OSHA Inspection: ALPHA WELDING & FABRICATION, INC.

Issued

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, 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:    On or about 1/16/2014, the employer allowed employee(s) to perform maintenance on the Peddinghaus drill line machine without an energy control program.

Issued

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    On or about 1/16/2014, the employer allowed employee(s) to operate the powered industrial truck without the required training.

Issued

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3): A complete periodic inspection of crane(s) had not been conducted in the past 12 months:    On or about 1/15/2014, the employer allowed employee(s) to use the four overhead cranes located in the shop without a current annual inspection. The last inspection was December 2012.

Issued

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning. Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment:    On or about 1/16/2014, the employer allowed employee(s) to use compressed air around 100 psi to remove dirt from their clothes.

Issued

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(6): The annual summary was not posted between February 1 of the year following the year covered by the records and kept in place until April 30 at the work site.     On or about 1/15/2014, the employer did not have his OSHA annual summary log for the year 2013 posted.

Issued

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(1): Employers shall train employees regarding the new label elements and safety data sheets format by December 1, 2013:    On or abourt 1/15/2014, the employer failed to ensure the employee(s) were trained in the new labeling system and material safety data sheets pertainiing to the Globally Harmonized System and Labeling of Chemicals.