OSHA Inspection: OHIO HEAT TRANSFER LLC

Issued

Jul 15, 2015

Abate by

Aug 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $952 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to crushing hazards from falling loads.   a. On or about 04/14/15, in the Pressure Testing Area at the workplace, employees were exposed to crushing hazards from radiators secured to the load block by devices that were not rated for lifting or hoisting. Employees used an in-house fabricated device to lift radiators that exceeded 500 lbs.

Issued

Jul 15, 2015

Abate by

Aug 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,190 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.101(b):  Compressed gases. The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks shall be in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6  Section 3.4.5., Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, as adopted by 4 OSH 1910.101(b) Suitable Pressure Regulating Devices must be used in all cases where gas is admitted to the systems having pressure rating limitations lower than the cylinder pressure  a. On or about 04/14/15, at the workplace in the Testing Area, a suitable pressure regulating device was not used to regulate compressed nitrogen gas that was used while pressure testing radiators. The regulator's scale of adjustment was 0 to 3000 psi when 400 psi was the maximum pressure used to test radiators.

Issued

Jul 15, 2015

Abate by

Jul 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $340 · Current $238 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.   Located at Ohio Heat Transfer LLC in Saint Clairesville, Ohio:     At the workplace, the employer did not identify the injuries sustained for cases listed on the 2015 OSHA 300 log under column F.  a. Case #4 - Date of injury: 02/10/2015  b. Case #5 - Date of injury: 04/10/2015