OSHA Inspection: NEWSTRESS INC.

Issued

Mar 31, 2016

Abate by

Apr 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(c): Covers and/or guardrails were not provided to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc.    Location: 200 building  On or about 1/15/16,  the employer did not ensure employees were protected from stepping into an unguarded open pit used for forming precast concrete and an open gap in the floor between a wood deck and concrete form.

Issued

Mar 31, 2016

Abate by

Apr 26, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    Location: facility  On or about 1/15/16, The employer did not conduct a hazard assessment of operations such as but not limited to addition of corrosive chemicals to concrete trucks.

Issued

Mar 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.    Location: QC lab  On or about 1/15/16, The eye wash station where employees work with corrosive chemicals was blocked and not available for immediate emergency use.

Issued

Mar 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.169(b)(3)(i): Compressed air receiver(s) were not equipped with indicating pressure gauge(s):    Location: 160 building  On or about 1/15/16, The employer did not ensure an air receiver used for spraying form release on concrete forms was equipped with a pressure gage.

Issued

Mar 31, 2016

Abate by

May 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3): A complete periodic inspection of crane(s) had not been conducted in the past 12 months:    Location: 160 and 200 buildings  On or about 1/15/16, the employer did not ensure the eight gantry cranes in the facility had received compete inspections at least every 12 months.

Issued

Mar 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not required to wear appropriate goggles, to protect them from the rays when noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields were not used:    Location: throughout the facility  On or about 1/15/16,  the employer did not ensure that employees who walked and worked in areas adjacent to metal-arc / inert gas welding operations were protected by welding curtains/screens or adequate protective eyewear.

Issued

Mar 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:    Location: 160 building  On or about 1/15/16 The employer did not ensure an electrical junction box containing 110 volt circuits was covered.

Issued

Mar 31, 2016

Abate by

May 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(1): Each disconnecting means required by Subpart S of Part 1910 for motors and appliances was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  (a) Location: 160 building and welding shop On or about 1/15/16, circuit breakers in electrical panels were not marked to indicate their purpose.  (b) Location: south end of 200 building On or about 1/15/16, disconnects for the overhead gantry cranes and the main power to the building were not labeled to indicate their purpose.