OSHA Inspection: GRIER ABRASIVE CO., INC.

Issued

2024-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $10500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees are operating an air press machine with an unprotected foot pedal actuator.    a) Grier Abrasive Co., Inc. - On or about December 1, 2023, in the Molding Department, the foot pedal actuator for the pneumatic press machine "A" was not guarded to prevent accidental operation and/or movement, thereby exposing employees to caught in between hazards associated with the cycling of its pneumatic cylinders.

Issued

2024-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $0.00 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 point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  a) Molding Department- On or about April 24, 2024, the employer did not ensure that all guards on machines, such as air press machine "A", were affixed and/or secured in a manner that would prevent employees from having any part of their body in between moving machine parts during the operation cycle.  b) Molding Department- On or about April 19, 2024, the employer did not ensure that all guards on machines, such as air press machine A25-multi, were affixed and/or secured in a manner that would prevent employees from having any part of their body in between moving machine parts during the operation cycle.  c) Molding Department- On or about April 19, 2024, the employer did not ensure that all guards on machines, such as air press machine H-multi, were affixed and/or secured in a manner that would prevent employees from having any part of their body in between moving machine parts during the operation cycle.  d)  Molding Department- On or about April 19, 2024, the employer did not ensure that all guards on machines, such as air press machine A47, were affixed and/or secured in a manner that would prevent employees from having any part of their body in between moving machine parts during the operation cycle.  e) Molding Department- On or about April 19, 2024, the employer did not ensure that all guards on machines, such as air press machine A38, were affixed and/or secured in a manner that would prevent employees from having any part of their body in between moving machine parts during the operation cycle.

Issued

2024-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): Guard(s) on machine(s) were not affixed to the machine or secured elsewhere when attachment to the machine was not possible:  a) In the Molding Department- On or about April 24, 2024, the employer did not ensure that all guards on machines such as air press machine "A", were affixed and/or secured in a manner that would prevent employees from having any part of their body in the machine moving parts or danger zone during the operating cycle. The guard on the air press machine was not secured or interlocked to prevent employees from accessing the area during normal production.

Issued

2024-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $10500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:  a) In the Molding Department - On or about April 24, 2024, authorized employees were required to perform servicing and/or maintenance on the pneumatic presses and other operating equipment. The employer did not ensure periodic inspections of the energy control procedures were performed at least annually as required by the standard.

Issued

2024-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees.   a) Molding Department & Back Room - On or about April 19, 2024, the employer?failed to?provide adequate?training to employees to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program were understood by authorized, affected, and other employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls were acquired by authorized employees.  Employees were exposed to machine hazards that could result in lacerations, fractures, and/or amputation injuries.

Issued

2024-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):  a) In the Molding Department -On December 1, 2023, an employee was exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts and pinch-points during the adjustments of the Press "A" Machine which resulted in the amputation to the employees left middle finger. The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down or turned off to perform the servicing work [per the 1910.147(d)(2) requirements]. As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)((i)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.

Issued

2024-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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) On?or about? December 1,?2023, the?employer did?not contact?OSHA within?24 hours?when an?employee sustained?a work-related?injury that?resulted in?an in-patient?hospitalization. ??   No abatement?certification or?documentation is?required for?this item.