MOLINE, IL —
OSHA Inspection: SMITH FILTER CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SMITH FILTER CORPORATION in 5000 41ST ST., MOLINE, IL 61265 (NAICS 333413). OSHA activity number 345462741.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SMITH FILTER CORPORATION
- Site address
- 5000 41ST ST.
- City
- MOLINE
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61265
- Mailing
- 5000 41ST ST., MOLINE, IL 61265
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 333413
- Employees
- 90
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $6,827 · Current $4,096 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: On or about July 16, 2021, an employee operating the Roper Whitney Pexto Press to make filter straps received an amputation and the employer had not established an energy control program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4096.2
- — Z (S) $6827
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2021
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $8,192 · Current $4,915 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle: On or about September 15, 2021, employees operating the B1 Shipping Crimper were exposed to crushing injuries due to the lack of point of operation guarding.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4915.2
- — Z (S) $8192
1910.217 B04 I
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2021
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $9,557 · Current $5,734 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(4)(i): The pedal mechanism(s) on mechanical power press(es) full revolution clutches were not protected to prevent unintended operation from falling or moving objects or by accidental stepping onto the pedals: On or about August 6, 2021, and at times prior to, employees operated a Roper Whitney Punch Press by stepping onto a pedal which was not protected to prevent unintended operation from falling or moving objects or by accidental stepping onto the pedal.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5734.2
- — Z (S) $9557
1910.217 C02 I
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2021
- Abate by
- Dec 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(i): Every point of operation guard did not meet the following design, construction, application, and adjustment requirements: On or about July 16, 2021, an employee operating the Roper Whitney Pexto Press to make filter straps received an amputation due to the lack of point of operation guarding.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.217 C02 I D
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2021
- Abate by
- Dec 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(i)(d): Fasteners not readily removable by the operator, so as to minimize the possibility of misuse or removal of essential parts, were not utilized on point of operation guards. On or about July 16, 2021, an employee operating the Roper Whitney Pexto Press to make filter straps received an amputation and the front metal fabricated guard was affixed to the machine with a pair of vice grips which did not minimize the possibility of misuse or removal of the guard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $6,827 · Current $4,096 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: On or about July 16, 2021, an employee received an amputation and the employer did not report the work-related incident within 24 hours.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4096.2
- — Z (O) $6827
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 345462741.
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