OSHA Inspection: YAMADA NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Issued

Mar 13, 2025

Abate by

Apr 29, 2025

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(6)(i): The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout). General. The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed. (A) The periodic inspection shall be performed by an authorized employee other than the ones(s) utilizing the energy control procedure being inspected. (B) The periodic inspection shall be conducted to correct any deviations or inadequacies identified. (C) Where lockout is used for energy control, the periodic inspection shall include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected.  a) On or about November 8, 2024, the employer did not conduct periodic inspections of each energy control procedure at least annually with the Maintenance Technicians for equipment including but not limited to the 5A2 elevator lift conveyor at the NP2 Sub Assy Steel Ball Force Fit Machine to ensure that procedures were adequate to prevent exposure to moving parts on the NP2 Sub Assy Steel Ball Force Fit Machine when changing belts and when checking the chain and sprocket for tension. There was no review of the authorized employees' responsibilities to lockout energy sources such as the electrical disconnect, gravity, and pneumatics to prevent caught in hazards when performing maintenance on the NP2 Sub Assy Steel Ball Force Fit Machine.   b) On or about January 10, 2025, the employer did not conduct periodic inspections of each energy control procedure at least annually with the Maintenance Technicians for equipment including but not limited to the Horkos Machining Center on the Subaru Line 3 OP-10 #1 to ensure that procedures were adequate to prevent exposure to moving parts as well as pressurized coolant and air located at the Horkos, when cleaning the sensors at the panel inside the spindle/machining area and cleaning filters of metal inside the mist eater. There was no review of the authorized employees' responsibilities to lockout energy sources such as the electrical disconnect, gravity, pressurized coolant lines, and pneumatics to prevent exposures to air, coolant, and caught-in hazards when performing maintenance on the Horkos Machining Center.

Issued

Mar 13, 2025

Penalty

Initial $13,005 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Group lockout or tagout devices shall be used in accordance with the procedures required by paragraph (c)(4) of this section including, but not necessarily limited to, the following specific requirements: Each authorized employee shall affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device, group lockbox, or comparable mechanism when he or she begins work, and shall remove those devices when he or she stops working on the machine or equipment being serviced or maintained.   a) On or about January 16, 2025, the employer did not ensure that each authorized employee affixed a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockbox when performing preventive maintenance on equipment, including but not limited to the Horkos Machining Center on the Subaru Line 3 OP-10 #1. Employees were exposed to pneumatic, pressurized water/coolant and electrical energy.

Issued

Mar 13, 2025

Abate by

Apr 29, 2025

Penalty

Initial $36,410 · Current $16,550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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.  Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist:    a) On or about November 8, 2024, the employer did not ensure energy control procedures were utilized by each authorized employee assigned to perform servicing and maintenance activities to include troubleshooting and changing belts on the 5A2 elevator lift conveyor that was part of a machine NP2 Sub Assy Steel Ball Force Fit Machine.  b) On or about January 10, 2025, the employer did not ensure energy control procedures were utilized by each authorized employee assigned to perform servicing and maintenance activities to include cleaning the mist eater and cleaning sensors in the machining area of the Horkos Machining Center on the Subaru Line 3 OP-10 #1.  The Yamada North America, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(c)(4)(i)  which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1714561, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on May 29, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 9000 Columbus Cincinnati Road, South Charleston, OH 45368.

Issued

Mar 13, 2025

Abate by

Apr 29, 2025

Penalty

Initial $36,410 · Current $16,550 Reduced

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: (A) Each authorized employee shall 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) On or about November 8, 2024, the employer did not provide authorized employee lockout tagout training prior to employees performing maintenance and servicing such as replacing belts and troubleshooting the chain and sprocket on the 5A2 elevator lift conveyor at the NP2 Sub Assy Steel Ball Force Fit Machine.  b) On or about January 10, 2024, the employer did not provide authorized employee lockout tagout training prior to employees performing maintenance and servicing such as cleaning the mist eater and cleaning the sensor inside the machining area on the Horkos Machining Center on the Subaru Line 3 OP-10 #1.  The Yamada North America, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(c)(4)(i) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1714561, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on May 29, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 9000 Columbus Cincinnati Road, South Charleston, OH 45368.

Issued

Mar 13, 2025

Abate by

Apr 29, 2025

Penalty

Initial $36,410 · Current $16,550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence: (1) Preparation for shutdown. Before an authorized or affected employee turns off a machine or equipment, the authorized employee shall have knowledge of the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to control the energy.?  ?(2) Machine or equipment shutdown. The machine or equipment shall be turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown must be utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazard(s) to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage.?  (3) Machine or equipment isolation. All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment shall be physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s).?  (4) Lockout or tagout device application.?  ?(4)(i) Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees.?  ?(4)(ii) Lockout devices, where used, shall be affixed in a manner to that will hold the energy isolating devices in a "safe" or "off" position.?  ?(5) Stored energy.?  ?(5)(i) Following the application of lockout or tagout devices to energy isolating devices, all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy shall be relieved, disconnected, restrained, and otherwise rendered safe.?  ?(5)(ii) If there is a possibility of reaccumulation of stored energy to a hazardous level, verification of isolation shall be continued until the servicing or maintenance is completed, or until the possibility of such accumulation no longer exists.?  ?(6) Verification of isolation. Prior to starting work on machines or equipment that have been locked out or tagged out, the authorized employee shall verify that isolation and deenergization of the machine or equipment have been accomplished.?   a) On or about November 8, 2024, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with caught in hazards while changing two belts and troubleshooting a chain and sprocket on the 5A2 elevator lift conveyor that was part of a machine NP2 Sub Assy Steel Ball Force Fit Machine.  The employer did not ensure employees implemented energy control application steps 1910.147 (d)(1) through (d)(6) prior to conducting servicing and maintenance on the 5A2 conveyor elevator lift.    The Yamada North America, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(c)(4)(i)  which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1714561, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on May 29, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 9000 Columbus Cincinnati Road, South Charleston, OH 45368.

Issued

Mar 13, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,600 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(b)(3): How quickly must each injury or illness be recorded? You must enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred.   a) On or about November 20, 2024, the employer did not ensure that one recordable injury which occurred on November 5, 2024 where an employee received a crushing injury to the right middle finger, which resulted in 1 lost work day was recorded within 7 days on the OSHA 300 log and a OSHA 301 incident report was not filled out.   b) On or about November 20, 2024, the employer did not ensure that one recordable injury which occurred on November 8, 2024 where an employee received an amputation to the tip of the left thumb, which resulted in 8 lost work days and a recordable amputation was recorded within 7 days on the OSHA 300 log and a OSHA 301 incident report was not filled out.