OSHA Inspection: L & W FAB & MACHINE, INC.

Issued

Apr 1, 2015

Abate by

Apr 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:  a) At the back of the building:   Employees are exposed to burn hazards due to a emergency exit door having a steel beam as a latch, which was in the lock position during regular working hours.

Issued

Apr 1, 2015

Abate by

Apr 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  a) Production area:  The employer had not established or implemented a lockout tagout program to include energy control procedures, training for the affected employees and periodic inspections.  Employees were exposed to amputations and compound fractures while working on equipment that is not de-energized before conducting maintenance,  lubricating and replacing parts for equipment such as but not limited to, CNC milling machine, and the OKUMA lathe.  L & W Fab & Machine Inc.  was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314636879, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on December 22, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at 2029 Pleasant Grove Road, Temple, Georgia.

Issued

Apr 1, 2015

Abate by

Apr 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,800 · Current $4,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:  a) Welding area: Employees working or walking near the welding area were exposed to arc welding rays due to the welding area not covered by the welding screens.  L & W Fab & Machine Inc.  was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314636879, citation number 1, item number 5 and was affirmed as a final order on December 22, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at 2029 Pleasant Grove Road, Temple, Georgia.

Issued

Apr 1, 2015

Abate by

Apr 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $80 · Current $80

General-duty citation text

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) Production area: The employer had not implemented a hazard communication program for employees using chemicals such as but not limited to, oxygen, acetylene, and propane while working in the production area.  L & W Fab & Machine Inc.  was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314637471, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on April 28, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 2029 Pleasant Grove Road, Temple, Georgia.