OSHA Inspection: ASTRO MACHINE CORPORATION

Issued

2025-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10641.00 · Current $7449.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  a)	Facility Wide - On or about January 10, 2025, the employer did not provide or require that employees using bench grinders to wear eye and face protection.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2025-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14895.00 · Current $10427.00 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) Warehouse- On or about January 10, 2025, the employer did not develop, document, or utilize an energy control program (lockout/tagout program), that included an energy control procedure for employees to follow, training to ensure that all required elements of the procedure were understood by employees, including safe application, usage, and removal of the energy isolating controls, and periodic inspections to ensure that employees were protected from injuries caused by the unexpected energizing of equipment or release of stored energy while performing servicing or maintenance on equipment, such as performing repairs and die changes on press brake.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2025-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14895.00 · Current $10427.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  a) Warehouse- On or about January 06, 2025, the employer did not ensure that equipment, such as the Hydra-Powered Press Brake, was guarded in a manner that would prevent employees from having any part of their body near the point of operation during the operating cycle.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2025-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8511.00 · Current $5958.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections:  a) Warehouse - On or about January 10, 2025, the employer did not ensure that abrasive wheel machinery, such as the Baldor buffer and AMC-0028 bench grinders, were equipped with safety guards to cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2025-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:  a) Warehouse - On or about January 10, 2025, the employer did not ensure that a work rest was installed to support grinding work on abrasive wheel equipment, such as the Baldor buffer and AMC-0028 bench grinder.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2025-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(b)(9):The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:  a) Warehouse - On or about January 10, 2025, the employer did not ensure that the Baldor buffer and AMC-0028, were equipped with an adjustable tongue guard for the abrasive wheel.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).