OSHA Inspection: LBG MACHINE INC.

Issued

2026-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1702.00 · Current $1702.00

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)  744 East Highland St., Allentown, PA on or about 7/17/2025 - guards were not available for the Buffalo drill press where the chuck  was unguarded at the point of operation, exposing the operator/employee to a hand and finger hazard.  (b)  744 East Highland St., Allentown, PA on or about 7/17/2025 - guards were not available for the Ryobi drill press where the chuck  was unguarded at the point of operation, exposing the operator/employee to a hand and finger hazard.  (c)  744 East Highland St., Allentown, PA on or about 7/17/2025 - guards were not available for the Bridgeport milling machines where the chuck  was unguarded at the point of operation, exposing the operator/employee to a hand and finger hazard.

Issued

2026-01-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1702.00 · Current $1702.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(a)(4):Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch.   (a) 744 East Highland St., Allentown, PA on or about 7/17/2025 - employees used a Baldor grinder where the work rest was  not adjusted closely to the wheel at the point of operation, exposing the operator/employee to a finger laceration hazard.  (b) 744 East Highland St., Allentown, PA on or about 7/17/2025 - employees used a Setco grinder where the work rest was not adjusted closely to the wheel at the point of operation, exposing the operator/employee to a finger laceration hazard.

Issued

2026-01-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1):Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment.  (a) 744 E. Highland St., Allentown, PA on or about 7/17/2025 - sufficient access to the electrical panels was not readily available to permit safe operation and maintenance of the equipment.