OSHA Inspection: FORGINGS & STAMPINGS, INC.

Issued

2011-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a):     Personal protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    Fall protection was not provided for employee(s) accessing the top of the Wheelabrator, approxiately 12 feet above floor level,  when performing maintenance on the machine.     No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2011-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 energing, 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:    Forgings & Stampings, Inc.'s lockout program did not include specific lockout procedures.    No certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2011-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5):     The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:    The ground prong had been broken off the pedestal fan in the tool room.    No certification or documentation is required for this item.