OSHA Inspection: LIBERTY OPERATIONS & COMPLETIONS, INC.

Issued

Mar 17, 2014

Abate by

May 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:  In the shop, welding operations were being conducted in the open without the use of a welding curtain, exposing employees in the area to potential eye injury.

Issued

Mar 17, 2014

Abate by

May 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet:  In the shop area, eight oxygen cylinders were stored adjacent to seven acetelyne cylinders and one five gallon, open container of motor oil, exposing employees to a fire and exposion hazard.

Issued

Mar 17, 2014

Abate by

May 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:   In the workshop, the employer failed to develop a written hazard communication program to describe how the program would be implemented, to include proper training, labeling, and the administration of data safety sheets, to address their chemicals, such as the hazards of acetylene, which is flammable; motor oil, which is a can cause dermatitis and oxygen, which can create an explosive environment.

Issued

Mar 17, 2014

Abate by

May 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift:  In the workshop, the employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees , to address their chemicals, such as the hazards of acetelyne, which is flammable; motor oil, which is a can cause dermatitis and oxygen, which can create an explosive environment.

Issued

Mar 17, 2014

Abate by

May 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  In the workshop, the employer not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area to address their chemicals, such as the hazards of acetylene, which is flammable; motor oil, which is a can cause dermititus and oxygen, which can create an explosive environment.

Issued

Mar 17, 2014

Abate by

May 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:  In the workshop, a five-gallon bucket of motor oil was left on the floor, unlabeled, exposing employees to a potential fire hazard or dermatitis.