LEXINGTON, NE ·
OSHA Inspection: ORTHMAN MANUFACTURING
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of ORTHMAN MANUFACTURING in 620 E. FRONTIER RD, LEXINGTON, NE 68850 (NAICS 333111). OSHA activity number 341400265.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ORTHMAN MANUFACTURING
- Site address
- 620 E. FRONTIER RD
- City
- LEXINGTON
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68850
- Mailing
- 75765 RD 435 PO BOX B, LEXINGTON, NE 68850
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 333111
- Employees
- 350
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.106 E06 I
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors: In the paint department located at 620 E. Frontier Road, Lexington, NE 69950, the employer is failing to protect employees from fire and explosion hazards in that; drums used to store and dispense a flammable acetone are not electrically bonded or grounded to prevent the discharge of static electricity.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2800
- · Z (S) $4000
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: In the paint department located at 620 E. Frontier Street, Lexington, NE 68850, the employer is failing to protect employees from respiratory hazards including but not limited to exposure to isocyanates in that; employees wearing 3M 52P71 half face respirators with P95/organic vapor cartridges while spraying epoxy paint were not fit tested prior to initial use.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3500
- · Z (S) $5000
1910.1200 F06 I
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v): In the paint department located at 620 E. Frontier Road, Lexington, NE 68850, the employer is failing to ensure that employees are protected from fire and explosion hazards in that; drums containing flammable acetone utilized by employees for cleaning spray guns, paint pots, spray lines are not labeled, tagged, or marked with the contents.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2100
- · Z (S) $3000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 341400265.
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