OSHA Inspection: EDMUNDS METAL WORKS, INC.

Issued

Jun 9, 2023

Abate by

Jul 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $2,679 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. At 6111 15th St E, Bradenton, FL: On or about 05/16/2023, the employer exposed employees to amputation and crushed hazards, in that employee was operating a shear machine to cut sheets of aluminum, during which time the machines power transmission apparatus at the rear of the machine were not guarded.

Issued

Jun 9, 2023

Abate by

Jul 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):  a.  At 6111 15th St E, Bradenton, FL: On or about 05/16/2023, the employer exposed employees to amputation hazard, in that employees were operating a ten-foot press brake machine to bend sheets of aluminum, during which time the machines press-brake die was not guarded.   b.  At 6111 15th St E, Bradenton, FL: On or about 05/16/2023, the employer exposed employees to amputation hazard, in that employees were operating an eight-foot press brake machine to bend sheets of aluminum, during which time the machines press-brake die was not guarded.  c. At 6111 15th St E, Bradenton, FL: On or about 05/16/2023, the employer exposed employees to amputation hazard, in that employees were operating a six-foot press brake machine to bend sheets of aluminum, during which time the machines press-brake die was not guarded.  d. At 6111 15th St E, Bradenton, FL: On or about 05/16/2023, the employer exposed employees to amputation hazard. in that employees were operating an ironworker machine to cut pieces of aluminum, during which time the machines cutting blade bit was not guarded.  e. At 6111 15th St E, Bradenton, FL: On or about 05/16/2023, the employer exposed employees to amputation hazard,  in that employees were operating a horizontal pivot band saw machine to cut pieces of aluminum, during which time the machines saw blade was not guarded.  f. At 6111 15th St E, Bradenton, FL: On or about 05/16/2023, the employer exposed employees to amputation hazard, in that employees were operating a hole punch machine to punch holes in pieces of aluminum, during which time the machines hole punch bit was not guarded.  g. At 6111 15th St E, Bradenton, FL: On or about 05/16/2023, the employer exposed employees to amputation hazard, in that employees were operating a tube notcher machine to notch pieces of aluminum, during which time the machine's notching bit was not guarded.  h. At 6111 15th St E, Bradenton, FL: On or about 05/16/2023, the employer exposed employees to amputation hazard, in that employees were operating a drill press/milling machine to drill pieces of aluminum, during which time the machine's drill bit was not guarded.

Issued

Jun 9, 2023

Abate by

Jul 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $893 · Current $536 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.41(a)(1): If your establishment had 250 or more employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and this part requires your establishment to keep records, then you must electronically submit information from the three recordkeeping forms that you keep under this part (OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and OSHA Form 301 Injury and Illness Incident Report) to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the forms.   Located at the Edmunds Metal Works Inc., 6111 15th St. E., Bradenton, Florida, 34203: On or about 05/16/2023, the employer failed during calendar year 2032 to electronically submit information from their OSHA Form 300A or equivalent by 03/31/2023.  a). The establishment employed twenty-four employees during calendar year 2022.