OSHA Inspection: PECK MANUFACTURING CO, INC

Issued

2013-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1440.00 · Current $1440.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.  Job site located at 130 Hwy 75, Herman, NE 68029-Employees were allowed to use a forklift at the facility where there had been a modification to one of the forks.  There had been a hole drilled in the tip of one of the forks without having prior written approval from the manufacturer of the forks.  The employer stated that the hole in the tip of the fork has been there since he has been with the company.  The employer also stated that the hole in the fork was used to pull material and equipment.  Employee state that the hole in the forks of the list has been there for at least two years.

Issued

2013-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1440.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The user shall see that all nameplates and markings are in place and are maintained in a legible condition.    Job site located at 130 Hwy 75, Herman, NE 68029-The employer allowed employees to use a forklift at the facility where the information plate for the life was not legible to allow employees to read the weight limitations for the lift before starting work.  Forklift # 3 did not have a legible information plate.

Issued

2013-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1440.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.    Job site located at 130 Hwy 75, Herman, NE 68029-The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph (l).  The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of person(s) performing the training or evaluation.

Issued

2013-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1224.00 · Current $1224.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.  Job site located at 130 Hwy 75, Herman, NE 68029-The employer allowed employees to use a pedestal grinder in the maintenance area where the work rest was not adjusted within 1/8 inch of the wheel.

Issued

2013-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1440.00 · Current $1440.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1): General requirements. Abrasive wheels shall be used only on machine provided with safety guards as defined in paragraph (c) (1) through (4) of this section.  Job site located at 130 Hwy 75, Herman, NE 68029-Employees were allowed to use a 6 inch hand grinder without having the proper guard in place.

Issued

2013-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $1800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Protection from arc welding rays. Where the work permits, the welder should be enclosed in an individual booth painted with a finish of low reflectivity such as zinc oxide (an important factor for absorbing ultraviolet radiations) and lamp black, or shall be enclosed with noncombustible screens similarly painted. Booths and screens shall permit circulation of air at floor level. Workers or other persons adjacent to the welding areas shall be protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields or shall be required to wear appropriate goggles.  Job site located at 130 Hwy 75, Herman, NE 68029-Workers or other employees adjacent to the welding areas were not protected from the rays by a noncombustible or flame-proof screens or shields or required to wear appropriate goggles.

Issued

2013-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1530.00 · Current $1530.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage shall be 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.  Job site located at 130 Hwy 75, Herman, NE 68029-Oxygen gas cylinders were not separated from Acetylene gas cylinder in storage a minimus distance of 20 feet or separated by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet high having a burn rating of at least 30 minutes.

Issued

2013-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1080.00 · Current $1080.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a material safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.  Job site located at 130 Hwy 75, Herman, NE 68029-The employer did not obtain or develop a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import.  Products such as, but not limited too, GL -S Gear Lubricant SAE 80W-90.

Issued

2013-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(6): When do I have to post the annual summary? You must post the summary no later than February 1 of the year following the year covered by the records and keep the posting in place until April 30.  [66 FR 6131, Jan. 19, 2001]  Job site located at 130 Hwy 75, Herman, NE 68029-The employer did not post the annual summary of injuries and accidents no later than February 1 of the year following the year covered by the records and keep the posting in place until April 30.