OSHA Inspection: THE METAL WARE CORPORATION

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Feb 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $10,641 · Current $5,852 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;  On or about November 21, 2024, at a workplace located at 1700 Monroe Street, Two Rivers, Wisconsin; the energy control procedures utilized for de-energizing mechanical power presses did not include specific procedural steps to ensure the press slide position at bottom dead center of its stroke, air pressure was discharged, turned off and locked, and how to utilize safety blocks.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Feb 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $10,641 · Current $5,852 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.217(b)(7)(iii): A means of selecting Off, "Inch," Single Stroke, and Continuous (when the continuous function is furnished) shall be supplied with the clutch/brake control to select type of operation of the press. Fixing of selection shall be by means capable of supervision by the employer:   a) On or about November 16, 2024, at a workplace located at 1700 Monroe Street, Two Rivers, Wisconsin in the Metals Department; the employer did not ensure the mode selector switch key was kept under supervision for the Bliss S2-175-72-42 part revolution mechanical power press during operation.   b) On or about November 16, 2024, at a workplace located at 1700 Monroe Street, Two Rivers, Wisconsin in the Metals Department; the employer did not ensure the mode selector switch key was kept under supervision for the AIDA NC2-250(2) part revolution mechanical power press during operation.   c) On or about November 16, 2024, at a workplace located at 1700 Monroe Street, Two Rivers, Wisconsin in the Metals Department; the employer did not ensure the mode selector switch key was kept under supervision for the AAA-AOTO AC1-15N3 part revolution mechanical power press during operation.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Feb 18, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.217(b)(7)(v)(c): Two-hand controls for single stroke shall incorporate an antirepeat feature:   a) On or about November 21, 2024, at a workplace located at 1700 Monroe Street, Two Rivers, Wisconsin in the Press Department; the two hand controls on the Minster EW Bliss 312A part revolution mechanical power press did not have an antirepeat feature on the operator control buttons to ensure employees would not be exposed to point of operation hazards during the downward press stroke.  b) On or about November 21, 2024, at a workplace located at 1700 Monroe Street, Two Rivers, Wisconsin in the Press Department; the two hand controls on the AAA-AOTO part revolution mechanical power press, Model No. ACI-15N3 did not have an antirepeat feature on the operator control buttons to ensure employees would not be exposed to point of operation hazards during the downward press stroke.  c) On or about November 21, 2024, at a workplace located at 1700 Monroe Street, Two Rivers, Wisconsin in the Press Department; the two hand controls on the Bliss S2-175-72-42 part revolution mechanical power press, did not have an antirepeat feature on the operator control buttons to ensure employees would not be exposed to point of operation hazards during the downward press stroke.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.217(c)(2)(i)(b): Point of operation guard(s) on mechanical power press(es) did not conform to the maximum permissible opening(s) specified in Table 10 O-10:   On or about November 21, 2024, at a workplace located at 1700 Monroe Street, Two Rivers, Wisconsin in the Metals Department; the AAA-AOTO 150 part revolution mechanical power press, Model No. AC1-15N3, Serial No. 170245, expanded metal guard affixed to the right scrap opening exceeded the maximum allowable opening per Table O-10.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Feb 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $10,641 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.217(d)(9)(iv): The employer shall provide and enforce the use of safety blocks for use whenever dies are being adjusted or repaired in the press:   On or about November 21, 2024, at a workplace located at 1700 Monroe Street, Two Rivers, Wisconsin in the Metals Department; the employer did not ensure employees performing die changes on the mechanical power presses utilized safety blocks.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Feb 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.217(e)(1)(i)(A): Conduct periodic and regular inspections of each power press to ensure that all of its parts, auxiliary equipment, and safeguards, including the clutch/brake mechanism, antirepeat feature, and single-stroke mechanism, are in a safe operating condition and adjustment;  On or about November 21, 2024, at a workplace located at 1700 Monroe Street, Two Rivers, Wisconsin in the Metals Department; the employer did not conduct a thorough periodic inspection of each power press to determine the condition of all its parts, auxiliary equipment, clutch/brake mechanism, anti-repeat feature, and single-stroke mechanism exposing employees to struck by and/or caught in hazards.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Feb 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.33(a): Basic requirement. You must save the OSHA 300 Log, the privacy case list (if one exists), the annual summary, and the OSHA 301 Incident Report forms for five (5) years following the end of the calendar year that these records cover.   On or about November 14, 2024, at a workplace located at 1700 Monroe Street, Two Rivers, Wisconsin; the OSHA 300 log for calendar year 2022 was not maintained by the employer.