OSHA Inspection: NORTHERN TOOL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., THE

Issued

2023-11-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $8900.00 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:  170 Progress Avenue, Springfield, MA: On July 20, 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 machines, including but not limited to, the Bridgeport Romi CNC lathe and the DoALL Power Saw.  *Abatement Notes:  Energy control procedures are required to be documented for all multiple-energy source machines.   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 the inspector with each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under each energy control procedure they are authorized to use - Certification that 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

2023-11-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4687.00 · Current $0.00 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:  170 Progress Ave, Springfield, MA:  On July 20, 2023 and at times prior, work rests used on two pedestal bench grinders in the grinding area and in the EDM room, were not adjusted closely to the wheel and exceeded the maximum opening of one eighth of an inch.

Issued

2023-11-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  170 Progress Ave, Springfield, MA: On July 20, 2023 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 two bench grinders in the EDM room and in the grinding area.

Issued

2023-11-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  170 Progress Avenue, Springfield, MA: On July 20, 2023, and at times prior, two portable electric power strips secured to a window covering in the surface grinding area were daisy-chained together.

Issued

2023-11-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  170 Progress Avenue, Springfield, MA: On July 20, 2023 and at times prior, several facility servicing electrical panels in the plastic molding machine area were blocked by machines, equipment, and materials. Specifically, the PDP-2 service panel did not have 36 inches of clearance maintained between the panel and the installation of the Krauss Maffei injection moulding machine hopper platform.

Issued

2023-11-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  170 Progress Avenue, Springfield, MA: On July 20, 2023 and at times prior, several facility servicing electrical and breaker panels in the plastic molding machine area were blocked by machines, equipment, and materials.