BATON ROUGE, LA —
OSHA Inspection: ROMERO SHEET METAL WORKS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ROMERO SHEET METAL WORKS, INC. in 3935 NORTH STREET, BATON ROUGE, LA 70806 (NAICS 332322). OSHA activity number 309084770.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ROMERO SHEET METAL WORKS, INC.
- Site address
- 3935 NORTH STREET
- City
- BATON ROUGE
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70806
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332322
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3444
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2006
- Abate by
- Apr 10, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $375 · Current $225 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 hazards of being crushed by the Clarklift forklift truck in the event of a tip over. Machine shop and in the yard; A seat belt was not provided nor used by operators of the Clarklift powered industrial truck (Model IT40-B). Employees were exposed to the hazard of being crushed by potential roll-over action of the fork truck. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard would be to require that the operators of the powered industrial truck utilize the seat belt and that missing seat belts be replaced. DISCLAIMER 1. You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above. 2. The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases. 3. The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an appropriate method of abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $225.00
- — Z (S) $375.00
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2006
- Abate by
- May 22, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $375 · Current $225 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $225.00
- — Z (S) $375.00
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2006
- Abate by
- Apr 10, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $300 · Current $180 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $180.00
- — Z (S) $300.00
1910.219 E03 I
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2006
- Abate by
- Apr 10, 2006
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2006
- Abate by
- May 22, 2006
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2006
- Abate by
- Apr 10, 2006
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (O)
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 309084770.
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