OSHA Inspection: GLOBAL TUBE & WIRE

Issued

Aug 17, 2012

Abate by

Aug 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):   The employer did not develop a lockout program to protect employees from unexpected energization of equipment.     At the time of the inspection, the employer did not have a lockout tagout program at a facility where employees perform repair work on equipment.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Aug 17, 2012

Abate by

Aug 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):   Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities exposing them to energized equipment.    The employer did not create written machine specific lockout/tagout procedures for control of hazardous energy at the facility.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Aug 17, 2012

Abate by

Aug 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i):   The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees.    Employees who perform repair work on the tube mill have not been trained on lockout/tagout requirements.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Aug 17, 2012

Abate by

Aug 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

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.    An employee who operates a forklift at the facility was not trained on forklift safety and operation at the current employer.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Aug 17, 2012

Abate by

Aug 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,680 Reduced

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.    A tube mill at the facility was being operated without guards to protect employees operating the machine from rotating parts and ingoing nip points.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).