OSHA Inspection: COOPER & TURNER MANUFACTURING LLC

Issued

Dec 30, 2019

Abate by

Jan 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $9,282

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) On or about December 12, 2019, and at times prior, manufacturing employees were exposed to hazards from high-speed rotating parts due to lack of adequate controls to separate the employees from the rotating parts.  Employees had been caught by a rotating steel rod while working on one of eight thread rolling machines, resulting in injuries ranging from a broken arm, second degree friction burns, and severe sprains of the spine and ribs.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Dec 30, 2019

Abate by

Jan 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $5,569 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to Items of this section:     a) On or about December 12, 2019, and at times prior, lockout procedures did not include specific procedural steps for controlling all forms of hazardous energy on equipment such as electrical, hydraulic, or pneumatic energies as required by Item [B] of this section.  Employees were exposed to hazards from unidentified stored energy sources while changing the dies on the MSI Chamfermate chamfer and thread rollers.      Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required on this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Dec 30, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,327 · Current $769 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report was not recorded within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred:    a) On or about December 12, 2019, and at times prior, the employer did not add recordable injuries or illnesses on the OSHA 300 Log within seven calendar days of being notified the injury or illness was recordable.  The employer did not record five different injuries that were required to be recorded on the OSHA 300 Log in 2019.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Dec 30, 2019

Abate by

Jan 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.31(a): The employer did not record the recordable injuries/illnesses that occurred to employees who were not on their payroll, but were supervised by the company on a day-to-day basis:  a) On or about November 7th, and at times prior, Cooper and Turner Manufacturing, LLC did not record the recordable injury that occurred to a Top-Notch Personnel employee who was supervised by Cooper & Turner Manufacturing on a day-to-day basis.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).