OSHA Inspection: WITHERUP FABRICATION & ERECTION, INC.

Issued

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2040.00 · Current $1530.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:  A.)  Witherup Fabrication and Erection, Inc., 431 Kennerdell Road, Kennerdell, PA  16374, on or about March 28, 2014 and times prior thereto:  Two employees accessed the top of a 16-feet tank to disconnect a mobile crane hook from the tank, and to secure the tank's spreader bar.  The tank was not equipped with a standard guardrail system when preforming these tasks, and exposed to a 16-feet fall hazard.  IN THE ALTERNATIVE:  29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:  A.)  Witherup Fabrication and Erection, Inc., 431 Kennerdell Road, Kennerdell, PA  16374, on or about March 27, 2014 and times prior thereto:  Two employees accessed the top of a 16-feet tank to disconnect a mobile crane hook from the tank, and to secure the tank's spreader bar.  Employees were not utilizing personal fall arrest systems when preforming these tasks, and exposed to a 16-feet fall hazard.

Issued

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $765.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points.  A.)  Witherup Fabrication and Erection, Inc., 431 Kennerdell Road, Kennerdell, PA  16374, on or about March 28, 2014 and times prior thereto:  Sheets of carbon steel were stacked in front of an emergency exit door.  The placement of the sheets of carbon steel allowed for an 11-inch path of egress between the steel and an adjacent Lincoln Electric DC-400 welding unit.

Issued

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $765.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):  A.)  Witherup Fabrication and Erection, Inc., 431 Kennerdell Road, Kennerdell, PA  16374, on or about March 28, 2014 and times prior thereto:  Employees on-site performing servicing and maintenance on various machinery including, but not limited to, a 10-ton overhead crane and a 25-ton overhead crane.  The lockout tagout procedures did not include specific information regarding the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy; a specific statement of the intended use of the procedure; specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy; specific procedural steps for the placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them; and specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control measures.

Issued

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed:  A.)  Witherup Fabrication and Erection, Inc., 431 Kennerdell Road, Kennerdell, PA  16374, on or about March 28, 2014 and times prior thereto:  Employees on-site performing servicing and maintenance on various machinery including, but not limited to, a 10-ton overhead crane and a 25-ton overhead crane.  Periodic inspections of the lockout tagout procedures were conducted annually, however the periodic inspections were not certified.

Issued

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $765.00 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.)  Witherup Fabrication and Erection, Inc., 431 Kennerdell Road, Kennerdell, PA  16374, on or about March 28, 2014 and times prior thereto:  A Lincoln Electric DC-400 welding unit, and two carbon dioxide cylinders used for production purposes were stored in front of electrical disconnect #79, #80, #81, and #82.

Issued

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not identify a document as a certification of hazard assessment:   A.)  Witherup Fabrication and Erection, Inc., 431 Kennerdell Road, Kennerdell, PA  16374, on or about March 28, 2014 and times prior thereto:  The company's personal protective equipment certification has not been certified by a management official.