OSHA Inspection: LANE MECHANICAL, INC.

Issued

Oct 12, 2016

Abate by

Nov 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,029 · Current $1,817 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  a) Throughout Facility - On or about 6/15/2016, employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards, in that a lockout/tagout program including machine specific procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections was not provided to employees while performing service and repairs on the Accurshear and Accurpress brake machines.

Issued

Oct 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,029 · Current $1,817 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):  a) Throughout Facility - On or about 6/15/2016, employees were exposed to caught-in hazards, in that point of operation guarding was not provided on the Accupress brake and heavy end iron worker machines while employees were assembling metal sheets and other components of kitchen equipment.

Issued

Oct 12, 2016

Abate by

Nov 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:   a) Welding Department - On or about 6/15/2016, employees were exposed to respiratory tract irritations, in that a respiratory protection program that included worksite specific procedures was not implemented while employees were welding stainless steel sheets.

Issued

Oct 12, 2016

Abate by

Nov 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) Throughout Facility - On or above 6/15/2016, employees were exposed to skin, eye and respiratory tract irritations, in that training and education was not provided to employees handling hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to hexavalent chromium and propane.