Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100217 C01 I Mechanical power presses.
Inspection Nr: 1577117.015
Citation: 01004
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $10,151.00
Current Penalty: $6,000.00
Issuance Date: 06/07/2022
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 19
Abatement Date: 07/05/2022
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0522000
Contest Date:
Final Order: 06/21/2022
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 06/21/2022 | $6,000.00 | 07/05/2022 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 06/07/2022 | $10,151.00 | 07/05/2022 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to provide and insure the usage of "point of operation guards" or properly applied and adjusted point of operation devices on every operation performed on a mechanical power press. See Table O-10. a) On or about February 11, 2022, the employer had not established a procedure to be followed by employees when working with the die. During a die set up, a press operator had their hands in and near the die without any point of operation guarding, and no safety procedures in use to protect the employee from gravitational energy from the upper die in that the interlocked safety block was not used.