OSHA Inspection: DI, LLC

Issued

2015-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not select PPE that properly fit each affected employee:    a) The wire mesh gloves provided for employees operating the 4 inch table blades are all larges and are too big for many of the employee hands.

Issued

2015-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes:  (a) Employees cleaning and/or sharpening the fabric cutting circular knives on the 3 Quilting Machines do not wear cut resistant gloves.

Issued

2015-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 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 had not developed and implemented energy control employee training and energy control periodic inspections.    An effective energy control program includes, but is not limited to, the following:  1. A requirement that before servicing or maintenance of 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.  2. Development of a general and specific energy control procedures that meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4).  3. Providing the needed devices, protective materials and hardware for performing lockout/tagout procedures.  4. Development of an energy control periodic inspection program.  5. Development of an energy control training program for authorized, affected and other employees.  6. Development of a procedure to release equipment from energy control devices when the authorized employee who applied the energy control devices is not available.  7. Development of procedures for testing or positioning of machines, equipment or components when the energy control devices need to be removed temporarily.  8. Coordination of energy control procedures with outside servicing personnel working within the facility.  9. Development of a group lockout or tagout procedure when more than one employee is servicing or maintaining a piece of equipment.  10. Development of a procedure covering shift or personnel changes occurring during equipment maintenance or servicing.  11. The means to enforce compliance with the employer's energy control program.

Issued

2015-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(2)(iii): Where major replacement, repair, renovation or modification of machine or equipment was performed after January 2, 1990, the employer did not provide an energy isolating device designed to accept a lockout device:  a) Two of the three Quilting Machines were installed in the new facility without energy isolating devices capable of being locked out.

Issued

2015-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  a) The employer's written lockout procedures for de-energizing the three Quilting Machines were not specific to each Quilting Machine when one of the Quilting Machine had a disconnect box and the other two Quilting Machines had circuit breakers to isolate the electrical energy source.

Issued

2015-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv): The employer did not certify that employee training had been accomplished and kept up to date:  a) The employer did not document energy control training for technicians, mechanics or supervisors involved with repairing, replacing parts or cleaning of machinery.  b) The employer did not document energy control training to Quilting Machine Operators using blocks with the needle bars while adjusting or replacing needles.

Issued

2015-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 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 pinch points and ingoing nip points:    a) Quilting Machine Operators were not protected from inadvertent contact with the pinch points created by the needle bar motion.    b) Quilting Machine Operators were not protected from inadvertent contact with the pinch points created by the bobbin racket arms.    c) Quilting Machine Operators were not protected from inadvertent contact with the ingoing nip points created by the fabric puller bars.

Issued

2015-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulleys with parts 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) Each of the three of the Quilting Machines have belt and pulley ingoing nip points that are not enclosed in several locations.

Issued

2015-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Each of the three Quilting Machines has belt and pulley ingoing nip points that are not enclosed in several locations.