OSHA Inspection: WB MANUFACTURING, LLC

Issued

Sep 26, 2024

Abate by

Oct 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $13,711 · Current $6,856 Reduced

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:  (a) Homag single edge bander, backside with blue colored hoods; On or about May 8, 2024, and dates prior, the written energy isolation procedures for controlling electrical, pneumatic, and thermal energy were not utilized while employees performed servicing activities of cleaning tailings/debris out and setup activities of changing/adjusting cutters inside the edge bander enclosure.  Rather, operators used an unwritten procedure that involved them turning a control key to the off position and waiting to open enclosure access hoods until the door/hood interlocks timed out before they entered the Homag single edge bander to perform servicing actives of cleaning tailings/debris out and changing/adjusting cutter heads inside the machine enclosure.   (b) Homag single edge bander, product feed/conveyor side; On or about May 8, 2024, an operator did not utilize the energy isolation procedure to control electrical and pneumatic energy before cleaning debris from the back/conveyor side of the Homag edge bander with an air wand and their hand.  The operator received a partial finger amputation injury when their fingers contacted an energized cutter head, as they reached inside the machine.

Issued

Sep 26, 2024

Abate by

Oct 18, 2024

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 and control:  (a) Homag single edge bander; On or about May 8, 2024, and dates prior, authorized level lockout training was not provided to each employee before they performed servicing activities of cleaning tailings/debris out and setup activities of changing/adjusting cutters inside the edge bander enclosure.

Issued

Sep 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,754 · Current $5,877 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy:  (a) Throughout the production area; On or about May 8, 2024, and dates prior, written energy isolation (LOTO) procedures for the Homag brand, single edge bander did not include thermal energy from the hot melt glue pot and did not identify the steps for isolating it.

Issued

Sep 26, 2024

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 requirements of this standard were being followed:  (a) Throughout the production area; On or about May 8, 2024, and dates prior, written energy isolation (LOTO) procedures for the Homag brand, single edge bander were not evaluated annually.

Issued

Sep 26, 2024

Abate by

Jan 17, 2025

Penalty

Initial $9,795 · Current $4,898 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) Homag single edge bander, product feed/conveyor side; On or about May 8, 2024, and dates prior, nip points between the product feed belts and belt rollers were not adequately guarded to prevent employees from contacting them.

Issued

Sep 26, 2024

Abate by

Oct 10, 2024

Penalty

Initial $1,958 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(b)(1): The log of occupational injuries and illnesses, (OSHA Form No. 300), was not completed in the detail provided in the form and the instructions contained therein:   WB Manufacturing, LLC - 507 E Grant St., Thorp, WI. On or about May 14, 2024, the employer did not provide the required description in column F of their calendar year 2024 OSHA Form 300 to identify the object or substance that directly caused injury and/or the extent of injury.  Additionally, injury classification information was not completed as required by recording/marking the days away from work (column K) and/or on job transfer/restriction (column L).  (a) On or about April 17, 2024, an employee working at 88-Assembly Line 1 and 2 strained their left wrist, case no. IN-20240417-002.  The object or substance that directly injured the person was not described and the number of days transferred or restricted was not identified.  (b) On or about May 13, 2024, an employee in the north breakroom received a head injury from a projector screen that tipped over in the closet, case no. IN-20240513-001.  The extent of injury was not described and the number of days away from work was not identified.

Issued

Sep 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $1,958 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a):  The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours:  (a) On or about May 14, 2024, the employer failed to provide OSHA Form 300 for calendar year 2024 and 2023 within four hours of request.