OSHA Inspection: TNT METAL BUILDINGS, INC.

Issued

Nov 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $1,360

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3):  Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    a.  On or about October 9, 2012, on the south side of the shop, the exit door was blocked by a fan.

Issued

Nov 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,040 · Current $2,040

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1):  The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    a.  On or about October 9, 2012, on the south side of the shop, an employee was not wearing protective eye wear while using the band saw to cut metal.        b.  On or about October 9, 2012, on the south side of the shop, employees did not wear protective eye wear while using the grinding machine to sharpen the drill bits.

Issued

Nov 8, 2012

Abate by

Dec 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii):  Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not required to wear appropriate goggles to protect them from the rays when noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields were not used:    a.  On or about October 9, 2012, on the north side of the shop, employees were welding without the use of screens or shields.

Issued

Nov 8, 2012

Abate by

Dec 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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):    a.  On or about October 9, 2012, employees operating powered industrial trucks were not trained and evaluated.

Issued

Nov 8, 2012

Abate by

Dec 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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 and flying chips:    a.  On or about October 9, 2012, on the south side of the shop, the band saw used to cut metal did not have a guard on the unused portion of the blade, exposing employees to an amputation hazard.

Issued

Nov 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,040 · Current $2,040

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4):  Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:    a.  On or about October 9, 2012, on the south side of the shop, the grinding machine did not have a work rest, exposing employees to a struck by hazard.

Issued

Nov 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):  Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:    a.  On or about October 9, 2012, on the south side of the shop, the grinding machine did not have a tongue guard on either side of the machine, exposing employees to a struck by hazard.

Issued

Nov 8, 2012

Abate by

Dec 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2):  Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    a.  On or about October 9, 2012, on the south side of the shop, each branch circuit within the breaker box was not identified.

Issued

Nov 8, 2012

Abate by

Dec 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii):  Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    a.  On or about October 9, 2012, on the north side of the shop, the cables for the welders did not have a strain relief.