OSHA Inspection: MOLDMASTER ENGINEERING INC

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Apr 4, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $1,786 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:  187 Newell Street, Pittsfield, MA:  On December 6, 2022 and at times prior, the employer had not established an energy control program to protect employees and outside contractors who performed maintenance and servicing activities on company machinery.  Abatement Notes: Energy control procedures are required to be documented for all multiple-energy source machines including but not limited to the Milltronics VM 24.  Energy control training is required to be documented and provided for all employees who are, or may be, in an area where energy control procedures may be utilized.  A periodic inspection shall include the following elements: - Appointment of an authorized employee to inspect each local procedure for inaccuracies during an actual energy control task. - A review by inspector with each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under each energy control procedure they are authorized to use. - Certification that the periodic inspections have been performed by identifying the machines or equipment on which the energy control procedures were being utilized, the dates of the inspections, the employees included in the inspections, and the persons performing the inspections.  *Abatement notes are intended only to provide clarity regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. Abatement notes do not create (or diminish) legal obligations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Apr 4, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $1,786 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(a)(2):Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections:  187 Newell Street, Pittsfield, MA:  On December 6, 2022 and at times prior, abrasive wheels used on a bench grinder in the EDM room was not provided with safety guard(s) that covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Apr 4, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,678 · Current $1,339 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:  187 Newell Street, Pittsfield, MA:  On December 6, 2022 and at times prior, work rests used on three bench grinders located in the grinding area, frame department, and injection molding area were not adjusted closely to the wheel and exceeded the maximum opening of one eighth of an inch.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Apr 4, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  187 Newell Street, Pittsfield, MA:  On December 6, 2022 and at times prior,  the distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue guard peripheral member exceeded one fourth of an inch on  three bench grinders  located in the grinding area, frame department, and injection molding area.