OSHA Inspection: TEXAS STEEL FABRICATORS INC.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):      On or about May 18, 2016 at the facility where employees were exposed to caught-in/between hazards while operating an iron worker punch press SN: 442364660206004 without having the point of operation guarded.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:      On or about May 18, 2016 at the facility where two breaker boxes were not labeled to identify each breaker and or switch.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:      On or about May 18, 2016, at the facility where employees were using compressed gases and hazardous chemicals such as oxygen and argon gas, diesel fuel without a written hazard communication program in place.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    On or about May 18, 2016, at the facility, where employees were using chemicals and compressed gases such as, oxygen and argon gas, and diesel fuel had not been previously trained in the hazards of the chemicals in their work area.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use    On or about May 18, 2016 at the facility, where employees did not have a safety data sheet for the compressed gases and hazardous chemicals that are in use.