OSHA Inspection: NEUMETAL CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(i)(B): Goggles or other suitable eye protection were not used during all gas welding or oxygen cutting operations:    a) Employees torch brazing coils were not provided eye protection with shade number 3 or 4 tint.

Issued

Jul 10, 2014

Abate by

Sep 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Points of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employees from having any part of their body in the danger zones during operating cycles:    a) The employee working on Ermax CNC 12 330 Press Brake was holding the work piece within 2 inches of the face of the tooling on June 2, 2014 while the die opening was greater than .25 inches.    b) The employee working on the Adira QHA-6325 Press Brake was holding the work piece within 2 inches of the face of the tooling on June 2, 2014 while the die opening was greater than .25 inches.      The Neumetal Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315288381, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on August 1, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 809 County Road S, New London, WI.

Issued

Jul 10, 2014

Abate by

Aug 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(h)(1): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), used to comply with this part, was not provided by the employer at no cost to employees:  a) Welders provided their own auto-tinting welding helmets, welding jackets and/or welding sleeves.

Issued

Jul 10, 2014

Abate by

Aug 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  a) A welder voluntarily using a 3M cartridge half-mask respirator had not been medically evaluated.

Issued

Jul 10, 2014

Abate by

Aug 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(iii): The employer did not include chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), ensure that each employee had access to labels on containers of chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and was trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and 29 CFR 1910.1026:   a) Welders exposed to the welding fumes of stainless steel were not provided hazard communication training on chromium (VI).

Issued

Jul 10, 2014

Abate by

Aug 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  a) Employees have not received training on the upcoming globally harmonized system compliant labeling elements and safety data sheet formats.