OSHA Inspection: VENTURE MACHINE & TOOL, INC

Issued

Aug 19, 2025

Abate by

Dec 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $11,585 · Current $11,585

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:  a) On or about April 30, 2025, the employer failed to develop machine specific lockout tagout procedures for the Makino-a71 CNC machine. Maintenance personnel engaged in covered activities (i.e., repairs, adjustments) and exposed to moving parts from unexpected re-energization of equipment.   b) On or about April 29, 2025, the employer failed to develop machine specific lockout tagout procedures for the Danly Power Press #119 to protect operators from the unexpected re-energization. Operators engaged in covered activities (i.e., setup, adjustments, change outs) and were exposed to crushing and amputation hazards.

Issued

Aug 19, 2025

Abate by

Dec 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $11,585 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation an control:  a) On or about and times prior to, April 30, 2025, the employer failed to provide employees engaged in maintenance and servicing activities with a training program at an authorized level to ensure they had the knowledge necessary on the application of lockout procedures during setup, adjustment and tear-down activities.

Issued

Aug 19, 2025

Abate by

Sep 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $8,276 · Current $5,276 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was 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 April 24, 2025, in the tooling area, Whacheon lathe (S/N: 9-8110-27) operators were not protected against rotating parts (i.e., chuck) during cutting/drilling activities. Lathe operators' hands/arms were exposed to be pulled into the chuck exposing employees to a crushing and amputation hazard.   b) On or about and times prior to April 30, 2025, in the tooling area, Doosan Mynx Model 7500/50 CNC machine operators were not protected against rotating parts and flying chips during machine cycling. The Doosan CNC machine's interlock was defeated exposing employees to struck by and flying chip hazards made from the spinning tool bit.

Issued

Aug 19, 2025

Abate by

Sep 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $1,655 · Current $1,055 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29CFR 1904.41(a)(1)(i) If your establishment had 20?249 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA?s designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the form.  a) On or about March 2, the employer did not electronically submit their information from their 2024 OSHA 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee.

Issued

Aug 19, 2025

Abate by

Sep 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  a) On or about and times prior to, May 5, 2025, the employer failed to certify that each powered industrial vehicle operator has been trained, retrained and evaluated. The employer failed to ensure that certifications contained the name of the operator, date of training, date of evaluation and identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.