OSHA Inspection: BRAINARD RIVET COMPANY

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

May 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,096 · Current $4,858 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 would be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:     On or about February 19, 2020, the employer failed to establish an effective program for the control of hazardous energy at the facility.  Energy sources used at the facility includes, but are not limited to; electricity, gravity, pneumatic and thermal energies.

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

May 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):   On or about February 19, 2020, while in the process of completing servicing activities such as, but not limited to; a tool change of the company's #4 cold header press, operator(s) were exposed to caught-by hazard associated with gravitational energy. The employer failed to develop and ensure that the written energy control application steps were used by the employee when servicing equipment/machinery at the facility. As a result, the employer needs to ensure the following to protect employees from machine servicing hazards:   a. Prepare for shutdown [(d)(1)] - ensure authorized employee has knowledge of the type, magnitude, the hazards, and the method or means to control the energy;  b. Shutdown the machine or equipment [(d)(2)];  c. Machine isolation [(d)(3)] - Physically locate and operate all energy isolation devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s);  4. LOTO device application [(d)(4)] - Affix a lockout or tagout device to each energy isolating device;  5. Dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)] - relieve, disconnect, restrain, and otherwise render safe all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy;  6. Verification of isolation [(d)(6)] - Verify that isolation and deenergization of the machine or equipment has been accomplished

Issued

Mar 30, 2020

Abate by

May 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $5,670 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee had not received 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 and control:        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 was not provided to employee authorized to complete service and maintenance activities at the facility. On or about February 19, 2020, an untrained employee, in the process of completing a tool change of the #4 header press; sustained a crushing injury when the energy isolating device (foot pedal) that activates a breaking mechanism to prevent the flywheel from rotating failed. The header press was not locked out prior to the start of servicing activity, and the gravitational energy remained uncontrolled.