OSHA Inspection: DONNER STEEL WORKS INC

Issued

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2):     Each exit must be clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit."    The employer is failing to protect employees from potential emergency egress hazards associated with not marking emergency exits clearly with a sign that reads Exit.  This was most evident during the inspection of the facility located at 3900 Industrial, Lincoln, NE 68504 where the employer has employees working on the production floor and the doors that the employer has designated to be emergency exits are not clearly marked as such.  Instances include but are not limited to:    i.  The exit door located next to the Hyd-Mech Horizontal Band Saw is not marked and when all of the overhead doors are pulled closed it is the only exit door on that side of the building.

Issued

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):     In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:    The employer failed to develop a written respiratory program mandated for required respirator use.  This was most evident during the inspection of the facility located at 3900 Industrial, Lincoln, NE 68504 where the employer requires employees to wear 3M half mask respirators as inhalation protection while spraying a primer over the structural steel they are producing without having developed a written respiratory program outlining the companys procedures for wearing respiratory protection.

Issued

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):     General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    The employer failed to protect employees from potential inhalation hazards associated with wearing respirators when required without having had the employee evaluated by a medical professional first.  This was most evident during the inspection of the facility located at 3900 Industrial, Lincoln, NE 68504 where the employer requires employees to wear 3M half mask respirators as inhalation protection while spraying a primer over the structural steel they are producing without having had the employee evaluated by a medical professional first to ascertain the employees medical fitness.

Issued

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1):     The employer shall ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph.    The employer failed to protect employees from potential inhalation hazards associated with wearing respirators when required without having had the employee fit tested with the tight fitting respirator they will be using prior to use.  This was most evident during the inspection of the facility located at 3900 Industrial, Lincoln, NE 68504 where the employer requires employees to wear 3M half mask respirators as inhalation protection while spraying a primer over the structural steel they are producing without fit testing the employee with the respirator they will be using.

Issued

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):     The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.    The employer is failing to protect employees from potential electrical and caught between hazards associated with failing to conduct annual periodic reviews of written specific procedures.  This was most evident during the inspection of the facility located at 3900 Industrial, Lincoln, NE 68504 where the employer has written specific procedures for 21 separate pieces of equipment that have not been reviewed within the past year.  Examples include but are not limited to:      i.  Specific LOTO Procedures #17 for Hyd Mech horizontal band saw.

Issued

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i):     The employer shall 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. The training shall include the following:    The employer is failing to provide employees with adequate Lockout and Tag out training.  This was most evident during the inspection of the facility located at 3900 Industrial, Lincoln, NE 68504 where the employer has employees changing blades on the horizontal band saw used to cut structural steel to size without applying lockout and/or tag out procedures thus exposing them to potential unexpected startup hazards.  Instances include but are not limited to:    i.  Employees failure to recognize the various forms of stored energy hazards.    ii.  Employees failure to recognize the need to de-energize and secure a lock to prevent unintentional restart of equipment.

Issued

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):     The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).    The employer is failing to provide adequate powered industrial truck training to employees.  This was most evident during the inspection of the facility located at 3900 Industrial, Lincoln, NE 68504 where the employer has employees operating the Daewoo Model G30S propane fueled forklift as a means of moving product throughout the facility.

Issued

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):     Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.    The employer is failing to protect employees from potential amputation hazards associated with operating equipment with inadequate or missing guards.  This was most evident during the inspection of the facility located at 3900 Industrial, Lincoln, NE 68504 where the employer has employees using a horizontal band saw to cut structural steel to size and the saw blade to the left of the cutting area is left unguarded and exposes employees to the unprotected blade.

Issued

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):     Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    The employer failed to develop a written HAZCOM program.  This was most evident during the inspection of the facility located at 3900 Industrial, Lincoln, NE 68504 where the employer has employees spraying a primer over the structural steel they are producing without having developed a written HAZCOM program outlining the companys procedures for working with a hazardous chemical such as Structural Steel Primer, Gray.

Issued

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):     Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.    The employer failed to provide employees with adequate HAZCOM training.  This was most evident during the inspection of the facility located at 3900 Industrial, Lincoln, NE 68504 where the employer has untrained employees spraying a primer over the structural steel they are producing without having developed a written HAZCOM program outlining the companys procedures for working with a hazardous chemical such as Structural Steel Primer, Gray.