OSHA Inspection: TRI-ARC LLC

Issued

2020-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3381.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii): Lockout devices and tagout devices were not singularly identified:    (a) Facility, 390 Fountain Street, Pittsburgh, PA:  On or about December 9, 2019 employees shared a lock to control the energy for the mechanical power presses and the lock was not singularly identified to a particular operator.

Issued

2020-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation:    (a) Facility, 390 Fountain Street, Pittsburgh, PA:  On or about December 9, 2019 employees who perform lockout of equipment had not received training that included instruction on the specific lockout procedures for the equipment being serviced.  Employees lockout mechanical power press electrical components and have not seen the lockout procedure for the machine being serviced.

Issued

2020-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3381.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii): Monthly inspections of hooks, with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the hook inspected, were not performed:    (a) Facility, 390 Fountain Street, Pittsburgh, PA:  On or about December 9, 2019 the employer had not conducted any monthly inspections with written certification records for the hook on the P & H 10 ton overhead crane.

Issued

2020-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iv): Monthly inspections of hoist chains, with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and an identifier of the chain which was inspected, were not performed:    (a) Facility, 390 Fountain Street, Pittsburgh, PA:  On or about 12/09/2019 monthly inspections of hoist chains, with a certification record, were not conducted for the P & H 10 ton overhead crane.

Issued

2020-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(m)(1): Thorough monthly inspections of rope conditions, with written, dated and signed reports, were not performed on the running ropes:    (a) Facility, 390 Fountain Street, Pittsburgh, PA:  On or about December 9, 2019 the employer was not conducting monthly inspections, with written, signed records, of the condition of the running ropes on the P & H 10 ton overhead crane.

Issued

2020-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4508.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(6)(i): Tonnage and stroke requirements were neither stamped on die(s) nor recorded on records readily available to the die setter:    (a) Facility, 390 Fountain Street, Pittsburgh, PA:  On or about December 9, 2019 the dies used in the various mechanical power presses were not stamped with the tonnage and stroke requirements nor was the information recorded and maintained on file for employees to reference.

Issued

2020-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(i): The employer did not establish a die setting procedure for mechanical power press(es) that would ensure compliance with 29 CFR 1910.217(c):  (a) Facility, 390 Fountain Street, Pittsburgh, PA:  On or about December 9, 2019 the employer did not have any die setting procedures in place for employees who change the dies on the various mechanical power presses used in the facility.  No procedures were in place to ensure employees were protected from point of operation hazards when changing the dies and that the proper equipment such as spring loaded turnover bars, die stops, safety blocks, brushes, swabs, lubricating rolls, automatic or manual pressure guns were provided.

Issued

2020-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    (a) Facility, 390 Fountain Street, Pittsburgh, PA:  On or about December 9, 2019 the employer had not conducted a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure.  The employer had no documentation that the company's energy control procedure(s) had been reviewed to ensure the requirements of the standard were being met.

Issued

2020-01-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i): The employer did not maintain a certification record of inspections which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the power press that was inspected:  (a) Facility, 390 Fountain Street, Pittsburgh, PA:  On or about December 9, 2019 the employer's record of inspections for the mechanical power presses did not include the signature of the person who performed the inspection and/or maintenance of the equipment.