken out of service.