OSHA Inspection: NORTHERN REPAIR AND WELDING

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Feb 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates or markings were maintained in a legible condition:     a)      On and or about 07-31-13, employees were operating a Clark forklift without a legible name plate and markings.     b)      On and or about 07-31-13, employees were operating a Yale forklift without a legible name plate and markings.       ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Feb 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):     a)      On and or about 07-31-13, employees were operating a Clark LP forklift without a working horn.  b)      On and or about 07-31-13, employees were operating a Yale LP forklift without a working horn.  c)      On and or about 07-31-13, employees were operating a Daewoo diesel forklift without a working horn.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Feb 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:    a)      On and or about 07-31-13, employees in a welding repair shop were operating a Clark LP forklift without a working horn and without any backup warning device.  b)      On and or about 07-31-13, employees in a welding repair shop were operating a Yale stock number 304 LP forklift without a working horn and without any backup warning device.   c)      On and or about 07-31-13, employees in a welding repair shop were operating a Yale GLP100MGNGBE093 forklift without a backup warning device and with a damaged seat belt.   d)     On and or about 07-31-13, employees in a welding repair shop were operating a Daewoo diesel forklift without a working horn, without any backup warning device, and with a damaged seatbelt.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Feb 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:     a)      On and or about 07-31-13, electric panel in the tool room had buckets and equipment stored within two (2) feet of the front of the panel.   b)      On and or about 07-31-13, electric panel in the shop room had materials stored within two (2) feet of the front of the panel.       ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Feb 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:    a)      On and or about 07-31-13, employees were using an Evolution Raptor 355 metal cutting chop saw without a ground pin.    b)      On and or about 07-31-13, employers were using extension cords without ground pins to power a handheld grinders.        ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Feb 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap:    a)      On and or about 07-31-13, employees were using a spliced extension cord to power a handy box mounted on a four wheeled cart as the electrical power outlet for a chop saw.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Jan 3, 2014

Abate by

Feb 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket):  a)      On and or about 07-31-13, employer and/or employees did not inspect an Evolution Raptor 355 metal cutting chop saw prior to use; the plug was missing a ground pin during use.  b)      On and or about 07-31-13, employer and/or employees did not inspect an extension cord powering a handy box mounted on a portable cart prior to use; the cord was spliced.  c)      On and or about 07-31-13, employer and/or employees did not inspect extension cords prior to use; the cords were missing ground pins.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.