OSHA Inspection: LIVINGSTON ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

2013-07-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:     The employer failed to protect employees from potential struck by hazards associated with operating a bench grinder that is missing the tool rest.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 56265 702 Rd. Fairbury, NE 68352, where the employer has employees using a ACE 6 inch bench grinder to sharpen tools and grind/smoothen down sharp edges on metal products used in the fabrication of various products throughout the facility without having a tool rest installed and adjusted to within one eighth of an inch so as to provide a stable surface from which to sharpen the tools.

Issued

2013-07-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:     The employer failed to protect employees from potential struck by hazards associated with operating a bench grinder that is missing the tongue guard.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 56265 702 Rd. Fairbury, NE 68352, where the employer has employees using a ACE 6 inch bench grinder to sharpen tools and grind/smoothen down sharp edges on metal products used in the fabrication of various products throughout the facility without having a tongue guard installed to prevent the blow back of broken abrasive wheel as the result of the wheel exploding during use.

Issued

2013-07-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.254(d)(9)(iii): Cables with damaged insulation or exposed bare conductors were not replaced:    The employer failed to protect employees from potential electrical hazards associated with operating an arc welder with damaged leads.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 56265 702 Rd. Fairbury, NE 68352, where the employer has employees using a Lincoln Electric AC/DC Arc Welder with damaged leads and bare wire exposed to fabricate and make repairs around the facility without having replaced the leads.

Issued

2013-07-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    The employer failed to protect employees from potential respiratory hazards associated with employees voluntarily wearing respirators provided by the employer without having been briefed on the proper methods to wear and take care of the respirators as well as the health hazards that may be associated with wearing a respirator if a person has preexisting respiratory or cardiac conditions.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 56265 702 Rd. Fairbury, NE 68352, where the employer provides N95 dust masks to employees as they work throughout the facility for voluntary use but failed to instruct the employees on the proper use of those respirators as required in this subpart.