OSHA Inspection: MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS INC

Issued

Sep 5, 2023

Abate by

Nov 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $9,376 · Current $4,688 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:  At the Main Facility, employee(s) were exposed to amputation and laceration hazards in that the employer did not create, implement, and train employee(s) on a lock out / tag out program that meets all of the requirements of the energy control procedure.

Issued

Sep 5, 2023

Abate by

Nov 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  In the Main Facility, employee(s) engaged in maintenance activities requiring lock out / tag out work were exposed to amputation and laceration hazards in that employee(s) who were engaged in lock out / tag out were not utilizing any energy control procedures when engaging in lock out / tag out work.

Issued

Sep 5, 2023

Abate by

Nov 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:  In the Main Facility, employee(s) engaged in maintenance activities were exposed to amputation and laceration hazards in that no periodic inspections of lock out tag out procedures were occurring because the employer had not developed lock out tag out procedures for machines with dual sources of energy.

Issued

Sep 5, 2023

Abate by

Nov 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation:  In the Main Facility, employee(s) engaged in maintenance activities requiring lock out / tag out work did not receive any training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation.

Issued

Sep 5, 2023

Abate by

Nov 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure:  In the Machine Shop, employee(s) engaged in machine shop activities were exposed to amputation and laceration hazards in that Affected employee(s) were not provided training in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.

Issued

Sep 5, 2023

Abate by

Nov 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,125 · Current $1,563 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  In the Main Facility, employee(s) engaged in machine shop activities were exposed to health hazards in that the employer did not develop, implement, and train employee(s) on a written hazard communication program.   Manufacturing Solutions Inc was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.1200(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1514372, citation number 1, item number 8, and was affirmed as a final order on 5-7-2021 , with respect to a workplace located at 2320 N. Oliver Rd., Newton KS 67114.

Issued

Sep 5, 2023

Abate by

Nov 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,125 · Current $1,563 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1):Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  In the Main Facility, employee(s) engaged in machine shop activities were exposed to health hazards in that the employer did not provide information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area .  Manufacturing solutions Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.1200(h)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1514372, citation number 1, item number 11, and was affirmed as a final order on 5-7-2021 , with respect to a workplace located at 2320 N. Oliver Rd., Newton KS 67114.

Issued

Sep 5, 2023

Abate by

Nov 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $877 · Current $439 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2):The employer did not verify, through a written certification, the identity of the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done:  In the Main Facility and Production Area, employee(s) engaged in machine shop activities were expose to amputation and laceration hazards in that the employer did not conduct hazard assessments, through a written certification, certifying the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done.