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OSHA Inspection: CLEVELAND GEAR COMPANY, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of CLEVELAND GEAR COMPANY, INC. in 3249 EAST 80TH ST., CLEVELAND, OH 44104 (NAICS 333612). OSHA activity number 340025857.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
3249 EAST 80TH ST.
City
CLEVELAND
State
OH
ZIP
44104
Mailing
3249 EAST 80TH ST., CLEVELAND, OH 44104
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
333612
Employees
114
Ownership type
Private (A)

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.132 F03 III

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Nov 14, 2014
Abate by
Dec 4, 2014
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(3)(iii): The employer did not retrain employees when inadequacies in the affected employee's use of PPE indicated the employee had not retained the requisite understanding:    On or about September 30, 2014, the employer failed to ensure employees understood the reason to not to wear gloves while operating the radial arm saw in the shipping department.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $4200
  • · Z (S) $7000

1910.147 C07 I A

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Nov 14, 2014
Abate by
Dec 4, 2014
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control:    On or about September 11, 2014, the employer failed to ensure employees locking out the radial arm saw and vertical band saw to change the blade had authorized employee training.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $4200
  • · Z (S) $7000

1910.134 E01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Nov 14, 2014
Abate by
Dec 4, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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:  On or about October 22, 2014, the employer failed to ensure employees required to wear tight-fitting respirators in the paint booth had medical evaluations.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $0
  • · Z (O) $0

1910.134 F01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Nov 14, 2014
Abate by
Dec 4, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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):  On or about October 22, 2014, the employer failed to ensure employees required to wear tight-fitting respirators in the paint booth had been fit tested.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $0
  • · Z (O) $0

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