OSHA Inspection: BEST MACHINE & REPAIR, INC.

Issued

2015-02-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · 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 energizing, 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:  (a)  The employer failed to develop and implement a written energy control program (Lockout/Tagout) to include, but not limit to:       1.  Written energy control procedures during servicing, maintenance, and set-up for equipment such as but not limited to:  Kuraki Horizontal Boring Machines, Acra Lathes, Mazak Quick Turns CNC lathes, Mazak Vertical Turning Centers, Yamazaki Mazak CNC, Acra horizontal band saw, Acra vertical band saw, Air compressor, Caterpillar propane forklift,       2.  Periodic inspections at least annually of the energy control procedures, and       3.  Training to ensure the purpose and function of the energy control program were understood by employees.

Issued

2015-02-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1680.00 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)  In the Boring Machine area; Kuraki horizontal boring machine (HI-B130, Model Year:  1997) had the tool changer unguarded exposing employees to rotating parts.   (b)  In the Boring Machine area; Mazak Quick Turn 250 (Model:  QT-250-UNIV, S/N:  146781) had inadequate guard for the moving parts/tools exposing employees to rotating parts.   (c)  In the Machining Center area; Yamazaki Mazak Corp (Model:  AJV-60/120, S/N:  109970) had inadequate guard for the moving parts/tools exposing employees to rotating parts.   (d)  In the Machining Center area; Acra horizontal band saw (Model:  BS-400 HAS, S/N: 98200) did not have the unused portion of the blade guarded exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2015-02-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  (a)  In the Boring Machine area; Kuraki horizontal boring machine (HI-B130, Model Year:  1997) had the point of operation and moving table for holding the part unguarded exposing employees to rotating parts.

Issued

2015-02-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

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)  The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program where employees work with or around oil, coolant, lacquer thinner, WD-40, and other chemicals potentially exposed during the manufacturing process.

Issued

2015-02-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  (a)  The employer did not maintain copies of the material safety data sheets where employees work with or around oil, coolant, lacquer thinner, WD-40, and other chemicals potentially exposed during the manufacturing process.

Issued

2015-02-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  (a) The employer did not provide training to employees regarding the safety data sheet (section order and type of information contained within each section) and labeling (pictograms and signal words).