OSHA Inspection: FIMOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Issued

May 13, 2020

Abate by

Jun 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:    WORKSHOP: The wooden block/platform placed in front of the casting tables to prevent the piping from damage was creating a tripping hazard for the employees.

Issued

May 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,084 · Current $1,850 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(e): The employer did not ensure that employees were not using defective or damaged personal protective equipment in the workplace.    WORKSHOP:  The gloves worn by the employees while operating the Universal sandblaster were torn out, ripped and had holes.

Issued

May 13, 2020

Abate by

Jun 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $2,300 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 should be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a site specific hazardous energy control lockout/tagout program consisting of machine specific step-by-step written energy control procedures and employee training for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Big Max, unknown identification.

Issued

May 13, 2020

Abate by

Jun 30, 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:  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented written step-by-step energy control lockout/tagout procedures in the machine specific, including the alternative measures for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Big Max, unknown identification.

Issued

May 13, 2020

Abate by

Jun 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program were understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls were acquired by employees, including (c)(7)(i)(A), (c)(7)(i)(B) and (c)(7)(i)(C) of this standard:   WORKSHOP: The employees, as "authorized, affected and/or other" types were not provided with training and information in the controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of energy sources (lockout/tagout) during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Big Max, unknown identification.

Issued

May 13, 2020

Abate by

Jun 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,084 · Current $1,850 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:    WORKSHOP: The unused portion of the blade of the Tannewitz vertical bandsaw was guarded with a broken lexan guard.

Issued

May 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): A Log of all Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), and/or Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, (OSHA Form 300-A), and/or the Injury and Illness Incident Report (OSHA Form 301) or equivalent forms were not kept by the establishment:    ESTABLISHMENT: The employer had not maintained the log of all Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300) for the year 2019.

Issued

May 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.101(b): The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tank cars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks were not in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in CFR 1910.6:  WORKSHOP: The compressed nitrogen gas tank by the Squeegee machine, unknown identification was not secured.

Issued

May 13, 2020

Abate by

Jun 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):  WORKSHOP: The left back up light on the Komatsu powered industrial truck (PIT) was not operable.