OSHA Inspection: GROSS MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $2083.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.68(e)(3): A certification record of each inspection which includes the date of the inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the man lift  was not maintained:   Large Bore Shop: Man-lift inspection records were not maintained.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1517.00 · Current $1062.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:   Large Bore Shop: A portable fire extinguisher was left un-mounted on workplace floor by a door used by employees, creating a tripping hazard.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1517.00 · Current $1062.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:   (A)  An educational program was not provided as required where employees performing welding activities were required to use portable fire extinguishers in an emergency.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $2083.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) with defect(s) or in any way unsafe had not been withdrawn from service until restored to safe operating condition(s):   Shop: Daewoo forklift with defects such as, but not limited to, loose right side fork was not removed from service until the unsafe condition was corrected.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1517.00 · Current $1062.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined at least daily before being placed in service:   Shop: Required safety examinations were not performed on Daewoo forklift, at least, daily.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $2083.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2): Overhead cranes were not inspected for defects on a daily basis for items including but not limited to; all functional operating mechanisms for maladjustment, deterioration or leakage of air or hydraulic systems and hooks:   Large Bore Shop: Required frequent inspections of a 3 ton overhead crane were not conducted to identify defects such as, but not limited to, damaged safety clasp on a hook.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.179(n)(3)(xi): The warning signal was not sounded whenever the bridge was started or when the load or hook approached near or over personnel:   Large Bore Shop: A 3 ton Yale overhead crane did not have warning signal when it was started and when the bridge approached near an employee who was on a man-lift.  On February 20, 2015 an employee on a man-lift was struck by the 3 ton Yale crane.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $2083.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by rotating edges:  Shop: A horizontal band saw with 2 1/2inches exposure on the unused run of the blade was not guarded to prevent employee contact with rotating edges.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1517.00 · Current $1062.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:   Shop: Employees were exposed to in-going nip points where work rests of stone abrasive wheel equipment were as far as 2 1/2 inches from grinding wheels.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:  Shop: Abrasive stone wheel grinders had openings between the tongues and the upper safety guards larger than one fourth of an inch.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $2083.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:   Small Bore Shop: Power cord of a fixed drill press was connected to an extension cord (flexible cord set) using the flexible cord set as substitute for fixed wiring.   Large Bore Shop: A flexible cord set was used to supply power to a fixed fluorescent lighting fixture.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:   Establishment: Struck-by injuries of an employee which resulted in in-patient hospitalization on 02/20/2015 was not reported until 02/24/2015.