OSHA Inspection: CASTING SOLUTIONS, LLC

Issued

Apr 7, 2020

Abate by

Apr 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $10,603 · Current $6,362 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning. Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment.  a. On or about February 2, 2020, and at times prior thereto, employees were using compressed at approximately 45 psi to clean out the core molding box and to clean off core molds exposing employees to struck by and health hazards.

Issued

Apr 7, 2020

Abate by

Apr 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,094 · Current $7,856 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a): "General." Safety-related work practices shall be employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work is performed near or on equipment or circuits which are or may be energized. The specific safety-related work practices shall be consistent with the nature and extent of the associated electrical hazards.  a. On or about February 4, 2020, and at times prior thereto, when accessing live electrical parts up to 480 volts, employees were not trained on the safe work practices exposing themselves to arc flash explosions, electric shock or electrocution hazards.

Issued

Apr 7, 2020

Abate by

Apr 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1): "Deenergized parts." Live parts to which an employee may be exposed shall be deenergized before the employee works on or near them, unless the employer can demonstrate that deenergizing introduces additional or increased hazards or is infeasible due to equipment design or operational limitations. Live parts that operate at less than 50 volts to ground need not be deenergized if there will be no increased exposure to electrical burns or to explosion due to electric arcs. Note 1: Examples of increased or additional hazards include interruption of life support equipment, deactivation of emergency alarm systems, shutdown of hazardous location ventilation equipment, or removal of illumination for an area. Note 2: Examples of work that may be performed on or near energized circuit parts because of infeasibility due to equipment design or operational limitations include testing of electric circuits that can only be performed with the circuit energized and work on circuits that form an integral part of a continuous industrial process in a chemical plant that would otherwise need to be completely shut down in order to permit work on one circuit or piece of equipment. Note 3: Work on or near deenergized parts is covered by paragraph (b) of this section.  a. On or about February 4, 2020, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to live parts when working on 480 volt cabinets without the proper personal protection or training exposing employees to electrical burns, arc flash explosions or electrocution hazards.

Issued

Apr 7, 2020

Abate by

Apr 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards shall be provided with, and shall use, electrical protective equipment that is appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed.  Note: Personal protective equipment requirements are contained in subpart I of this part.  a. On or about February 4, 2020, and at times prior thereto, employees working in electrical cabinets, up to 480 volts, were not using or provided with appropriate electrical protective equipment exposing the employee to electrical shock, arc flash explosions and electrocution hazards.

Issued

Apr 7, 2020

Abate by

Apr 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $74,217 · Current $44,530 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1) through (d)(6):  a. On or about February 18, 2020, and at times prior thereto, in the core molding area, employees were exposed to pinch points and caught-in hazards while performing cleaning activities in order to prevent/remove the build up of sand in the core molding box of the Shalco #8 machine. The employer did not implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down or turned off to perform the servicing work [per 1910.147(d)(2) requirements]. As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation (d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.   b. On or about February 18, 2020, and at times prior thereto, in the core molding area, employees were exposed to pinch points and caught-in hazards while performing cleaning activities in order to prevent/remove the build up of sand in the core molding box of the CB-30 machine. The employer did not implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down or turned off to perform the servicing work [per 1910.147(d)(2) requirements]. As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation (d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.   Casting Solutions, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(d), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1272505, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on January 9, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 2345 Licking Road Zanesville, Ohio 43701.

Issued

Apr 7, 2020

Abate by

Apr 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $74,217 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.  a. On or about February 2, 2020, and at times prior thereto, the Shalco core molding machine was not guarded on the back side where the top and bottom boxes came together to form the mold exposing employees to pinch point hazards.   b. On or about February 2, 2020, and at times prior thereto, the Shalco core molding machine was not guarded on the left side where the top and bottom boxes came together to form the mold exposing employees to pinch point hazards.   c. On or about February 2, 2020, and at times prior thereto, the Shalco core molding machine was not guarded on the front side where the top and bottom boxes came together to form the mold exposing employees to pinch point hazards.   d. On or about February 2, 2020, and at times prior thereto, the Shalco core molding machine's trolley was not guarded when the trolley reaches the end of the cycle exposing employees to pinch point hazards.   e. On or about February 2, 2020, and at times prior thereto, the CB-30 core molding machine's rotating arm was not guarded on the front side where the trolley presents the mold to the hoist exposing employees to struck by hazards.  Casting Solutions, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 1910. 212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1272505, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on January 9, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 2345 Licking Road Zanesville, Ohio, 43701.

Issued

Apr 7, 2020

Abate by

Apr 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  a. On or about February 2, 2020, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not verify a workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification exposing employees to workplace hazards.