OSHA Inspection: BLUE SKY VISION PARTNERS, LLC

Issued

Feb 28, 2025

Abate by

Apr 4, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,729 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.  1910.147(c)(6)(i)  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.  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: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance. 29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1):The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  a) On or about 02/05/2025, throughout the establishment; employees were exposed to amputation hazards when an energy control program consisting of specific energy control procedures, authorized employee training, and periodic inspections was not established and/or enforced before conducting servicing or maintenance on equipment such as but not limited to; Apator SN # 192-85 manual Lathe, Mazak Nexus 510c, Tsugami BH38, Hyd-Mech bandsaw, Myford cylindrical grinders.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 28, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,020 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding were not 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:  a) On or about 02/05/2025, in the Grinding area; employees were exposed to rotating parts hazards when operating the Apator SN # 192-85 manual Lathe's to smooth parts without guarding the chuck.   b) On or about 02/05/2025, in the Turning area; employees were exposed to point of operation hazards when operating the Mazak Nexus 510c with the doors open and the interlock inoperable.  c) On or about 02/05/2025, in the Turning area; employees were exposed to point of operation hazards when operating the Tsugami BH38 with the doors open and the interlock inoperable.  NO ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED