OSHA Inspection: FUYAO GLASS AMERICA

Issued

Apr 18, 2025

Abate by

May 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $0 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)(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 de-energization of the machine or equipment have been accomplished.  a) On or about January 14, 2025, the employer did not ensure that the required steps for the application of energy control were followed by an authorized employee performing servicing and maintenance involving the changing of rollers on the FBT1 Furnace, located in the Coating Department. Specifically: ?	The employee did not have knowledge of all hazardous energy sources associated with the furnace rollers, such as the electrical energy powering the rollers.  (violating paragraph (d)(1)); ?	Lockout devices were not applied to energy-isolating devices (electrical)  controlling the roller drive system (violating paragraph (d)(4)); ?	Isolation was not verified prior to beginning work (violating paragraph (d)(6)).  As a result, employees were exposed to caught-in hazards from the unexpected movement of the furnace rollers while performing servicing and maintenance tasks (installation). These procedural failures placed employees at risk of serious injury, including amputations.

Issued

Apr 18, 2025

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(f)(1): Gears. Gears shall be guarded in accordance with one of the following methods: (i): By a complete enclosure; or  a) On or before January 22, 2025, the employer did not ensure that the gears on the FBT1 Furnace, located in the Coating Plant, were enclosed as required. The gears were located less than seven (7) feet above the floor and were not provided with adequate guarding, exposing employees to contact with the moving components.  As a result, employees were exposed to caught-in hazards from the unguarded moving gear components.

Issued

Apr 18, 2025

Penalty

Initial $91,025 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(f)(3): Sprockets and chains. All sprocket wheels and chains shall be enclosed unless they are more than seven (7) feet above the floor or platform. Where the drive extends over other machine or working areas, protection against falling shall be provided. This subparagraph does not apply to manually operated sprockets.  a) On or before January 22, 2025, the employer did not ensure that the chain and sprockets on the FBT1 Furnace in the Coating Plant, that were less than seven (7) feet above the floor were enclosed.  As a result, employees were exposed to caught-in hazards from the unguarded moving chain and sprocket components.  Fuyao Glass America was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR  1910.219(f)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1648938, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on April 19, 2025, with respect to a workplace located at 800 Fuyao Ave, Moraine Ohio 45439.