FORT WORTH, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: WILLBANKS METALS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WILLBANKS METALS, INC. in 1155 NE 28TH STREET, FORT WORTH, TX 76106 (NAICS 423510). OSHA activity number 342276631.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WILLBANKS METALS, INC.
- Site address
- 1155 NE 28TH STREET
- City
- FORT WORTH
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 76106
- Mailing
- 1155 NE 28TH STREET, FORT WORTH, TX 76106
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 423510
- Employees
- 132
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 11, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,378 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: Employees were exposed to hazards created by the blocked exit door on the west side of the shear building.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $3000
- · Z (S) $5378
1910.176 B
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $10,755 · Current $6,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(b): Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse. In the shear building next to the Cincinnati press. Employees were exposed to being struck by dies not secured on a rack.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6000
- · Z (S) $10755
1910.179 J02
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 11, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,963 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2): Frequent inspections of the cranes were not performed at intervals as generally defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii)(a) of this section or as specifically indicated: In the Shear building, the employer did not ensure monthly inspections were performed on the Space Master 5 ton crane exposing employees to being struck by or crushed by the load.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5000
- · Z (S) $8963
1910.303 E01 II
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 11, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,378 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(e)(1)(ii): Electric equipment was used without markings giving voltage, current, wattage, or other ratings as necessary: In the shear building. Circuit breaker panels 8, 10, 11 and 12, controlling lights and welding machines lacked any type of marking indicating the voltage or current.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3000
- · Z (S) $5378
1910.179 L03 III D
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 11, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $14,341 · Current $8,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(iii)(d): Pendant control stations were not kept clean, and/or their function labels were not kept legible: In the shear building. The pendant control that operated a Space Master 5 ton crane was not labeled exposing employees to being struck by loads. Willbanks Metals, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(iii)(d), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 991598, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/07/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 1155 NE 28th St, Fort Worth, TX 76106.
Recent events (2)
- · I (R) $8000
- · Z (R) $14341
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 11, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,963 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours. The employer failed to report an in-patient hospitalization of an employee within 24 hours.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $5000
- · Z (O) $8963
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 342276631.
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