OSHA Inspection: LINCOLN PRECISION MACHINING CO.

Issued

2023-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4144.00 · Current $4144.00

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:   121 Creeper Hill Road, North Grafton, MA:  On November 30, 2022 and at times prior, the employer had not established an energy control program to protect employees and outside contractors who performed maintenance and servicing activities on multi-energy source machines, including but not limited to the two company-made machines.    Abatement Notes:  Energy control procedures are required to be documented for all multiple-energy source machines including the all CNC machines and mechanical power presses.    Energy control training is required to be documented and provided for all employees who are, or may be, in an area where energy control procedures may be utilized.  A periodic inspection shall include the following elements:  - Appointment of an authorized employee to inspect each local procedure for inaccuracies during an actual energy control task - A review by inspector with each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under each energy control procedure they are authorized to use - Certification that the periodic inspections have been performed by identifying the machines or equipment on which the energy control procedures were being utilized, the dates of the inspections, the employees included in the inspections, and the persons performing the inspections

Issued

2023-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4144.00 · Current $4144.00

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:   121 Creeper Hill Road, North Grafton, MA:  On November 30, 2022 and at times prior, employees operated the two company-made machines that had unguarded internal moving parts and also operated the double sided Dayton wire wheel machine that was missing the spindle end guard.

Issued

2023-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.217(b)(4)(i):Pedal mechanism(s) on mechanical power press(es) full revolution clutches were not protected to prevent unintended operation from falling or moving objects or by accidental stepping onto the pedals:   121 Creeper Hill Road, North Grafton, MA:  On November 30, 2022 and at times prior, employees operated a Perkins 28 ton mechanical power press that had an unprotected foot pedal that was the primary means of activation.

Issued

2023-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 press(es):    121 Creeper Hill Road, North Grafton, MA:  On November 30, 2022 and at times prior, employees were exposed while they operated two mechanical power presses that did not have guards or devices to prevent reaching into the point of operation.

Issued

2023-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4144.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(b)(1)(i):  A flywheel that was located so that any part is seven (7) feet or less above a floor or platform was not guarded with an enclosure of sheet, perforated, or expanded metal, or woven wire:   121 Creeper Hill Road, North Grafton, MA:  On November 30, 2022 and at times prior, employees operated a Perkins 28 ton mechanical power press that had moving flywheel components  five-feet above floor that were not guarded by a full enclosure.

Issued

2023-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(f)(3):Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:   121 Creeper Hill Road, North Grafton, MA:  On November 30, 2022 and at times prior, employees were exposed to unguarded chains and sprockets which were two feet above the floor on the bar feeder of the Tecno Wasino CNC lathe machine.