OSHA Inspection: PRO TECH DIESEL, INC.

Issued

2015-05-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(5)(ii)(G): Cylinder valves were not closed when the work was finished.    Oxygen and fuel gas cylinder valves from cutting equipment were not closed after work was finished; leaving hoses full of oxygen and fuel gas up to and before the mixing gas chamber.  The cutting equipment was stored on the east side wall in the tool room where flammables such as paint are stored.  This condition exposed employees to fire and explosion hazards.

Issued

2015-05-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective.    An A1 mixing paint machine (brand Dedoes) located by the south side wall of the tool room was being use for mixing paint and it was not provided with permanent, continuous and effective path to ground. This condition exposed employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

2015-05-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(f)(2): The conductor insulation was not of the type that is approved for the location of use.    The conductor insulation used on the A1 paint mixing machine electric motor in the tool room was not of the type approved for the location and it was a tripping hazard as well.  This condition exposed employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2015-05-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, the identity of the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done.  Hazard assessment of the painting area located on the west side of  the building was not performed by the employer through a written certification where the date of the evaluation and person certifying the assessment was recorded.  This condition exposed employees to health hazards.

Issued

2015-05-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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.    The employer did not developed and implemented a written respiratory protection program with required procedures for the painting area located west side of the building, and the program provisions listed under 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) such as but not limited to: Fit testing for tight fitting respirators, schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, etc. respirators.  This condition exposed employees to health hazards.