OSHA Inspection: MAIN STEEL, LLC

Issued

May 25, 2016

Abate by

Jun 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,960 · Current $3,960

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:  a) On or about February 17, 2016, Main Steel, LLC did not ensure that each employee who performed maintenance tasks, including cleaning at the Big Buff Line, were trained as "Authorized" employees to acquire the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of energy controls.  The affected employees performed cleaning at the Big Buff Line without placing a lockout device on the machine's energy controls, relying only on the lockout device used by their supervisor, exposing them to struck-by and caught-in hazards in the event of an unexpected startup of the machine.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 25, 2016

Abate by

Jun 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,960 · Current $3,960

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(8): Lockout or tagout was not performed only by the authorized employees who are performing the servicing or maintenance:   a) On or about February 17, 2016, Main Steel, LLC did not ensure that lockout was performed only by the employee(s) performing service or maintenance, including cleaning at the Big Buff Line. The affected employees performed cleaning at the Big Buff Line without placing a lockout device on the machine's energy controls, relying only on the lockout device used by their supervisor, exposing them to struck-by and caught-in hazards in the event of an unexpected startup of the machine.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 25, 2016

Abate by

Jun 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  (a) On March 14, 2016, Main Steel, LLC did not provide the advisory information contained in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134 to employees who voluntarily wore 3M, N95 particulate respirators.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

May 25, 2016

Abate by

Jun 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $990 · Current $990

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to items (a) through (d) of this section:      a) On or about February 9, 2016, the employer did not ensure there was a specific energy control procedure for the Big Buff Line that clearly and specifically outlined the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including the following items:     A) A specific statement of the intended use of the procedure,     B) Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy,     C) Specific procedural steps for the placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tag out devices and the responsibility for them, and     D) Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tag out devices, and other energy control measures.   The procedure did not provide a specific statement of the intended use of the procedure and did not list the magnitudes of the energy sources.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

May 25, 2016

Abate by

Jun 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed:   a) On or about March 2, 2016, Main Steel, LLC did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures for the past 12 months had been performed.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).