SOUTH PORTLAND, ME ·
OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN STEEL & ALUMINUM, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of AMERICAN STEEL & ALUMINUM, LLC in 115 WALLACE AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND, ME 04106 (NAICS 423510). OSHA activity number 339818072.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AMERICAN STEEL & ALUMINUM, LLC
- Site address
- 115 WALLACE AVENUE
- City
- SOUTH PORTLAND
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04106
- Mailing
- 115 WALLACE AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND, ME 04106
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 423510
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 8, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious phyisical harm to employees: Establishment - Periodic inspections of the sheet (plate) lifters were not conducted and documented.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $500
- · C (S) $4500
- · Z (S) $4500
1910.157 C01
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,700 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries: Bay 3, Adjacent to the Shear - The portable fire extinguisher was obstructed.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $500
- · C (S) $2700
- · Z (S) $2700
1910.157 E02
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly: Establishment - Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.178 A05
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 8, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5): The powered industrial truck was equipped with a front-end attachment other than the factory installed attachment and the employer did not request that the truck be marked to identify the attachment, and show the capacity of the truck with the attachment at maximum elevation with the load laterally centered: Establishment - The Hyster Model S100XL lift truck was equipped with eight foot forks and the truck was not provided with a data plate indicating the attachment, and the capacity of the truck with the attachment at maximum elevation with the load laterally centered.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $500
- · C (S) $4500
- · Z (S) $4500
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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: Establishment - An evaluation of a lift truck operator's performance was not conducted at least once every three years.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $500
- · C (S) $4500
- · Z (S) $4500
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l): Establishment - The employer did not certify that a lift truck operator had been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l).
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.179 J02 III
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 8, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii): Monthly inspections of hooks, with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the hook inspected, were not performed: Establishment - Monthly inspections of crane hooks, with a certification record, were not performed for four of five months in 2014, and nine of twelve months in 2013.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $500
- · C (S) $4500
- · Z (S) $4500
1910.179 M01
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 8, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(m)(1): Thorough monthly inspections of rope conditions, with written, dated and signed reports, were not performed on the running ropes: Establishment - Thorough monthly inspections of crane ropes, with a certification record, were not performed for four of five months in 2014, and nine of twelve months in 2013.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
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