OSHA Inspection: J.D. MILLER & SONS, LLC

Issued

Apr 24, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,241 · Current $1,272 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) Throughout the facility; An energy control program (Lockout-Tagout) was not implemented prior to employees performing lockout covered actives of setup, servicing, and maintenance activities on equipment, such as a Chicago shear, Accura bandsaw, and Piranha ironworker.

Issued

Apr 24, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,241 · Current $1,272 Reduced

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) North end of shop; Rotating parts and flying chips were not guarded on a Cal-Hawk brand drill press.    (b) Shop area; Nip-points beneath material hold-downs were not guarded on a 10-foot Pearson brand hydraulic shear.

Issued

Apr 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,545 · Current $764 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:    (a) North end of shop; The gap between the each upper guard and stone grinding wheel on a pedestal mounted bench grinder was greater than one fourth of an inch.

Issued

Apr 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,545 · Current $764 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Inside of buildings, cylinders were not stored in a well-protected, well-ventilated, dry location, at least 20 feet (6.1 m) from highly combustible materials such as oil or excelsior:    (a) North end of shop; Acetylene gas cylinders stored next to an exit way door were not secured and/or protected from physical damage.

Issued

Apr 24, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,545 · Current $764 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:    (a) Shop area; Energized conductor wires were exposed on a Chicago brand, powered apron brake because a cover plate was not in place on an electrical junction box located directly beneath the operational controls of the apron brake.

Issued

Apr 24, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,482 · Current $2,165 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):     (a) Shop area; Points of operation were not guarded on an ironworker machine.    The J.D. Miller and Sons, LLC dba Steel Towne was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1016905, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on July 15, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at N8166 Highway 65, River Falls, WI 54022.