OSHA Inspection: PENATEK FOUNDRY & MACHINING, INC.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8873.00 · Current $5324.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    In the machine shop, employees engaged in metal forming activities with unguarded lathes were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3802.00 · Current $2281.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(iv): Valve protection caps, where cylinders were designed to accept caps, were not always in place, hand-tight, except when cylinders were in use or connected for use:    In the facility's yard, employees engaged in work around compressed gas cylinders without valve protection caps were exposed to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $3042.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet:     In the yard, the employer did not ensure oxygen cylinders not in use were stored away from acetylene cylinders, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

2017-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $711.00 · Current $427.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:    The employer did not verify through written certification that it had evaluated the workplace to determine what if any personal protective equipment was necessary and exposed employees to struck-by hazards.