OSHA Inspection: ROCKFORD BURRALL MACHINE COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 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:      Rockford Burrall Machine Co. did not establish a written lockout program nor were machines locked out while performing servicing and maintanence.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):     The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    Rockford Burrall Machine Co. did not ensure that all forklift drivers were properly trained.     Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 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. The unused portion of the blade was not guarded on the WF Wells bandsaw.    b.  The guard on the Miyano CNC Lathe, serial no. BN3211480, was not secured or interlocked.    Abatement certification is required for this items in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(b)(3):     Provisions were not made to prevent woodworking machine(s) from automatically restarting upon restoration of power after power failure:    The DO-All Vertical bandsaw was not equipped with a magnetic starter to prevent restarting after a power failure.    Abatement certification is required in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.19(c).

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1):     Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):(a)     The belt and pulley on the Dayton belt sander was not guarded and the sanding belt and pulley was not guarded, exposing in-running nip points.    Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c)

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i):     Horizontal belts which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level were not fully enclosed by guards conforming to requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    The belt and pulley on the Dayton belt sander was not guarded, exposing in-running nip points.    Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i):     Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o)(a):    The sanding belt and pulley was not guarded on the Dayton belt sander, exposing in-running nip points.      Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Apr 3, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):     The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:(a)    Rockford Burrall Machine Co. did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)