OSHA Inspection: PRECISION MACHINE & FAB

Issued

2023-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $6250.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:  a) On or about February 28, 2023, in the Shop, employees utilized a R4512 Ridgid  table saw (SN: EM145065128) to construct shipping crates without an appropriate hood or barrier guard.

Issued

2023-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:  a) On or about February 28, 2023, in the Shop, employees utilized a R4512 Ridgid  table saw (SN: EM145065128) to construct shipping crates without an appropriate riving knife or spreader.

Issued

2023-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:  a) On or about February 28, 2023, in the Shop, employees utilized a R4512 Ridgid  table saw (SN: EM145065128) to construct shipping crates without appropriate dogs or anti-kickback pawls.

Issued

2023-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3036.00 · Current $3036.00

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:  a) On or about February 28, 2023, in the Facility, employees used a Dayton bench grinder to sharpen tools with a work rest and wheel opening greater than one eighth of an inch.

Issued

2023-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3572.00 · Current $3572.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  a) On or about February 28, 2023, in the Machine Shop, employees were allowed to use compressed air greater than 30 p.s.i. for cleaning dust and debris from self and equipment.

Issued

2023-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2678.00 · Current $2678.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet:  a) On or about February 28, 2023, behind the Machine Shop, employees were allowed to store cylinders containing Oxygen and Acetylene for cutting purposes without ensuring the cylinders were separated by a fire barrier or a distance of 20 feet.

Issued

2023-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $893.00 · Current $893.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.33(a): The employer did not save the OSHA 300 Log, the privacy case list (if one existed), the annual summary, and the OSHA 301 Incident Report Forms for five (5) years following the end of the calendar year that these records covered:  a) On or about October 25, 2021, at 7978 S. Choctaw Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70815, where an employee was injured and received medical treatment from a work-related injury on October 25, 2021, the employer did not record the incident on OSHA Injury & Illness Recordkeeping Forms.