OSHA Inspection: OGEECHEE STEEL, INC.

Issued

Oct 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,517 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    a)    At the fabrication shop in Swainsboro, GA:  On June 10, 2014, and times prior thereto, the employer failed to keep aisles and passageways clear of obstructions such as wood dunnage and scrap of steel pieces, exposing employees to trip-and-fall hazards while positioning steel with an overhead crane hoist.

Issued

Oct 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":     a)   The fabrication shop in Swainsboro, GA: On June 9, 2014, and times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to fire and burn hazards in that an EXIT sign was not provided to mark the pedestrian door leading from the fabrication shop into the office exit.      b)    The M-20A metal saw area in Swainsboro, GA:  On June 9, 2014, and times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to fire and burn hazards in that an EXIT sign was not provided to mark the pedestrian door as an exit.

Issued

Oct 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    a)    The miscellaneous shop in Swainsboro, GA: On June 9, 2014, and times prior thereto, in the employer exposed employees to eye injuries from light radiation, while working as a MIG-welder assistant.      b)    In the back yard in Swainsboro, GA: On June 9, 2014, and times prior thereto, , in the employer exposed employees to eye injuries from light radiation, while working as a stick-welder assistant.

Issued

Oct 24, 2014

Abate by

Dec 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):     Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS AND/OR CONDITIONS)(IDENTIFY MACHINERY OR EQUIPMENT)(THIS INCLUDES ENFORCEMENT OF PROCEDURES)    (a) At the fabrication shop in Swainsboro, GA:  On June 10, 2014, and times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to amputation and caught in hazards, in that machine-specific energy-control procedures were not developed for equipment including but not limited to the band saw, shear, press brake, bench grinder, and a CNC Plazma unit.

Issued

Oct 24, 2014

Abate by

Nov 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:     a)    At the fabrication shop in Swainsboro, GA: On June 10, 2014, and times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to injurious corrosive materials, in that a emergency shower for eye wash and quick drenching in close proximity to the maintenance shop while changing forklift batteries.

Issued

Oct 24, 2014

Abate by

Dec 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:  a)   At the fabrication shop in Swainsboro, GA:  On June 9, 2014, and times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to injurious light radiation in that the employer did not certify the hazard assessment for the workplace regarding personal protective equipment.

Issued

Oct 24, 2014

Abate by

Nov 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:   a)  At the fabrication shop in Swainsboro, GA:  On June 10, 2014, and times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to struck by injuries in that operator training was not reevaluated every three years as prescribed by the standard.

Issued

Oct 24, 2014

Abate by

Nov 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:  a)   At the fabrication shop in Swainsboro, GA: On June 9, 2014, and times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to health hazards in that a hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria of labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee training for the hazardous chemicals to which employees were exposed.

Issued

Oct 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:   a)   At the fabrication shop in Swainsboro, GA: On June 9, 2014, and times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to health hazards in that labels or other forms of warning onto a 500-gallon diesel fuel tank.

Issued

Oct 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  a)  At the fabrication shop in Swainsboro, GA:  On June 9, 2014, and times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to health hazards in that (material) Safety Data Sheets were not available to employees when using diesel fuel and LP gas.