OSHA Inspection: NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER AT LEWIS FIELD

Issued

Apr 9, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i) as required by 29 CFR 1960.8(b): Unprotected sides and edges.  (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:    On or about December 3, 2024, the employer did not ensure each employee working from the upper work platform mezzanine area located above the Building 39, 8 x 6 wind tunnel was protected from falling more than 4 feet to a lower level by a guardrail system, safety net systems, or other fall protection system.

Issued

Apr 9, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(7) as required by 29 CFR 1960.8(b): The employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface near an opening, including one with a chute attached, where the inside bottom edge of the opening is less than 39 inches (99 cm) above that walking-working surface and the outside bottom edge of the opening is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by the use of:  On or about December 3, 2024, the employer did not ensure each employee on the walking-working surface near the Building 301, VF-5 Vacuum Chamber were protected from falling to the floor below through an approximately 37 inches high by approximately 36 inches wide gap or open space on the left side of the vacuum chamber entry point, by a guardrail system, safety net systems, or other fall protection system.

Issued

Apr 9, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d)(4)(i) as required by 29 CFR 1960.8(b): Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees.  On or before December 3, 2024, the employer did not ensure employees affixed an energy isolating device (lock) on the electrical disconnect of the Building 301, Electric Propulsion Laboratory, Fabrication Shop, Continental Machines, Inc, Do-All Band Saw, Model 3613-20, NASA Asset No. 277623, during service and maintenance activities such as changing the band saw blade (setup).

Issued

Apr 9, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1) as required by 29 CFR 1960.8(b): 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.  a)	On or about December 3, 2024, the employer did not ensure one or more methods of machine guarding was provided to protect operators from the machine area hazards created by the point of operation and/or rotating parts of the Clausing Colchester CNC Lathe machine, Model 4000L, NASA Asset Number 1900129, located in Building 50 Fabrication Shop.  b)	On or about December 3, 2024, the employer did not ensure one or more methods of machine guarding was provided to protect operators from the machine area hazards created by the point of operation and/or rotating parts of the Clausing Colchester CNC Lathe machine, Model 2000, NASA Asset Number 1274116, located in the Building 50 Fabrication Shop.    c)	On or about December 3, 2024, the employer did not ensure one or more methods of machine guarding was provided to protect operators from the machine area hazards created by the point of operation of the Peck, Stow, Wilcox Model G-52 sheet metal shear, located in Building 55 Technician Machine Shop of the 8x6 Wind Tunnel.