HIXTON, WI —
OSHA Inspection: NICK'S WELDING & FABRICATING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of NICK'S WELDING & FABRICATING, INC. in N8847 PROSPECT RD., HIXTON, WI 54635 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 339832545.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NICK'S WELDING & FABRICATING, INC.
- Site address
- N8847 PROSPECT RD.
- City
- HIXTON
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54635
- Mailing
- N8847 PROSPECT RD., HIXTON, WI 54635
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 238990
- Employees
- 22
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Dec 8, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,320 · Current $792 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (a) Paint Shop; Half-mask respirators were required to be worn when employee(s) were painting; medical evaluations were not provided to determine employees ability to use half-mask respirators prior to use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $792
- — Z (S) $1320
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Dec 8, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): (a) Paint Shop; Half-mask respirators were required to be worn when employee(s) were painting, fit tests were not conducted prior to use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K01
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Dec 8, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): Respiratory Training. The employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii): (a) Paint Shop; Half-mask respirators were required to be worn when employee(s) were painting without required training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.304 G05
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Nov 14, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,320 · Current $792 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective: (a) Paint Shop; Ground pin on flexible cord was missing on the paint gun.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $792
- — Z (S) $1320
1910.305 B01 II
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Nov 14, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed: (a) Paint Shop and Main Production Building; Knockouts were missing from electrical outlet boxes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.305 G02 III
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Nov 14, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws: (a) Main Production Building; The welder in Bay 1 had damaged strain relief on the flexible cord.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339832545.
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