Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100212 A01 General requirements for all machines.
Inspection Nr: 1046200.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Willful
Abatement Status: Corrected During Inspection
Initial Penalty: $69,300.00
Current Penalty: $34,650.00
Issuance Date: 08/12/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 06/30/2016
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0524700
Contest Date: 08/21/2015
Final Order: 06/15/2016
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 06/15/2016 | $34,650.00 | 06/30/2016 | Willful | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 08/26/2015 | $69,300.00 | Willful | ||
Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/12/2015 | $69,300.00 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
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) Quality Blow Molding, Inc., located at 635 Oberlin Elyria Road, Elyria, OH 44035: On or about February 18, 2015, the employer did not ensure that one or more methods of machine guarding were provided to protect employees from moving parts such as, but not limited to, the rotating chuck of equipment such as, but not limited to, the Ganesh horizontal lathe machine (Model GT-2060). Employees were exposed to struck-by and amputation hazards.