OSHA Inspection: GUILLERMO SALAS

Issued

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

General-duty citation text

Section (5)(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized atmospheric hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees working inside a confined space:     a) This violation occurred on or about December 9, 2014, and at times thereafter, in the water storage tank #2; where employees working and performing hot-work operations, to include oxyacetylene cutting, were exposed to atmospheric hazards.

Issued

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    a) This violation occurred on or about December 9, 2014, and at times thereafter, at water storage tank #2; where the employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program  to ensure that employees were medically able to wear half facepiece tight-fitting respirators, that the respirators were cleaned, stored, and maintained so that their use did not present a health hazard to the user.

Issued

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    a) The employer did not develop. implement and maintain a written hazard communication program for employees working with or near oxygen and acetylene gases used during torch cutting operations.

Issued

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(6)(i): All employees required to enter into confined or enclosed spaces were not instructed as to the nature of the hazards involved, the necessary precautions to be taken, and in the use of protective and emergency equipment required:    a) The employer did not ensure employees, who were operating an oxyacetylene torch inside water storage tank #2, were instructed on hazards involved, precautions to take and/or protective/emergency equipment required when working inside the tank.

Issued

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, was not protected by protective helmets:  a) This violation occurred on or about December 9, 2014, and at times thereafter, in water storage tank #2; where employees were exposed to head injuries from being struck-by falling and flying objects and were not wearing hard hats.

Issued

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(1): The employer did not develop and maintain a fire protection program to be followed throughout all phases of construction and demolition work, and/or did not provide for the firefighting equipment as specified in this subpart. As fire hazards occurred there was delay in providing the necessary equipment:    a) This violation occurred on or about December 9, 2014, and at times thereafter, in the water storage tank #2; where the employer did not provide the necessary firefighting equipment to employees operating an oxyacetylene torch to cut metal making contact with combustible material.  Employees were only provided with a 55-gallon drum of water and a bucket.

Issued

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(a)(9): Compressed gas cylinders were not 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) The employer exposed employees to struck-by and fire hazard by not ensuring that oxygen and acetylene compressed gas cylinders, including empty cylinders, were secured in an upright position at all times.

Issued

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(f)(3): All hose in use, carrying acetylene, oxygen, natural or manufactured fuel gas, or any gas or substance which may ignite or enter into combustion, or be in any way harmful to employees, were not inspected at the beginning of each working shift. Defective hose were not removed from service:  a) The employer did not ensure that hoses carrying oxygen and acetylene were inspected at the beginning of each working shift and exposed employees to fire hazards.

Issued

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(g)(2): Torches in use were not inspected at the beginning of each working shift for leaking shutoff valves, hose couplings, and tip connections:    a) The employer did not ensure that the cutting torch was inspected at the beginning of each working shift exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.352(g): For the elimination of possible fire in enclosed spaces as a result of gas escaping through leaking or improperly closed torch valves, the gas supply to the torch were not positively shut off at some point outside the enclosed space whenever the torch is not to be used or whenever the torch is left unattended for a substantial period of time, such as during the lunch period. Overnight and at the change of shifts, the torch and hose were not removed from the confined space. Open end fuel gas and oxygen hoses were not immediately removed from enclosed spaces when they are disconnected from the torch or other gas-consuming device:    a) The employer did not ensure that the oxyacetylene torch was removed from the water storage tank when not in use, and exposed employees to fire hazards.

Issued

2015-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3): Each employee in a hoist area was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems:    a) This violation occurred on or about December 9, 2014, and at times thereafter, at water storage tank #2; where employees working near and/or around the hoist area were not protected from falling to the lower level.