OSHA Inspection: JOHN PALLAN DBA P & S WELDING AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE

Issued

2017-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1557.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d) NOTE: The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 29 CFR 1910.178(l) of this chapter.    29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    a) On December 22, 2016, the employer did not train and evaluate the employee operating the Lull Model 644E-42 rough terrain forklift.

Issued

2017-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1014.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided and not used wherever it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:    a) On December 22, 2016, the employer did not ensure that employees wore appropriate hand and skin protection when performing torch-cutting work on structural steel members.

Issued

2017-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a) On December 22, 2016, the employer did not ensure that employees were safety glasses and face protective equipment when torch-cutting structural steel members.

Issued

2017-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2644.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms when they were not specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use:    a) On December 22, 2016, the employer used a Lull rough terrain forklift Model 644E-42 to elevate a wooden pallet for employee use and the manufacturer did not design the equipment for such use.