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OSHA Inspection: KUSTOM MACHINE & SHEET METAL

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of KUSTOM MACHINE & SHEET METAL in 1312 WEST THIRD STREET, FOREST, MS 39074 (NAICS 332322). OSHA activity number 315307520.

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Site address
1312 WEST THIRD STREET
City
FOREST
State
MS
ZIP
39074
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332322
SIC code (legacy)
3444
Employees
30
Ownership type
A

13 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 30 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2380.00 · Current $1475.00 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 91-596, 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: Hazards of flying shrapnel
from exploding
plastic PVC pipe.
(a)Site wide - On or about February 29, 2012 employees were exposed to the
hazards of flying shrapnel from an exploding plastic PVC pipe, Genova 1120
Schedule
10 PVC pipe used to transport compressed air throughout the machine shop,
fabrication
shop, warehouse and the water jet area. The compressed air was at an
operating pressure
of 80 pounds per square inch (PSI).
Among other methods, the following are feasible and acceptable methods of
correction.
1. Replace the current PVC compressed air piping system with materials
suitable for the
maximum air pressure  as recommended by the Plastic Pipe Institute, such
as metal.
2. Follow the American National Standards Institute/American Society of
Mechanical Engineers
(ANSI/ASME) B 31.1-2007, Power Piping, as applicable.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1475.00
  • — Z (S) $2380.00

1910.23 D01 III

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 3 instances 30 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1785.00
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (S) $1785.00

1910.106 G08

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1785.00
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (S) $1785.00

1910.106 G09

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (S)

1910.147 C01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 14 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2380.00 · Current $1475.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1475.00
  • — Z (S) $2380.00

1910.253 B02 II

Deleted Serious Gravity 01 4 instances 14 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1785.00 · Current $1785.00
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1785.00
  • — Z (S) $1785.00

1910.253 B02 IV

Deleted Serious 4 instances 14 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.253 B04 III

Deleted Serious 1 instance 14 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.303 G02 I

Serious Gravity 05 3 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2380.00 · Current $1475.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1475.00
  • — Z (S) $2380.00

1910.305 B01 II

Serious Gravity 05 3 instances 14 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2380.00 · Current $1475.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1475.00
  • — Z (S) $2380.00

1910.305 G02 III

Serious Gravity 05 3 instances 30 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.1200 E01

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 30 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1785.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1100.00
  • — Z (S) $1785.00

1910.215 B09

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 2 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by

JELD-WEN

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 315307520.