OSHA Inspection: PLOUSE MACHINE SHOP INC.

Issued

2018-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3958.00 · Current $2925.00 Reduced

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) Press Room - Employees did not lockout/tagout the V&O Super OBI 25-ton part-revolution mechanical power press, serial number 25ST-266, when doing die changes, exposing employees to hazards, such as caught-in and struck-by, on or about July 16, 2018.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2018-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(iv): The inch operating means on mechanical power presses, using part revolution clutches, was not designed to prevent exposure of the worker's hands within the point of operation:    (a) Press Room - The inch button on the V&O Super OBI 25-ton part-revolution mechanical power press, serial number 25ST-266, required the use of only one hand and was located close enough to the point of operation that an employee could reach into the point of operation with the free hand, exposing employees to hazards, such as caught-in and struck-by, on or about July 16, 2018.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2018-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(i): The employer did not establish a die setting procedure for mechanical power presses that would ensure compliance with 29 CFR 1910.217(b) and (c):    (a) Press Room - Employees did die changes on the V&O Super OBI 25-ton part-revolution mechanical power press, serial number 25ST-266, and the employer did not develop and implement a die setting procedure for this machine, exposing employees to hazards, such as caught-in and struck-by, on or about July 16, 2018.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2018-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3958.00 · Current $2925.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(iii): Fixing of the selection was not by means capable of supervision by the employer on part revolution mechanical power presses with Off, "Inch," Single Stroke, and Continuous functions:    (a) Press Room - The V&O Super OBI 25-ton part-revolution mechanical power press, serial number 25ST-266, which had "Inch," Single Stroke, and Continuous functions, did not have a selection means capable of supervision, exposing employees to caught-in and struck-by hazards, on or about July 16, 2018.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2018-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(xv): On part revolution mechanical power presses, selection of bar operation was not by means capable of being supervised by the employer:    (a) Press Room - The bar operation on the V&O Super OBI 25-ton part-revolution mechanical power press, serial number 25ST-266, did not have a means capable of supervision, exposing employees to caught-in and struck-by hazards, on or about July 16, 2018.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2018-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5046.00 · Current $3725.00 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 presses:    (a) Press Room - The Shadow VI light curtain used the point of operation safeguarding device on the V&O Super OBI 25-ton part-revolution mechanical power press, serial number 25ST-266, did not protect employees who operated the press by preventing and/or stopping normal stroking of the press if the operators inadvertently placed their arms, hands, or fingers in the point of operation because gaps existed between the front of the press' bolster plate and the bottom of the light curtain large enough for an employee to inadvertently get arms, hands, and fingers into the point of operation undetected by the light curtain, which an employee did on July 3, 2018, resulting in a finger tip amputation.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2018-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3958.00 · Current $2925.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(5)(i): The employer did not use a control system and a brake monitor which complied with paragraphs (b)(13) and (b)(14) of this section on mechanical power presses where the operator fed or removed parts by placing one or both hands in the point of operation, and a two hand control, presence sensing device, Type B gate, or movable barrier guard was used for safeguarding:    (a) Press Room - Employees hand fed parts into the V&O Super OBI 25-ton part-revolution mechanical power press, serial number 25ST-266, which used a light curtain for point of operation safeguarding, and this mechanical power press did not have a brake monitor, exposing employees to the hazard of getting caught-in the point of operation, on or about July 16, 2018.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.