NEW YORK, NY — 1992-04-23 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: ATLAS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR INC.

Referral inspection · Health discipline

At a glance

On 1992-04-23 00:00:00, OSHA opened a referral health inspection of ATLAS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR INC. in 10 WEST 66TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10023 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 106185507.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: ATLAS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR INC.
Site address: 10 WEST 66TH STREET
City: NEW YORK
State: NY
ZIP: 10023
Mailing: 400 BOTANICAL SQUARE, BRONX, NY 10458

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Referral (C)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Health
Advance notice: No
Union status: Y

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 1992-04-23 00:00:00
Closing conference: 1992-06-25 00:00:00
Case closed: 1992-09-15 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2011-10-14 16:38:47

Establishment context

NAICS code: 000000
SIC code (legacy): 7692
Employees: 50
Ownership type: A

Citations

11 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 20 exposed

Issued: Aug 13, 1992
Abate by: Sep 15, 1992
Penalty: Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: 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 employes in that:
a)  Employees were exposed to the hazard of being overcome
in and unable to escape or be rescued from confined
spaces such as water tanks during cutting and welding
operations.
ABATEMENT METHOD
Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable abatement method
to correct the hazard is to develop and follow standard procedures
for safe confined space entry, including but not limited to:
1.  Conduct atmospheric testing of conined spaces, prior to
employee entry, for potential oxygen defiiency and air
contaminants and continue to monitor for same while employees
are working in confined space.
2.  Provide purging and ventilation of the confined space.
3.  Provide employee entering confined space with wrist type or
noose type harness with safety line.
4.  Provide for monitor or standby employee to be in attendance
at the confined space and so equipped with respiratory
protection necessary to conduct a rescue.
5.  Institute and enforce the use of confined space entry permit
system.
6.  Institute labeling and posting of confined space.
7.  Ensure that authorized entrants are trained in the following
areas:
a)  Hazard recognition.
b)  Communication.
c)  Protective equipment.
d)  Self-rescue.
Reference literature on confined space:
NIOSH Publication 80-106 (Working in Confined Spaces)
ANSI 211F.1 ANSI Z117.1 - 1989
29 CFR 1910.146
National Safety Council Data Sheet 1-704-85

1910.1200 E01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 20 exposed

Issued: Aug 13, 1992
Abate by: Sep 15, 1992
Penalty: Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000