OSHA Inspection: TWIN CITY FAN COMPANIES, LTD.

Issued

Mar 18, 2013

Abate by

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(c): Covers and/or guardrails were not provided to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc.:    (a) On or about October 2, 2012, and at times prior, for the employees who clean the wash bay on a weekly basis and were exposed to burn and chemical hazards where tanks of water and chemicals such as phosphoric acid, cleaning solution and etching solution reach up to 150 degrees Fahrenheit and were not covered or otherwise protected from employees falling into them at Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd., located at 2201 North Ohlman in Mitchell, South Dakota.

Issued

Mar 18, 2013

Abate by

Apr 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    (a) On or about October 2, 2012, and at times prior, for the employees who enter the wash bay to clean on a weekly basis with exposure to burn and chemical hazards where uncovered vats of water and chemicals, including but not limited to phosphoric acid, cleaning solution and etching solution, reach up to 150 degrees Fahrenheit and permit-required confined space entry procedures were not followed to minimize those hazards and other recognized hazards, such as but not limited to, trip and fall or struck-by hazards, presented by the space, especially while the wash bay is in operation, at Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd., located at 2201 North Ohlman in Mitchell, South Dakota.

Issued

Mar 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness was not entered on the OSHA 300 Log and/or an incident report (OSHA Form 301 or equivalent) within seven (7) calendar days  of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness had occurred:    (a) For the injuries that occurred during the months of June, July, and August of calendar year 2012, at Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. located at 2201 North Ohlman in Mitchell, South Dakota.