OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN HOUSEWARES MFG. CORP.

Issued

2019-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $5775.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(6)(i): A two-hand trip did not have the individual operator's hand controls protected against unintentional operation and have the individual operator's hand controls arranged by design and construction and/or separation to require the use of both hands to trip the press and use a control arrangement requiring concurrent operation of the individual operator's hand controls.      On or about: December 7th, 2018,    Location: 2nd floor South East rear of the facility, asset # 12    a) The employer did not provide palm button ring guards to the mechanical power press's two-hand trip controls rendering the two-hand trip controls unsafe by holding downward an arm or blocking across both buttons, thereby permitting one-hand operation exposing employees to a caught-in hazard. E.W. Bliss Power press (serial number H27290-HP10156-1947)

Issued

2019-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1327.00 · Current $825.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.     On or about December 7th, 2018,    Location: 2nd floor South East rear of the facility      a) During an accident investigation - the employer did not have any OSHA 300 logs for the current or past years.