OSHA Inspection: TEXFAB, INC.

Issued

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer does not furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from the recognized hazards of being struck-by, which are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:        This violation was observed on or about March 05, 2013, in the roll bender area of the  facility where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when hoisting material using a Ederer Seattle brand overhead crane without a functioning safety latch on the hoisting hook.       Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation describing the actions it is taking to ensure that employees are not exposed to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(5): Every pit and trapdoor floor opening, infrequently used, was not guarded by a floor opening cover of standard strength and construction.  While the cover is not in place, the pit or trap opening was not constantly attended by someone or was not protected on all exposed sides by removable standard railings:    The employer does not ensure all pit and trapdoor floor openings are guarded or attended to prevent employee injury. This violation occurred on or about March 05, 2013, on the west side of the big roll bender where employees were exposed to fall hazards while working near a trapdoor floor opening that lead to a pit below the big roll bender without a cover in place, being attended, and/or being equipped with standard railings.       Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all walking and working surfaces are maintained in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 Subpart D.

Issued

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(3): Regardless of height, open-sided floors, walkways, platforms, or runways above or adjacent to dangerous equipment, pickling or galvanizing tanks, degreasing units, and similar hazards were not guarded with a standard railing and toe board:    The employer does not ensure all open-sided floors above or adjacent to dangerous equipment are guarded to prevent employee injury.     a. This violation was observed on or about March 05, 2013, in the roll bender area of the facility where employees were exposed to caught-in and fall hazards while working around the hydraulic part release arm on the big roll bender that retracted into a pit without any guarding to protect employees from falling into the pit or into the hydraulic arm.       b. This violation was observed on or about March 05, 2013, in the roll bender area of the facility where employees were exposed to caught-in and fall hazards while working around the hydraulic part release arm on the little roll bender that retracted into a pit without any guarding to protect employees from falling into the pit or into the hydraulic arm.       Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all walking and working surfaces are maintained in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 Subpart D.

Issued

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    The employer does not ensure that employees use the proper protective equipment while working from elevated surfaces. This violation occurred on or about February 19, 2013, at the facility where an employee was exposed to fall hazard while welding a seam on top of a cylinder. The employee was wearing a harness equipped with a lanyard that was attached to a Pandjiris Manipulator that had a weight capacity of 2200 pounds which did not meet the criteria of 5,000 pounds for an anchor point.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all employees are provided with and required to use protective equipment to protect themselves from hazards capable of causing injury and impairment.

Issued

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(1)(ii)(E): Breathing air contained a noticeable odor:    The employer does not ensure that breathing air supplied to a sandblasting hood does not contain a noticeable odor. This violation occurred on or about March 05, 2013, and at times prior thereto, in the sandblasting area when an employee was exposed to respiration hazards while wearing a respirator supplied with compressed air that had a noticeable odor.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that the supply air used for employee respirators meets at least the requirements for Grade D breathing air described in ANSI/Compressed Gas Association Commodity Specification for Air, G-7.1-1989.

Issued

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(7): Oil lubricated compressor(s) used to supply breathing air did not have a high-temperature or carbon monoxide alarm(s) or both:    The employer does not ensure that breathing air supplied by an oil lubricated air compressor is monitored with a high-temperature or carbon monoxide alarm to ensure the air does not exceed 10 parts per million, carbon monoxide. This violation occurred on or about March 05, 2013, and at times prior thereto, in the sandblasting area when an employee was exposed to respiration hazards while wearing a respirator supplied with compressed air from an oil lubricated air compressor without a high-temperature or carbon monoxide alarm.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that the supply air used for employee respirators is constantly monitored to alert the employee when carbon monoxide in the breathing air exceeds 10 ppm.

Issued

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:      The employer does not ensure that employees that are required to wear respirators are medically evaluated to prevent employee injury. This violation occurred on or about March 05, 2013, and at times prior thereto, when an employees in the sandblasting area was exposed to respiration hazards while wearing a supply air respirator without having been medically evaluated.       Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all employees that are required to wear respirators are medically evaluated before being fit tested or wearing them in the workplace.

Issued

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

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:    The employer has not evaluated the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces to prevent employee injury.     a. This violation occurred on or about March 05, 2013, and at times prior thereto, in the roll bender area of the facility where employees were exposed to crushed-by and fire hazards while performing maintenance and servicing work in a pit below the little roll bender without first evaluating the space to determine if it was a permit-required confined space.    b. This violation occurred on or about March 05, 2013, and at times prior thereto, in the roll bender area of the facility where employees were exposed to crushed-by and fire hazards while performing maintenance and servicing work in a pit below the big roll bender without first evaluating the space to determine if it was a permit-required confined space.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that they develop and implement an energy control program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections.

Issued

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    The employer has not established an energy control program for employees required to perform servicing and maintenance on machines and equipment to prevent employee injury.     a. This violation occurred on or about March 05, 2013, and at times prior thereto, in the roll bender area of the facility where employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards while performing maintenance and servicing work on the little roller without having an energy control program that included energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections.     b. This violation occurred on or about March 05, 2013, and at times prior thereto, in the roll bender area of the facility where employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards while performing maintenance and servicing work on the big roller without having an energy control program that included energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections.     c. This violation occurred on or about March 05, 2013, and at times prior thereto, in the roll bender area of the facility where employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards while performing maintenance and servicing work on the back roller without having an energy control program that included energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that they develop and implement an energy control program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections.

Issued

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(n)(3)(vi): The employer did not require that the operator of crane(s) avoid carrying loads over people:    This violation occurred on or about March 05, 2013, in the roll bender area of the facility where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while maneuvering suspended loads being hoisted with a 125 ton Ederer Seattle brand overhead crane without using taglines or other method to prevent them from working under the load.       Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation describing the actions it is taking to ensure that loads are not carried over employees by having the employees use taglines or some other method to assist the crane operator in maneuvering loads.

Issued

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    The employer does not guard the point of operation of machines whose operation exposes employees to injury.    a. This violation occurred on or about March 05, 2013, in the roll bender area where employees were exposed to caught-in hazards when operating the little roll bending machine without a point of operation guard.    b. This violation occurred on or about March 05, 2013, in the roll bender area where employees were exposed to caught-in hazards when operating the big roll bending machine without a point of operation guard.     c. This violation occurred on or about March 05, 2013, in the roll bender area where employees were exposed to caught-in hazards when operating the back roll bending machine without a point of operation guard.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all the point of operations on all machines are guarded.

Issued

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    The employer has not established and implemented a written respiratory program when employees are required to wear respiratory protection. This violation occurred on or about March 05, 2013, and at times prior thereto, in the sandblasting area when an employee was required to wear respirators while sandblasting without having an established written respiratory protection program.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that they establish and implement a written respiratory protection program that includes the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i-ix).