OSHA Inspection: M & M'S WELDING AND FABRICATING INC

Issued

Nov 9, 2012

Abate by

Dec 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii):   Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:    Site, south end, the personal fall arrest system provided to a welder working at a height of approximately 16 feet was rigged in such a maanner to allow contact with the concrete lower level, exposing the employee to a fall hazard.

Issued

Nov 9, 2012

Abate by

Dec 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii):  Modifications or additions affecting the safe operation of the equipment were  made without the manufacturer's written approval, and the capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals were not changed accordingly.    At the site, the JLG Industries Sky Trak all terrain forklift Model 6042, Serial Number 0160025641, was modified by underslinging steel vertical columns from a tyne, exposing employees to crush and struck by hazards.

Issued

Nov 9, 2012

Abate by

Dec 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(viii):   A lift truck, equipped with vertical only, or vertical and horizontal controls elevatable with the lifting carriage or forks for lifting personnel, did not have the following precautions to include (A) Use of a safety platform firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks (B) Means whereby personnel on the platform can shut off power to the truck (C) Protection from falling objects as indicated necessary by the operating conditions.    At the site: JLG industries Sky Trak all terrain forklift, model 6042, serial number 0160025641, was used to elevate an employee to a height of approximately 18 feet while standing on the tynes of the all terrain forklift to set a vertical steel column, exposing the employee to a fall hazard.

Issued

Nov 9, 2012

Abate by

Dec 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b):   All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:    At the site, reinforcing steel protruded vertically from the concrete pad under a welder working at approximately 16 feet and was not guarded, exposing the employee to an impalement hazard.

Issued

Nov 9, 2012

Abate by

Dec 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):   Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    At the site, Louisville fiberglass extension ladder used by welder to access upper landing surface approximately 16 ft 2 inches above the concrete lower level, did not have side rrails extended at least 3 feet above teh upper landing surface, exposing the employee to a fall hazard.

Issued

Nov 9, 2012

Abate by

Dec 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d):   The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):      At the site, SkyTrak Telehandler, all terrain forklift: Model 6042, Ser # 0160025641, was operated by an employee to erect structural steel building components who had not been trained and evaluated as an operator as required by 29 CFR 1910.178(l), and as referenced by the note contained in 1926.602(d).