OSHA Inspection: L & M STEEL COMPANY INC

Issued

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3802.00 · Current $2281.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1): Every flight of stairs having four or more risers was not equipped with standard stair railings or standard handrails as specified in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (v) of this section, the width of the stair to be measured clear of all obstructions except handrails:  Front office exit:  On or about November 16, 2016, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, while ascending and descending a stairway which was not equipped with standard stair railings or handrails.

Issued

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4310.00 · Current $2586.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:  Production area:  On or about November 16, 2016, employees were exposed to a caught in hazard, while working next to an unguarded power transmission rotating shaft on a KRB shearing machine.

Issued

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3802.00 · Current $2281.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  Break room:  On or about November 16, 2016, employees were exposed to an electrical hazard, while operating a microwave that was plugged directly into a power strip.

Issued

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3802.00 · Current $2281.00 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:  Production area, 42 circuit breaker panel:  On or about November 16, 2016, employees were exposed to electrical hazards from a circuit breaker panel that did to have all the circuit breakers labeled for equipment being used.