OSHA Inspection: TITAN INDUSTRIES INC DBA TITAN CONVEYORS

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $7,260 · Current $3,630 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall 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 shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.   On or about September 7, 2023, at location 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin: employer failed to develop and document a Hazardous Energy Control Program to include energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections when employees were performing servicing and maintenance activities.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Abate by

Mar 15, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.   On or about September 7, 2023, at location 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin: employer did not develop document energy control procedures or die setting procedures for Hydraulic presses.   (a) The employer did not develop, document, and utilize energy control procedures for employees engaged in servicing and maintenance work such as, but not limited to, cleaning, changing the tooling, and die setting procedures for the 300-ton Pacific hydraulic press (model: 300D6-42 Serial: 8348) which provided exclusive control of the hazardous motion exposing employees to crushing hazards.  (b) The employer did not develop, document, and utilize energy control procedures for employees engaged in servicing and maintenance work such as, but not limited to, cleaning, changing the tooling, and die setting procedures for the USI 75-ton Mechanical Punch Press (Serial 54-7114) which provided exclusive control of the hazardous motion exposing employees to crushing hazards.  Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Abate by

Mar 15, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:   On or about September 7, 2023, at location 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin: the employer did not train employees as authorized employees to lockout/tagout equipment. Employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards associated with energized machines, and unexpected start-up or release of energy sources such as, but not limited to, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and gravitational. Employees were not trained to understand how to control energy sources prior to tasks including setup, die changes, and cleaning.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Abate by

Mar 15, 2024

Penalty

Initial $7,260 · Current $3,630 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(a)(4):Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.  On or about September 7, 2023, at location 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin: the employer failed to protected its employees from unsafe practices in that employees were allowed to use fork extensions attachments on the Mitsubishi forklift without written approval from the forklift manufacturer (or qualified Registered Professional Engineer) for the attachment to be used with the forklift.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Abate by

Feb 23, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.178(a)(6):The user shall see that all nameplates and markings are in place and are maintained in a legible condition.  On or about September 7, 2023, at location 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin: employees were exposed to hazards related to forklift operations while utilizing a Mitsubishi forklift that had a data plate which was not maintained in a legible condition and left information such a load capacities unreadable.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Abate by

Mar 15, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).  On or about September 7, 2023, at location 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin: the employer failed to complete training and evaluation for employees that were operating powered industrial vehicles.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(p)(1):If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition.  On or about September 7, 2023, at location 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin: employees operating a Mitsubishi forklift (data plate unreadable) with damage including, but not limited to, chunks of tire missing, severe splitting of tire sidewalls and tires pulling away from the rims.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Abate by

Feb 23, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.178(q)(7):Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily. Where industrial trucks are used on a round-the-clock basis, they shall be examined after each shift. Defects when found shall be immediately reported and corrected.  On or about September 7, 2023, at location 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin: employer does not ensure preoperational inspections on forklifts are being conducted prior to employees operating them.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Abate by

Mar 15, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,807 · Current $2,902 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.179(j)(2): Frequent inspection. The following items shall be inspected for defects at intervals as defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii) of this section or as specifically indicated, including observation during operation for any defects which might appear between regular inspections. All deficiencies such as listed shall be carefully examined and determination made as to whether they constitute a safety hazard:  On or about September 7, 2023, at location 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin:  the employer was not performing inspections of crane components, such as hooks and hoist chains, as defined in sections (j)(2)(i)-(j)(2)(vii) of the standard to ensure that lifting components were in safe operating conditions.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Abate by

Apr 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1): Inspection and maintenance records. The employer shall establish and follow an inspection program having a general component and a directed component:   On or about September 7, 2023, at location 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin: the employer did not develop and follow an inspection program including periodic and regular inspections of the USI 75-ton Mechanical Punch Press (Serial 54-7114).

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Abate by

Apr 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $7,260 · Current $3,630 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.  On or about September 7, 2023, at location 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin: the employer did not provide one or more methods of machine guarding to protect employees from machine hazards associated with moving and rotating parts.  a) Machine Shop - Lathe machine (Model TUR 63, S/N 41115-03-1981) was not provided with machine guarding to protect the employee from flying metal chips, entanglement and caught-between hazards presented by the rotating parts of the machine's chuck and work piece respectively.   b) Machine Shop - Drill press (S/N 86-12104) was not provided with machine guarding to protect the employee from flying metal chips, entanglement and caught-between hazards presented by the rotating parts of the machine's chuck and work piece respectively.  c) Production - Bearing press (Model: MPT200B36U3C10515 Serial: 3435) was not provided with machine guarding or tools to protect the employees from caught-between hazards presented when the machine presses the bearing into the rollers.  d) Production - Bearing press (Model: HP10V5HP/PGP505 Serial 2006688) was not provided with machine guarding or tools to protect the employees from caught-between hazards presented when the machine presses the bearing into the rollers.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1): The upper hood shall completely enclose the upper portion of the blade down to a point that will include the end of the saw arbor. The upper hood shall be constructed in such a manner and of such material that it will protect the operator from flying splinters, broken saw teeth, etc., and will deflect sawdust away from the operator. The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade shall be guarded to the full diameter of the blade by a device that will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of the stock and remain in contact with stock being cut to give maximum protection possible for the operation being performed.  On or about September 7, 2023, at location 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin: employee operating the Dewalt rip saw (Model GE 62, Serial 111324) was exposed to unguarded portions of the blade when cutting material as the saw was not equipped with a self-adjusting guard that covered the lower portion of the blade.

Issued

Jan 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.217(c)(2)(i)(a): Every point of operation guard shall prevent entry of hands or fingers into the point of operation by reaching through, over, under or around the guard.  On or about September 7, 2023, at location 735 Industrial Loop Road New London, Wisconsin: employees were exposed to potential caught-in and crushing hazards when the point of operation guard on the USI 75-ton Mechanical Punch Press (Serial 54-7114) that did not protect all sides of the point of operation from access and would have allowed an operator to operate around the side of the guard.