ELK CITY, OK —
OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR FABRICATION, INC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SUPERIOR FABRICATION, INC in 701 S. EASTERN, ELK CITY, OK 73644 (NAICS 332313). OSHA activity number 340132778.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SUPERIOR FABRICATION, INC
- Site address
- 701 S. EASTERN
- City
- ELK CITY
- State
- OK
- ZIP
- 73644
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 429, ELK CITY, OK 73648
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 332313
- Employees
- 120
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 20, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,675 · Current $2,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: This violation occurred on or about December 11, 2014,and at times prior thereto, employees were not required to utilize lockout/tagout procedures when performing servicing and maintenance activities such as, but not limited to, changing dies on the Accurpress press brake exposing employees to the hazards of being caught in the machinery.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2300
- — Z (S) $4675
1910.147 D03
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 13, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source: This violation occurred on or about December 11, 2014 and at times prior thereto, employees were not required to block the press brake ram when changing dies exposing employees to the hazards of gravitational energy.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 20, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,675 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: This violation was observed on or about December 11, the Ellis horizontal band saws (#1 and #2), the unused portion of the blade was not adequately guarded exposing employees to being struck by the moving blade.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $4675
1910.219 F03
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 20, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed: This violation was observed on or about December 11, 2014, on the Accurshear, both chains and sprockets on the backside of the machine rotating at 2 ft. 7 inches from the floor were not guarded.
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 340132778.
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