OSHA Inspection: SKYE METAL RECOVERY, INC.

Issued

Dec 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(a)(1): Valve protection caps shall be in place and secured.  a. At the worksite where a compressed gas cylinder of acetylene was stored, the valve protection cap was not in place and secured, thereby exposing employees to a contact or struck-by hazard.

Issued

Dec 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(a)(9): Compressed gas cylinders shall be secured in an upright position at all times except, if necessary, for short periods of time while cylinders are actually being hoisted or carried.  a. At the worksite where compressed gas cylinders were stored, the cylinders were not secured, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Dec 8, 2014

Abate by

Dec 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(a)(10): Oxygen cylinders in storage shall be separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour.  a. At the worksite where compressed gas cylinders were stored, the oxygen and acetylene bottles were stored next to each other, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

Dec 8, 2014

Abate by

Dec 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(h): Regulators and gauges. Oxygen and fuel gas pressure regulators, including their related gauges, shall be in proper working order while in use.  a. On the portable welding trailer where an oxygen and acetylene torch was in use, the acetylene gauge was damaged, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

Dec 8, 2014

Abate by

Jan 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1412(d)(1): A competent person must begin a visual inspection prior to each shift the equipment will be used, which must be completed before or during that shift. The inspection must consist of observation for apparent deficiencies. Taking apart equipment components and booming down is not required as part of this inspection unless the results of the visual inspection or trial operation indicate that further investigation necessitating taking apart equipment components or booming down is needed. Determinations made in conducting the inspection must be reassessed in light of observations made during operation.    a. At the worksite where a Drott 1800 crane was used to lift materials in the construction process, a shift inspection was not conducted, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Dec 8, 2014

Abate by

Jan 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1412(e)(1): Each month the equipment is in service it must be inspected in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section (each shift).   a. At the worksite where a Drott 1800 crane was used to lift materials in the construction process, an monthly inspection was not conducted, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Dec 8, 2014

Abate by

Jan 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1412(f)(1): At least every 12 months the equipment must be inspected by a qualified person in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section (each shift) except that the corrective action set forth in paragraphs (f)(4), (f)(5), and (f)(6) of this section must apply in place of the corrective action required by paragraphs (d)(2) and (d)(3) of this section.  a. At the worksite where a Drott 1800 crane was used to lift materials in the construction process, an annual inspection was not conducted, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by hazard.