FLORENCE, AL —
OSHA Inspection: OMEGA WELDING AND FABRICATING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of OMEGA WELDING AND FABRICATING, INC. in 3201 ROBERSON ROAD, FLORENCE, AL 35630 (NAICS 811310). OSHA activity number 338611049.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- OMEGA WELDING AND FABRICATING, INC.
- Site address
- 3201 ROBERSON ROAD
- City
- FLORENCE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35630
- Mailing
- 3201 ROBERSON ROAD, FLORENCE, AL 35630
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 811310
- Employees
- 18
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 6, 2013
- Abate by
- May 24, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(A)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards: (a) On or about 01/29/13 - Welding Shop, employees were operating forklifts not equipped with seat belts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- May 6, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not 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): (a) On or about 01/29/13 - Welding Shop, employees operating forklifts had not been trained or evaluated.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 6, 2013
- Abate by
- May 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
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, flying chips and sparks: (a) On 01/29/13 - Welding Shop, an FMB band saw used to cut metal stock did not have the unused portion of the blade guarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.253 B04 III
- Issued
- May 6, 2013
- Abate by
- May 14, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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) On or about 01/29/13 - Welding Shop, oxygen cylinders and acetylene cylinders were separated by approximately 4 feet in the storage rack.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- May 6, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (a) On or about 01/29/13 - Welding and Paint Shops, a written hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented for employees working with chemicals such as, but not limited to, oxygen, acetylene, welding rods, propane, xylene, and flammable paint.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1600
1904.4 A
- Issued
- May 6, 2013
- Abate by
- May 24, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $400 · Current $200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent: (a) On or about 01/29/13 - Facility, workplace injuries and/or illnesses were not recorded on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2012.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $200
- — Z (O) $400
1910.253 A03
- Issued
- May 6, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(a)(3): Apparatus such as torches, regulators or pressure-reducing valves, acetylene generators, and manifolds used in an oxygen-fuel gas system had not been approved: (a) On or about 1/29/13 - Welding Shop, employees were performing welding operations where the working pressure gauge of an acetylene regulator was broken.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 338611049.
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