OSHA Inspection: TPC METALS LLC

Issued

2018-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5691.00 · Current $3415.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    a) Lakeside Metals, Inc. dba TPC Metals LLC. located at 1 Toy Street in Bryan, Ohio; On or about October 6, 2017, the employer did not ensure employees were provided with, and/or used personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, a body harness and lanyards, or equivalent. Employees were exposed to falls of approximately 51 inches while accessing the top of the Littell LM-1E Coil Cutting Line at the leveler machine to clean the leveling rollers.

Issued

2018-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $19918.00 · Current $11950.00 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) Lakeside Metals, Inc. dba TPC Metals LLC. located at 1 Toy Street in Bryan, Ohio; On or about October 6, 2017, the employer did not ensure an energy control program consisting of machine specific control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections were developed and implemented. Employees performing roller cleaning on the Littell LM-1E Coil Cutting Line, serial no. 89159-88, on the leveler machine without the benefit of energy isolation, hazardous energy recognition training, and employer evaluation were exposed to caught in and crushing hazards in the event of un-expectant roller start up.     b) Lakeside Metals, Inc. dba TPC Metals LLC. located at 1 Toy Street in Bryan, Ohio; On or about October 12, 2017, the employer did not ensure an energy control program consisting of machine specific control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections were developed and implemented. Employees engaged in a dye change on the Littell LM-1E Coil Cutting Line, serial no. 89159-88, without the benefit of energy isolation, hazardous energy recognition training, and employer evaluation were exposed to amputation hazards in the event of un-expectant of the press.       Lakeside Metals, Inc. dba TPC Metals, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(c)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1135772, citation number 1, item number 6 and was affirmed as a final order on May 31, 2016 with respect to a workplace located at 1401 Raff Road SW in Canton, Ohio 44710.

Issued

2018-01-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3850.00 · Current $2310.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours, either by telephone or in person to the OSHA Area Office that is nearest to the site of incident, by telephone to the OSHA toll-free central telephone number, 1-800-321-OSHA (1-800-321-6742), or by electronic submission using the reporting application located on the OSHA public web site at www.osha.gov:    a) Lakeside Metals, Inc. dba TPC Metals LLC. located at 1 Toy Street in Bryan, Ohio; On or about October 6, 2017, the employer failed to report to the local OSHA office of an employee amputation within twenty-four hours. An employee suffered an amputation to the tip of their middle finger on their right hand on October 6, 2017 after their hand was caught in an in-going nip point created on the steel rollers of the Littell Leveler Machine.  The OSHA area office was notified of the amputation on October 10, 2017.