OSHA Inspection: SHAWMUT METAL PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

2014-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  Employees who were wearing half-face negative pressure respirators did not pass fit tests on an annual basis.

Issued

2014-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Location:  Worksite  Employees wore half-face negative pressure respirators and had not been provided with medical evaluations prior to use.

Issued

2014-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee wear a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects:   Location: Facility  Employees were operating overhead cranes to raise, lower, and move large structural steel beams and were not wearing protective helmets or hard hats.

Issued

2014-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:   Location: Worksite  The employer did not evaluate the forklift operators' performances every 3 years.

Issued

2014-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Powered industrial truck(s) were not examined for defects daily:  Location: Worksite  Employees were using forklifts that were not being inspected at least daily to detect defects that might affect the safety of their operation.