OSHA Inspection: BOND CASTER & WHEEL CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 8, 2022

Abate by

Sep 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,315 · Current $2,155 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(1): The quantity of liquid that was located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building exceeded 25 gallons of Category 1 liquids in containers:   (a) Paint Area - The employer had seven 5-gallon cans of CPO Technologies 49987 Fast Dry Silver Metallic paint, a Category 1 flammable liquid, located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet, exposing employees to a fire hazard, on or about January 20, 2022.  Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 8, 2022

Abate by

Sep 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,315 · Current $2,155 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.107(b)(5)(i): There were no visible gauges, audible alarms or pressure activated devices installed in paint spray booths to indicate or ensure that the required air speed was maintained, and filters were not inspected to insure proper replacement of filter media.  (a) Paint Booth - Employees used CPO Technologies 49987 Fast Dry Silver Metallic paint, a Category 1 flammable liquid, to spray paint casters in the bench style open face paint booth with dry filters.  This paint booth had no visible gauges, audible alarms, or pressure activated devices installed to indicate or ensure that the paint booth maintained the required air velocity, exposing employees to a fire hazard, on or about January 20, 2022.  (b) Paint Booth - The employer did not ensure the filters were properly installed on the exhaust vents in the rear of the paint hood, on or about January 20, 2022.  Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 8, 2022

Abate by

Sep 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.107(b)(5)(iv): Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers:   (a) Paint Booth - Employees used CPO Technologies 49987 Fast Dry Silver Metallic paint, a Category 1 flammable liquid, to spray paint casters in the bench style open face paint booth with dry filters.  This paint booth did not have automatic sprinklers, exposing employees to a fire hazard, on or about January 20, 2022.  Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 8, 2022

Abate by

Sep 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,315 · Current $2,155 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) Machining Area - The Reed-Prentice engine lathe did not have a chuck guard, exposing employees to entanglement and struck-by hazards, on or about January 20, 2022.  Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,818 · Current $1,832 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(5): Fan blade guards, where the periphery of the blades was less than seven feet above the floor or working level, had openings larger than one half inch:  (a) Paint Booth - The metal guard on the pedestal fan, used to help dry spray painted parts, had 4-inch and larger openings, exposing employees to getting caught in the rotating fan blades, on or about January 20, 2022.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Jul 8, 2022

Abate by

Sep 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,315 · Current $2,155 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.217(c)(5)(i): The employer did not use a control system and a brake monitor which complied with paragraphs (b)(13) and (b)(14) of this section on mechanical power presses where the operator fed or removed parts by placing one or both hands in the point of operation, and a two hand control, presence sensing device, Type B gate, or movable barrier guard was used for safeguarding:  (a) Press Room - Employees hand fed parts into the Cleveland Punch & Shear Company part-revolution mechanical power press, which used two-hand controls for point of operation safeguarding, and this mechanical power press did not have a brake monitor, exposing employees to the hazard of getting caught-in the point of operation, on or about January 20, 2022.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 8, 2022

Abate by

Sep 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,315 · Current $2,155 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(d)(1): Pulleys with parts seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  (a) Press Room - The motor pulleys, five feet nine inches above the floor, on the two drill presses, referred to as run-in machines, did not have guarding on one side, exposing employees to in-going nip points and caught-in hazards, on or about January 20, 2022.  (b) Press Room - The pulleys, near floor level, connected to the belts from the line shaft, on the two custom horizontal drills, used to drill caster forks, did not have complete guarding, exposing employees to in-going nip points and caught-in hazards, on or about January 20, 2022.  Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 8, 2022

Abate by

Sep 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt:  (a) Press Room - The drive belts, five feet nine inches above the floor, on the two drill presses, referred to as run-in machines, did not have guarding on one side, exposing employees to in-going nip points and caught-in hazards, on or about January 20, 2022.  Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 8, 2022

Abate by

Sep 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belts were not enclosed by guards conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):   (a) Press Room - The vertical belt, running from the machine to the line shaft, on the custom horizontal drill, farthest from the windows, did not have guarding on the side facing the machine, exposing employees to in-going nip points and caught-in hazards, on or about January 20, 2022.  (b) Press Room - The inclined belt, running from the machine to the line shaft, on the custom horizontal drill, closest to the windows, did not have guarding on the side facing the machine, exposing employees to in-going nip points and caught-in hazards, on or about January 20, 2022.  Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jul 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,113 · Current $1,373 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):  (a) Paint Booth - The power cord had become damaged on the pedestal fan, used to dry painted parts, and the employer did not remove the fan from service.  Instead, the cord had gotten spliced with electrical tape, exposing employees to an electrical hazard, on or about January 20, 2022.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Jul 8, 2022

Abate by

Aug 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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 (A) through (D) of this section:    (a) Bond Caster & Wheel Corp., 230 South Penn Street, Manheim, Pennsylvania - Mechanical punch presses had energy sources to include electric, compressed air, and gravitational energy.  The employer had a written machine-specific lockout/tagout procedure for punch presses; however, this procedure did not specify locking out/tagging out the compressed air and did not include gravitational energy as an energy source and so did not include steps for how to de-energize and lockout/tagout the gravitational energy, exposing employees to getting struck-by and caught-in moving machine parts, on or about January 20, 2022.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.