OSHA Inspection: GROVE INDUSTRIES INC

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 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:    Grove Industries Inc. did not develop and implement a written lockout program. Lockout was not performed when servicing and maintenance was being performed on machinery, including, but not limited to, screw machines, lathes, surface grinders.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 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 the Universal Automatic Multiple Head Table, heads 1 & 4 are not guarded.    b. The Jet Lathe, in the Secondary Department, was not equipped with a chip guard.        Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2):     Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections.    The spindle end, nut and flange projections were not guarded on the Boyer Schultz Surface Grinder.    Abatement documentation is required for the item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c)

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i):     All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting.    On the Acme-Gridley Screw Machine, #18, the rotating shaft end, shaft drive that feeds the machine, was not guarded.    Abatement certification is required for the item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c)

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4):     Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:    Two Baldor bench grinders were not equipped with a work rest.    Abatement certification is required for the item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c.)

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):     The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:    Two Baldor Bench Grinders were not equipped with adjustable tongue guards and the distance between the safety guard and the grinding wheel was approximately 1/2 inch.    Abatement certificaiton is required for the item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i):     The employer did not provide and ensure the usage of point of operation guards or properly applied point of operation devices on every operation performed on mechanical power press(es).    The point of operation was not guarded on the small bench punch press.    Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii):     Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    The toggle switch electrial box, used to turn on the power for the small punch press, had a knockout missing exposing live parts.    Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A):     Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    A small punch press and a microware were connected to an ungrounded extension cord.    Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-18 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:    A microware oven and a small punch press were connected to an ungrounded extension cord.    Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii):     The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.    Grove Industries Inc. did not ensure that each forklift operator had completed formal training and had an evaluation of their performance.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.    Grove Industries Inc. 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)

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii):     Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    On the Rockwood Drill Press, the flexible cord had pulled out of the plug.    Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).