OSHA Inspection: BELL STEEL COMPANY INC.

Issued

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(7)(iii): Open flames and smoking were permitted in flammable or combustible liquid storage areas:    a.  On or about January 6, 2014 at Bell Steel Company, the employer did not ensure employees did not smoke in the painting and priming area around flammable materials, exposing employees to fire, explosive and death.

Issued

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections:    a. On or about January 6, 2015 at Bell Steel Company, inside Bay 1 on the west wall, employees were using a pedestal grinder that did not have the spindle guarded on the left or right sides, exposing employees to cuts, bruises, and amputations.

Issued

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:  a.  On or about January 6, 2015 at Bell Steel Company, inside Bay 1 on the west wall, employees were using a pedestal grinder that did not have an adjustable tongue guard on the top side of the grinder, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by flying fragments of a shattered grinding wheel.

Issued

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1785.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:    a. On or about January 6, 2015, inside bay 1 on the south wall, employees were working around an electrical panel box that had an unused openings, exposing employees to fire, burns, and electrical hazards.

Issued

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9000.00 · Current $1200.00 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.    a.  On or about January 6, 2015, at Bell Steel Company, the employer did not establish and provide an energy control procedures to their employees for the newly installed blaster machine while they were required to clean, perform preventive maintenance, and make repairs to machines.    Bell Steel Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(I), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313878977, citation number 01, item number 01a and was affirmed as a final order on February 14, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 530 South C Street, Pensacola, FL 32502.

Issued

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:    a. On or about January 6, 2015, at Bell Steel Company the employer did not provide training to employees servicing a LS Blaster machine about the hazards and procedures to minimize those hazards, exposing employees to permanent disabilities and death.    Bell Steel Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313878977, citation number 01, item number 01b and was affirmed as a final order on February 14, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 530 South C Street, Pensacola, FL 32502.

Issued

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7200.00 · Current $4320.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    a.  On or about January 6, 2015, in the facility in bay 4, employees were using a Carlton radial arm drill that was not guarded by a fixed barrier near the point of operation, exposing employees to flying debris, cuts and bruises.       Bell Steel Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313878977, citation number 01, item number 02 and was affirmed as a final order on February 14, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 530 South C Street, Pensacola, FL 32502.

Issued

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(b): Machine(s) designed for fixed location(s) were not securely anchored to prevent walking or moving:  a.  On or about January 6, 2015 at Bell Steel Company, in Bay 1, employees were using a Skil pedestal grinder that was not anchored, exposing employees to bruises, struck-by and crushing hazards.  Bell Steel Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212(b), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313878977, citation number 01, item number 03 and was affirmed as a final order on February 14, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 530 South C Street, Pensacola, FL 32502.

Issued

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  29 CFR 1910.134(c):   a.  On or about January 6, 2015, in the paint and prime bay, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program to outline specific procedures for storage and use of respirators, exposing employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.242(b): Effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment was not used when compressed air was used for cleaning purposes:  a.  On or about January 6, 2015, on the south side of the facility, employees using air guns that had a psi of 70 to blow shot blast from the LS blaster machine were not wearing face shields or long sleeves as protective clothing, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.   On or about January 6, 2015, throughout the facility, the employer did not maintain a written hazard communication program, exposing employees to fire, skin, eye, and inhalation hazards.

Issued

2015-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a.  On or about January 6, 2015, throughout the facility, the employer did not inform employees on the hazardous chemicals used in the workplaces, exposing employees to skin, eye, inhalation and fire hazards.