OSHA Inspection: NIVEL PARTS & MANUFACTURING CO, LLC.

Issued

Aug 17, 2021

Abate by

Sep 7, 2021

Penalty

Initial $13,653 · Current $7,919 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1): 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure and employee training to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated, and rendered inoperative in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4).   a) At the facility, on or about February 23, 2021, the employer did not provide employees with lock out/tag out (LOTO) training, thereby exposing employees to electric shock and amputation hazards.

Issued

Aug 17, 2021

Abate by

Sep 7, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to Items of this section.   (a) At the facility, on or about February 23, 2021, the employer did not provide employees with written procedures for shutting down or isolating power for each piece of machinery, requiring lockout tagout, thereby exposing employees to amputation and electrical hazards.

Issued

Aug 17, 2021

Abate by

Sep 7, 2021

Penalty

Initial $13,653 · Current $7,919 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)  At the facility, on or about February 23, 2021, the employer did not ensure all equipment and machinery used by employees was properly guarded, thereby exposing employees to amputation, caught-in, and flying particle hazards.

Issued

Aug 17, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,753 · Current $5,657 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye.  (a)  At the facility, on or about February 10, 2021, the employer did not report an amputation to OSHA within 24 hours of gaining knowledge of the event.

Issued

Aug 17, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area.   (a)  At the facility, on or about February 23, 2021, the employer did not provide training to employees required to handle chemicals classified as corrosives, flammable aerosols, highly flammable liquids, and other hazardous materials such as but not limited to the following: Uline Industrial Purple Degreaser, White Lightening Storm Blasters, BG Silicone Lubricant, and Jasco Acetone, thereby exposing employees to health hazards.