OSHA Inspection: BENNETT TOOL AND DIE LLC

Issued

Dec 14, 2021

Penalty

Initial $12,288 · Current $7,373 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:  At the Tool Room, employees engaged in production activities were exposed to amputation and caught-in hazards in that the Okuma Machinery Works Lathe did not have a chuck guard.

Issued

Dec 14, 2021

Penalty

Initial $10,533 · Current $6,320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(ii):Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  Employees engaged in production activities were exposed to amputation hazards in that the point of operation was not guarded properly in the following instances:   1) Finishing Area: Clausing Drill Press  2) Saw Area: Haman Horizontal Band Saw

Issued

Dec 14, 2021

Penalty

Initial $7,022 · Current $4,213 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(a)(4):Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:  In the Welding Area, employees engaged in grinding activities were exposed to struck by hazards in that the work rest for the Craftsman pedestal grinder was not adjusted to one eighth of an inch, and was used with an opening 1/2 inch.

Issued

Dec 14, 2021

Penalty

Initial $7,022 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(b)(9):The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:  At the Welding Area, employees engaged in grinding activities at the Craftsman Pedestal grinder were exposed to struck-by and caught in hazards in that the tongue guard was adjusted to approximately one inch from the grinding wheel.

Issued

Dec 14, 2021

Penalty

Initial $10,533 · Current $4,213 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.243(c)(1)(ii)(a):Safety guard(s) for portable abrasive wheel(s) did not cover the spindle end, and flange projections:  At the Welding Area, employees engaged in production activities were exposed to struck-by and caught in hazards in that guard was removed on the Dewalt portable grinder.

Issued

Dec 14, 2021

Penalty

Initial $10,533 · Current $4,213 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.252(b)(2)(iii):Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:  Employees engaged in material handling activities were exposed to radiant energy or light radiation in that welding screens were not provided to adjacent employees.

Issued

Dec 14, 2021

Penalty

Initial $8,778 · Current $5,267 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.253(b)(4)(i):Oxygen cylinders were stored near highly combustible material, especially oil and grease; or near reserve stocks of carbide and acetylene or other fuel-gas cylinders, or near other substance likely to cause or accelerate fire;   At the Finishing Area, employees engaged in welding activities were exposed to fire hazards from a improperly stored cylinder of oxygen. The oxygen cylinder was not in use and was stored next to an cylinder of liquefied petroleum gas.

Issued

Dec 14, 2021

Penalty

Initial $8,778 · Current $3,511 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1):Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  In the Laser Cutting Area, employees engaged in production activities were exposed to electrical, and fire hazards in that the service disconnect switches were obstructed by a barrier chain, a vertical fan, and two computer stations.

Issued

Dec 14, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,266 · Current $2,106 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.334(a)(2)(i):Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket):  At the Production Area, employees engaged in production activities were exposed to electrical and fire hazards in that the ground pin was missing on the Dayton Vertical Fan.