OSHA Inspection: SIMS-LOHMAN, INC.

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Abate by

Sep 30, 2021

Penalty

Initial $53,642 · Current $19,454 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2280

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2): Incidental storage or use of flammable liquids: The quantity of liquid that may be located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building shall not exceed: 120 gallons of Category 2, 3, or 4 flammable liquids in containers.  a) On or about March 26, 2021, the employer did not ensure those quantities of a category 3 flammable liquid did not exceed 120 gallons outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in that 3, 55-gallon Drums of BSE 1309 containing styrene was stored on the Northeast wall of the marbling department and 11, 5-gallon containers of Pollylite 32132-00 containing styrene was stored on the Southeast wall of the marbling department (total 220 gallons of Liquid Styrene (Category 3)).   The Sims-Lohman, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard  29 CFR  1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1460656, citation number 1,  item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 7/22/2020, with respect to a workplace located at 6325 Este Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio, 45232.

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Abate by

Jan 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $75,092 · Current $19,454 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 was not done in the following sequence: (1) ... (2) Turn off and shut down the machines, (3) Physically locate and operate energy isolating devices in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source, (4) Affix lockout or tagout devices to each energy isolating device, (5) Prior to starting work on machines that have been locked out or tagged out, verify that isolation and deenergization of the machine or equipment have been accomplished  a) On or about March 26, 2021, employees who performed setup on and around the KUKA BACA Robotic Table Saw were exposed to a struck-by hazard from the KUKA BACA Robotic Table Saw in that the lockout tagout procedures were not being followed.  b) On or about March 26, 2021, employees who performed setup on and around the Titan CNC machine were exposed to a struck-by hazard from the Titan CNC machine in that the lockout tagout procedures were not being been followed.   The Sims-Lohman, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard  29 CFR 1910.147(d), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1460656, citation number 1,  item number 5 and was affirmed as a final order on 7/22/2020, with respect to a workplace located at 6325 Este Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio, 45232.

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Abate by

Dec 7, 2021

Penalty

Initial $75,092 · Current $75,092

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 March 26, 2021, employees operating the Park Industries Yukon Saw, processing stone slabs, were exposed to point of operation, the machine was equipped with inadequate guards in that the guards did not protect against the X, Y-axis travel of the saw arm, and the chain-link fence was not guarded in the front perimeter allowing access to the point of operation   b) On or about March 26, 2021, employees operating the KUKA BACA Robotic Table Saw, processing stone slabs, were exposed to the point of operation saw blade and a struck-by hazard from the movement of the robotic arm on its X, Y, Z axes, in that an opening of 47 inches existed below each of the light curtains that were not guarded.   c) On or about March 26, 2021, employees operating a Velocity Polisher, processing stone slabs, were exposed to rotating polishing wheels and pinch point rubber hold-downs in that the machine had a brush screen as a guard allowing access to the polishing wheels and the rubber hold-downs.    d) On or about March 26, 2021, employees operating a Fastback Polisher, processing stone slabs, were exposed to rotating polishing wheels in that the machine had a brush screen as a guard allowing access to the polishing wheels.   The Sims-Lohman, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard  29 CFR  1910.212 (a)(1), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1460656, citation number 1,  item number 6 and was affirmed as a final order on 7/22/2020, with respect to a workplace located at 6325 Este Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio, 45232.