OSHA Inspection: EAST COAST REPAIR AND FABRICATION

Issued

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b):     Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    a.)  East Coast Repair and Fabrication, Maintenance Shop:  On or about 01/15/13, employees were using compressed air to clean tools and parts at greater than 100 p.s.i., creating a physical hazard.

Issued

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii):     Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour.    a.)  East Coast Repair and Fabrication, between Maintenance Shop and Pipe Shop:  On or about 01/15/13 oxygen cylinders were stored next to fuel gas cylinders and not separated by a minimum distance of 20 feet or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour, creating a fire hazard.

Issued

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(e)(5)(iv):     Hose connections were not clamped or otherwise securely fastened in a manner that would withstand, without leakage, twice the pressure to which they would normally be subjected in service, but in no case less than a pressure of 300 p.s.i.:    a.)  East Coast Repair and Fabrication, Maintenance Shop:  On or about 01/15/13, employees were using burning hoses with repairs that were not pressure tested to 300 p.s.i., creating a fire hazard.

Issued

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):     Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):    a.)  East Coast Repair and Fabrication, Electricians Room:  On or about 01/17/13, openings in a 220 volt panel box exposed live parts of electrical equipment, creating a contact with electrical current hazard.

Issued

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i):     Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions:    a.)  East Coast Repair and Fabrication, Electricians Room:  On or about 01/17/13, conductors of two portable heaters were not protected from abrasion while being hard wired into a panel box, creating a contact with electrical current hazard.

Issued

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iii):     Flexible cords used as permitted in paragraphs (g)(1)(ii)(C), (g)(1)(ii)(G), or (g)(1)(ii)(I) of 29 CFR 1910.305 were not equipped with an attachment plug and energized from an approved receptacle outlet:    a.)  East Coast Repair and Fabrication, Electricians Room:  On or about 01/17/13, the employer had two portable heaters hard wired into a circuit breaker, creating a contact with electrical current hazard.

Issued

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.)  East Coast Repair and Fabrication, Machine Shop:  On or about 01/17/13, the panel box supplying power to welding machines, press brake, outlets, and lights was not labeled, creating a failure to warn or secure hazard.

Issued

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(2)(iii):     The building owner or facility owner did not inform employers of employees who performed housekeeping activities of the presence and location of asbestos containing material (ACM) or presumed asbestos containing material (PACM) in such areas that may be contacted during such activities:      a.)  East Coast Repair and Fabrication, Pipe Shop and Machine Shop:  On or about 01/15/13, the employer did not inform employees conducting housekeeping activities that the TSI around a pipe contained asbestos, creating a contact with toxic substance hazard.

Issued

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(5)(i):     The employer did not affix signs or labels so that employees would be notified of what materials contain ACM and/or PACM to materials that were previously identified to be ACM and/or PACM:    a.)  East Coast Repair and Fabrication, Pipe Shop and Machine Shop:  On or about 01/15/13, asbestos pipe insulation was not labeled, creating a contact with toxic substance hazard.