OSHA Inspection: WYMAN-GORDON COMPANY

Issued

Jan 29, 2025

Abate by

May 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $14,895 · Current $7,448 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:    244 Worcester St, North Grafton, MA:  On and before January 23, 2025, some machines, including the VMC10 CNC machine, did not have a documented energy control procedure.  Additionally, not all employees utilized the energy control procedures when performing maintenance and servicing activities.

Issued

Jan 29, 2025

Abate by

May 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,255 · Current $2,128 Reduced

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 requirement of this standard were being followed:  244 Worcester St, North Grafton, MA:  On and for more than two years before January 23, 2025, the employer had not performed a comprehensive periodic inspection of energy control procedures for all multi-energy sources machines, including the Loewy 50K Press machine, at least annually, to verify that each procedure was adequate and being properly used by employees.  Wyman-Gordon Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1475557, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on October 14, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 244 Worcester St, North Grafton, MA.  *Abatement Notes:  A periodic inspection shall include the following elements:  - Appointment of an authorized employee to inspect each local procedure for inaccuracies or employee deviations during energy control tasks - A review by inspector with each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under each energy control procedure they are authorized to use - Certification that the periodic inspections have been performed by identifying the machines or equipment on which the energy control procedures were being utilized, the dates of the inspections, the employees included in the inspections, and the persons performing the inspections *Abatement notes are intended only to provide clarity regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. Abatement notes do not create (or diminish) legal obligations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.