OSHA Inspection: PACIFIC IRON WORKS, INC.

Issued

Dec 29, 1998

Abate by

Jan 4, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced

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
employees in that employees
were exposed to the hazard of being caught in or crushed by a structural
collapse:
Location: 50 Partridge Road White Plains NY
On or before 6/30/98,
a) The employer fabricated steel roof trusses with marginal welds. The
welds were placed with
little penetration and were discontinuous and showed lack of fusion at
places.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS:
1) To conform to American National Standard Institute/American Welding
Society's Standards
on Complete Joint Penetration Groove Welds when welding the steel roof
trusses at the bottom
chord splice locations (reference ANSI/AWS D1.1-94 Structural Welding
Code).
2) To have shop drawings approved prior to the fabrication of steel roof
trusses.
3) To fabricate the steel roof trusses in accordance with the contract
drawings.
NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the
inspection case
file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of
abatement of this
violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Dec 29, 1998

Abate by

Jan 4, 1999

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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Dec 29, 1998

Abate by

Dec 31, 1998

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Dec 29, 1998

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Dec 29, 1998

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Dec 31, 1998