OSHA Inspection: PRE-INSULATED METAL TECHNOLOGIES INC

Issued

2024-02-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14518.00 · Current $10500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to rotating parts and crushing hazards. These hazards were created by remote and or automatically actuated conveyors that had no pre-start up warning devices to warn employees before the conveyors started and no emergency stop devices to stop the conveyors in the event of employees getting caught in or between in-going nip points on the conveyors:  a) Line #1 Wrapper Workstation - On or about December 19, 2023, an employee was exposed to rotating parts and crushing hazards while they performed operations to included, but were not limited to, maintaining and placing quality control stickers on the material while the conveyor was moving. The conveyor was not provided with pre-start up warning devices, adequate visibility, and emergency stopping devices.   CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2024-02-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14518.00 · Current $10500.00 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) Line #1 Wrapper Workstation - On or about December 19, 2023, an employee was exposed to amputation hazards from the lack of guarding from rotating parts on the exit conveyor when attempting to perform a quality control task.   CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED