OSHA Inspection: FOUR STAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Issued

Sep 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,671 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that employees wearing prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involve eye hazards wears eye protection that incorporates the prescription in its design or wears eye protection that can be worn over the prescription lenses:     Production Areas:  On, or about, July 9, 2020, an employee who operated mechanical power presses was wearing regular prescription glasses that were not marked to indicate that they were designed and tested in accordance with industry standards to meet the requirements to be safety glasses.

Issued

Sep 9, 2020

Abate by

Dec 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,277 · Current $2,000 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:     Production Areas:  The company had not developed and implemented a written lockout/tagout program that included specific lockout procedures for multiple energy source equipment.      Abatement Note:  Lockout/tagout applies to die-setting tasks on mechanical power presses unless the press is provided with a complaint safeguarding method during die-setting activities such as properly designed and installed two hand inch/jog buttons or a light curtain that is enabled during the inch function.

Issued

Sep 9, 2020

Abate by

Apr 30, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(iv)(b): The "inch" single control was protected against accidental operation and was not located so that the worker cannot reach into the point of operation while operating the single control:      400 Riverside Avenue, Bristol, Connecticut:  On, or about, July 16, 2020, Press #117, a Bliss partial revolution mechanical power presses was provided with a single inch/run button that was not ringed or otherwise protected against accidental operation and was located within reach of the point of operation.

Issued

Sep 9, 2020

Abate by

Dec 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(i): The employer did not establish a die setting procedure for mechanical power press(es) that would ensure compliance with 29 CFR 1910.217(c):       Production Areas:  On, or about, August 27, 2020, the employer had not developed and implemented die-setting procedures to protect employees while performing die-setting tasks.  Die-setting procedures include, but are not limited to, ensuring that point of operation safeguarding is maintained while cycling the press to ensure proper tool alignment and running test pieces, safely barring presses and the use of die blocks if employees must work on tooling installed in a press.

Issued

Sep 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(ii): Spring loaded turnover bars were not provided for mechanical power press(es) designed to accept such turnover bars:  370 Riverside Avenue, Rear, Bristol, Connecticut:  On, or about, July 9, 2020, a piece of round stock was used to bar the press instead of a spring-loaded turnover bar or other effective means such as an interlocked flywheel access door or interlocked turnover bar.

Issued

Sep 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,277 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(i)(a): Point of operation guard(s) on mechanical power press(es) did not prevent entry of hands or fingers into the point of operation by reaching through, over, under or around the guard(s):    In the following locations, barrier guards provided on mechanical power presses allowed access to the point of operation by reaching over or around the guard:     A.  370 Riverside Avenue, Bristol, Connecticut:  On, or about, July 9, 2020:      1.  Press #317, Perkins.  2.  Press #311, Niagara.      B.  400 Riverside Avenue, Bristol, Connecticut, On, or about, July 16, 2020:      1.  Press #117, Bliss.  2.  Press #18, Perkins.

Issued

Sep 9, 2020

Abate by

Dec 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(i)(b): Point of operation guard(s) on mechanical power press(es) did not conform to the maximum permissible opening(s) specified in Table O-10:      In the following locations, barrier guards provided on mechanical power presses had openings that exceeded the maximum allowed in Table O-10 of 29 CFR 1910.217:    A.  370 Riverside Avenue, Rear, Bristol, Connecticut:  On, or about, July 9, 2020, Press #30, Perkins.  B.  400 Riverside Avenue, Bristol, Connecticut:  On, or about, July 16, 2020, Press #27, Bliss.

Issued

Sep 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(3)(iii)(e): Safety distance(s)(Ds) from the presence sensing field to the point of operation of mechanical power press(es) were not greater than the distance determined by the formula specified at 29 CFR 1910.217(c)(3)(iii)(E)(e):  400 Riverside Avenue, Bristol, Connecticut:  On, or about, July 16, 2020, the light curtains provided on the following partial revolution mechanical power presses were located within the minimum safety distance as determined using a stop time meter:   A.  Press #21, Minster. B.  Press #112, Niagara.

Issued

Sep 9, 2020

Abate by

Dec 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(3)(viii): Two hand trip device(s) used on mechanical power press(es) did not protect the operator in that the device(s) were not located at such a safety distance from the point of operation that the slide completed its downward travel or stops before the operator can reach into the point of operation with his hands:    In the following locations, two hand trip buttons were located within the minimum safety distance of the point of operation as calculated using the flywheel speed and number of engagement points:    A.  370 Riverside Avenue, Rear, Bristol, Connecticut:  On or about, July 9, 2020:    1.  Press #312, Niagara:  Calculated distance was 19.4 inches, actual distance was 18 inches.  2.  Press #319, Minster:  Calculated distance was 47.7 inches, actual distance was 22 inches.    B.  400 Riverside Avenue, Bristol, Connecticut:  On, or about, July 16, 2020:    1.  Press P1, Perkins:  Calculated distance was 19.2 inches, actual distance was 9 inches.  2.  Press P2, Perkins:  Calculated distance was 18.3 inches, actual distance was 10.5 inches.

Issued

Sep 9, 2020

Abate by

Apr 30, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,277 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(3)(vii): Two hand control device(s) used on mechanical power press(es) were not located at a safe distance from the point of operation so that the slide completed the downward travel or stopped before the operator could reach into the point of operation:    400 Riverside Avenue, Bristol, Connecticut:  On, or about, July 16, 2020:  Press #23, Federal partial revolution mechanical power press was provided with two hand controls.  The two hand controls functioned as two hand trips, meaning that the press would not stop mid-stroke if a control button was released.  The minimum safety distance was calculated using the flywheel speed and infinite number of engagement points to be 35 inches.  The controls were located 20.5 inches from the point of operation.

Issued

Sep 9, 2020

Abate by

Apr 30, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(5)(i): Mechanical power press(es) where the operator feeds or removes parts by placing one or both hands in the point of operation, and a two hand control, presence sensing device, or type B gate or movable barrier guard is used, were not provided with a control system and brake monitoring  which comply with paragraphs (b)(13) and (b)(14) of this standard:    400 Riverside Avenue, Bristol, Connecticut:  On, or about, July 16, 2020, Press #23, a Federal partial revolution was operated using two hand controls and was manually fed.  The press was not equipped with a brake monitor and did not appear to have features to ensure control reliability such as, but not limited to, a way for the Ross self-checking dual solenoid valve to disable press stroking in the event of a valve failure.

Issued

Sep 9, 2020

Abate by

Dec 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(3)(i): Mechanical power press(es) using full revolution clutches did not incorporate a single-stroke mechanism:     370 Riverside Avenue, Bristol, Connecticut:  On, or about, July 9, 2020, the following full revolution mechanical power presses were not provided with a single stroke mechanism:    A.      Press #37, Perkins.  B.      Press #33, Bliss.

Issued

Sep 9, 2020

Abate by

Dec 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(4)(iii): Pedal return spring(s) of pedal(s) used on mechanical power press(es) using full revolution clutches were not of the compression type, operating on a rod or guided within a hole or tube, or designed to prevent interleaving of spring coils in the event of breakage:     370 Riverside Avenue, Rear, Bristol, Connecticut:  On, or about, July 19, 2020, a Bliss full revolution mechanical power press was provided with a tension-type foot pedal return spring.

Issued

Sep 9, 2020

Abate by

Apr 30, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(ii): Mechanical power press(es) using part revolution clutches were not provided with a red color stop control, which would immediately deactivate the clutch and apply the brake, override any other control, and require use of the operating means to reactive the clutch:     400 Riverside Avenue, Bristol, Connecticut:  On, or about, July 16, 2020, the following partial revolution mechanical power presses were not provided with red emergency stop controls at the operators station:    A.  Press #28, Torc-Pac.  B.  Press #117, Bliss.

Issued

Sep 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(12): All pressure vessels used in conjunction with power presses did not conform to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code for Pressure Vessels, 1968 Edition:  Ref. 1968 ASME BPVC, Section VII, UG-125  400 Riverside Avenue, Bristol, Connecticut:  On, or about, July 16, 2020, air receiver tanks provided on the following mechanical power presses were not provided with a pressure relief valve:  A.  Press #23, Bliss. B.  Press #22, Niagara.