OSHA Inspection: CHICAGO POWDERED METAL PRODUCTS CO.

Issued

2015-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    a) Production Area- The employer has failed to maintain all places of employment in a clean and orderly condition.  The walking surfaces surrounding Press #50, Serial Number 750-C-6, were covered by oil and oil dry.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2015-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $4900.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:    a) Molding Department-  The employer failed to ensure that persons who performed maintenance on the Mechanical Power Presses affixed energy isolating devices to each energy source.     b) Molding Department- The employer failed to ensure that persons who performed cleaning operations on the Mechanical Power Presses affixed energy isolating devices to each energy source.     c) Molding Department- The employer failed to ensure that persons who performed die set-up on the Mechanical Power Presses affixed energy isolating devices to each energy source.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2015-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(i): The employer did not establish a die setting procedure for mechanical power press(es) that would ensure compliance with 29 CFR 1910.217(c):    a) Molding Department- The employer failed to ensure that a die setting procedure was established and utilized when employees were performing die set-up on the Mechanical Power Presses at the facility.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2015-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $1000.00 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) Molding Department- The employer failed to ensure that all areas where hazards created by the point of operation were guarded on machinery, such as the DoAll 632A Vertical Bandsaw, to prevent injury to employees during the operation of the machine.    b) QC Department- The employer failed to ensure that all areas where hazards created by the point of operation were guarded on machinery, such as the Jet 14 Vertical Bandsaw, Serial Number J-8201K, to prevent injury to employees during the operation of the machine.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2015-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9800.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:    a) Molding Department- The employer failed to conduct periodic inspections of each energy control procedure at least annually to verify the procedures were adequate and were being applied properly.  This would include an inspection of the machine specific procedures for equipment, such as all hydraulic and mechanical power presses.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.      Chicago Powdered Metal Products Co. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 920139, Citation 1, Item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on January 20, 2014, with respect to a workplace at 9700 Waveland Ave., in Schiller Park, Illinois.

Issued

2015-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9800.00 · Current $5300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(i)(a): Point of operation guard(s) on mechanical power press(es) did not prevent entry of hands or fingers into the point of operation by reaching through, over, under or around the guard(s):    a) Molding Department- The employer failed to provide guards on mechanical power presses, such as Presses #48, #51, #54, #55, and #56, which prevented employees from being able to reach through, over, under and around the guards to come into contact with the point of operation.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.       Chicago Powdered Metal Products Co. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(i)(a), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 920139, Citation 1, Item 2, and was affirmed as a final order on January 20, 2014, with respect to a workplace at 9700 Waveland Ave., in Schiller Park, Illinois.

Issued

2015-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $595.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates and markings were in place:    a) Production Areas-  The employer failed to ensure that all powered industrial trucks, such as the Clark Forklift #10, were provided with nameplates with markings in a legible condition.      No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.