OSHA Inspection: COMM STEEL INC.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

May 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:  Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard:      On 2/3/2012, the maintenance area had an elevated platform and a mezzanine used for storing equipment and parts that had sections of the standard guard railing system missing.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

May 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):        On and before 2/3/2012, the employer did not conduct a personal protective equipment hazard assessment for occupations such as but not limited to welders, fitters and machinists.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

May 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:      On and before 2/3/2012, The employer did not have a lockout tagout program for servicing and maintaining machines such as but not limited to the Peddinghaus horizontal boring mill, Chicago squaring shear and Cincinnati press brake.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

Apr 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not kept in their designated places at all times except during use:      On 2/3/2012, there were two portable fire extinguishers that were missing from the designated locations on the building columns of bay 4 and bay 5.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

May 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:      On and before 2/3/2012, the employer did not provide portable fire extinguisher training.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

May 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):      On and before 2/3/2012, the employer did not provide forklift operator training and evaluation.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

Apr 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:      On and before 2/3/2012, the Caterpillar forklift used daily, in the fab shop, was not inspected daily.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

May 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2): The following items were not be inspected for defects at intervals as defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii) of this section or as specifically indicated, including observation during operation for any defects which might appear between regular inspections:      On and before 2/3/2012, the bridge brakes for the overhead cranes such as but not limited to the Demag in bay 4 did not recieve a frequent (daily/monthly) inspection.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

May 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3): A complete periodic inspection of crane(s) had not been conducted in the past 12 months:      On and before 2/3/2012, overhead cranes such as but not limited to the Demag in bay 4 did not receive periodic inspection.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

May 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:        On 2/3/2012, the following machinery was not properly guarded.    a) Two Delta drill presses did not have rotating chuck guarding.  b) Peddinghaus horizontal boring mill did not have rotating part and flying chips guarding.  c) Amada horizontal bandsaw had 10 inches of the unused portion of the saw blade that was not guarded.  d) 12 foot Chicago squaring shear guarding was damaged and open including no pedestrian/awareness guarding.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

May 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):      On 2/3/2012, the following machines did not have point of operation guarding.     a) 10 foot Cincinnati press brake did not have guarding at the operator side or pedestrian/awareness barrier guarding for the back side. Including the two hand controls had a wooden wedge holding one of the push buttons in the on position.    b) Two Buffalo ironworkers did not have punch or angle shear guarding.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

May 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(b): Machine(s) designed for fixed location(s) were not securely anchored to prevent walking or moving:      On 2/3/2012, there were two Delta vertical drill presses used in the fabrication shop that were not anchored to the floor.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

Apr 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:      On 2/3/2012, between bay 3 and bay 4, there was an electrical quadruplex receptacle, knockout junction box, that was attached to a flexible cord that was not secured.     NOTE: Knockout boxes were designed to be secured to a fixed/permanent structure. When knockout boxes are used on the ends of flexible cords, employees gripping the box to attach or disconnect a plug may dislodge the circular scored metal in the box wall causing it to come in contact with the hot terminal. The result may lead to an electric shock.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

Apr 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions:      On 2/3/2012, there was an electrical 220 volt receptacle junction box at the column between bay 3 and bay 4 that had the fitting pulled away and the wiring exposed.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

Apr 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers identified for the purpose:      On 2/3/2012, the electrical disconnect switch in the maintenance shop had the cover open exposing the wiring and live fuse.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

May 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:      On and before 2/3/2012, the employer did not have a hazard communication program for employee exposure to material such as but not limited to metal working fluids, and liquified propane.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

Apr 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:      On 2/3/2012, there were two portable fire extinguishers mounted on the designated columns between bay 3 and bay 4 that were last inspected on November 11, 2011 and not inspected monthly.       COMM STEEL INCORPORATED WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD 29CFR1910.157(e)(2), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION 315200188, CITATION 1, ITEM 3b, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 4/19/2011, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 900 EAST 69th STREET, CLEVELAND, OHIO.

Issued

Apr 10, 2012

Abate by

Apr 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:        On 2/3/2012, there was an electrical disconnect switch with two unused openings and an electical receptacle junction box with one unused opening.       COMM STEEL INCORPORATED WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD 29CFR1910.305(b)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION 315200188, CITATION 1, ITEM 6, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 4/19/2011, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 900 EAST 69th STREET, CLEVELAND, OHIO.