OSHA Inspection: HUTCHERSON METALS, INC.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(b)(1): Table E-2 was not used as a guide for the selection of the proper shade numbers of filter lenses or plates used in welding:    a) On or about 10/7/2015, In the generator building:  An employee performing lance cutting operations was wearing sunglasses.      Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(4): Firefighting equipment was not periodically inspected:    a) On or about 10/7/2015, In the generator building:  Portable fire extinguishers were in service that had not been inspected since 1995.      Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(j): Section 3.5.3.2 American National Standards Institute Z49.1-1967 as adopted by 29 CFR 1926.350(j):  Backflow prevention shall be provided to prevent oxygen from flowing into the fuel gas system and fuel gas from flowing into the oxygen system:    a) On or about 10/7/2015, In the generator building:  Employees were using oxygen/ acetylene cutting torches that were not equipped with back flow prevention.    Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1): Employer did not ensure that electrical equipment is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:     a) On or about 10/7/2015, In the generator building:  Employees were utilizing portable fans that were powered through extension cords with damaged insulation.        Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites:  a) On or about 10/7/2015, In the generator building:  Employees were utilizing portable fans that were not protected by the use of ground fault circuit interrupters.     Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:  a) On or about 10/7/2015, In the generator building:  Employees were utilizing portable fans that were not provided with continuous paths to ground.     Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, nor by any of the means listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this paragraph:    a) On or about 10/7/2015, In the generator building:  Employees were exposed to unprotected energized parts of a breaker panel box.        Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders, fork trucks and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms when they were not specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use:    a) On or about 10/7/2015, In the generator building:  A wooden job made platform was in use as a work platform, supported by a Komatsu Model FG 25S-4.  The platform was not designed and approved by the fork truck manufacturer to be used to support people.       Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): The employer used forklifts  to support scaffold platforms without ensuring that the entire platform was attached to the forks:  a) On or about 10/7/2015, In the generator building:  A wooden job made platform was in use as a work platform, supported by a Komatsu Model FG 25S-4.  The platform was not secured to the forks of the fork truck.   Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around the holes:    a) On or about 10/7/2015, In the generator building:  A series of floor holes around the front and back of the generators were not protected.  Employees were exposed to falls of 6.5 feet.    Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2015-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) On or about 10/7/2015, In the generator building:  Employees exposed to fall hazards were not provided training regarding the recognition and avoidance of such fall hazards including, but not limited to personal fall arrest systems, guardrails and covers.     Abatement certification is required for this item.