OSHA Inspection: SMJ METAL CO., INC

Issued

May 4, 2023

Abate by

Jun 22, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $3,907 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1):The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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 would be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative  a) 36 Smith St., Northampton, MA: On March 2, 2023 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 multi-energy source machines, including but not limited to the HYDMECH VW-18 vertical bandsaw.    Abatement Notes:  Energy control procedures are required to be documented for all multiple-energy source machines including all CNC machines and mechanical power presses.    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.