OSHA Inspection: NANJING BEILIDA NEW MATERIALS SYSTEM ENGINEERING CO. LTD.

Issued

May 26, 2017

Abate by

Jun 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,432 · Current $4,074 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(a)(9): Compressed gas cylinder(s) were not secured in an upright position:      a) On December 16, 2016, on the north side of the facility outside of the main entrance, compressed gas cylinders were not secured in an upright position. Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards.      b) On December 16, 2016, on the west side of the facility just inside of the main street entrance, compressed gas cylinders were not secured in an upright position. Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards.     c) On December 16, 2016, on the west side of the building on the second floor, compressed gas cylinders were not secured in an upright position. Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards.

Issued

May 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,432 · Current $4,074 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(h): Oxygen, and fuel gas pressure regulators, or their related gauges were not in proper working order while in use:      a) On December 16, 2016, on the west side of the building, employees were operating torch cutting equipment with a broken oxygen tank gauge needle. Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards.     b) On December 16, 2016, on the north side of the building, employees were operating torch cutting equipment with a broken oxygen tank gauge needle. Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards.

Issued

May 26, 2017

Abate by

Jun 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $6,791 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(21): Personal fall arrest systems were not inspected prior to each use for wear, damage, and other deterioration, and/or defective components were not removed from service:      On December 16, 2016, on the north side of the building, an employee working from scaffolding was using a lanyard with damaged snap hooks. Employee was exposed to fall hazards from distances up to 80-feet.

Issued

May 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,432 · Current $4,074 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(a)(3): Riser height and/or tread depth was not uniform within each flight of stairs, including any foundation structure used as one or more treads of the stairs:      On December 16, 2016, on the West side of the worksite, employees were using a stairway constructed from tubular scaffolding that had varying riser heights greater than 1", exposing employees to a fall hazards.

Issued

May 26, 2017

Abate by

Jun 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $6,791 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1424(a)(2)(ii): To prevent employees from entering hazard areas, the employer did not erect and maintain control lines, warning lines, railings or similar barriers to mark the boundaries of the hazard areas and/or did not train each employee to understand what these markings signify:      On December 16, 2016, on the north side of the construction site, the employer did not construct or install controls to mark the boundaries of the swing hazard areas of the crane and workers were allowed to walk beneath the crane with a cart of compressed gas cylinders. Employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-between hazards.

Issued

May 26, 2017

Abate by

Jun 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,811 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.      On December 16, 2016, the employer forms used for recording injuries and illnesses were not an equivalent form for the calendar year 2016. The employer's form did not include columns E and G through M of the OSHA Form 300 for recordable injuries.