OSHA Inspection: SALVAGE BATTERY & LEAD INC

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jul 20, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $1,460 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1):  Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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.  The employer failed to develop and document a Hazardous Energy Control Program to include energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections when employees were performing servicing and maintenance activities.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jul 20, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i):  Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.   Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.  (a)  The employer did not develop and document energy control procedures when performing maintenance and servicing activities on equipment such as but not limited to: Chicago Hydraulic Press Brake, Can Crusher, Ellis Horizontal Bandsaw, Rigby Wire & Cable Stripper, and Cincinnati Mechanical Shear.  (b)  The employer did not develop and document die setting procedures for the hydraulic press brake which provided exclusive control of the hazardous motion exposing employees to crushing hazards.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jul 20, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A):  Each authorized employee shall receive 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.  Authorized employees who perform servicing and maintenance activities had not received training in the application of the hazardous energy control program and procedures.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jul 20, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Each affected employee shall be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.   Affected employees were not trained in the control of hazardous energy to be able to recognize lockout/tagout devices immediately, recognize when the energy control procedure was being used, understand the purpose and use of the procedure, and understand the importance of not tampering with lockout or tagout devices and not starting or using equipment that has been locked out or tagged out.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $1,460 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 April 5, 2021, in Bay 3, the Cincinnati Shear had missing hold down guards exposing employees to caught between hazards.  (b)  On or about April 6, 2021, in Bay 3, Ellis horizontal bandsaw did not have guarding over the unused portion of the blade exposing employees to struck by hazards.  (c)  On or about the week of March 15, 2021, in Bay 3, Rigby Wire & Cable Stripper did not have guards on the outfeed side exposing employees to rotating cutter disks and caught between hazards.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,341 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(a)(4):  Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.  (a)  The Clark Metalworker 6" Bench Grinder did not have the work rest adjusted to a maximum opening of one-eighth inch exposing employees to caught between hazards.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(b)(9):  Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)   (a)  The Clark Metalworker 6" Bench Grinder did not have the tongue guard nor adjusted to a maximum opening of one-quarter inch exposing employees to struck by hazards.  (b)  The Central Machinery 8" Bench Grinder did not have the tongue guard exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,341 · Current $1,170 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1)(i)(C):  The work space shall be clear and extend from the grade, floor, or platform to the height required by paragraph (g)(1)(vi) of this section. However, other equipment associated with the electrical installation and located above or below the electric equipment may extend not more than 153 mm (6 in.) beyond the front of the electric equipment.   The blue electrical breaker panel which serviced the Chicago Press Brake,  air compressor, and fan was blocked preventing ready access exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(2)(ii):  Flexible cords may be used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap. Hard-service cord and junior hard-service cord No. 14 and larger may be repaired if spliced so that the splice retains the insulation, outer sheath properties, and usage characteristics of the cord being spliced.  In the Can Crushing Room, the can crusher power cable was spliced together utilizing  wire nuts which did not retain the insulation, outer sheath properties, and usage characteristics of the cord exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.  (a) In Bay 2, the blue electrical breaker disconnect panel had several openings exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.  (b) In Bay 3, an electrical knockout was missing on the two hand controls for the Chicago Mechanical Press Brake exposing employees to shock hazards.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jul 6, 2021

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.  The employer did not certify a hazard assessment was conducted to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6):  Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.  The employer did not certify the training and evaluation of the powered industrial vehicles / forklifts of each of the operators, date of training/evaluation, and identity of the person performing the training or evaluation.