SARASOTA, FL —
OSHA Inspection: STEEL PRODUCTS, INC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of STEEL PRODUCTS, INC in 1821 MYRTLE ST, SARASOTA, FL 34234 (NAICS 332323). OSHA activity number 342292224.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- STEEL PRODUCTS, INC
- Site address
- 1821 MYRTLE ST
- City
- SARASOTA
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 34234
- Mailing
- 1821 MYRTLE ST, SARASOTA, FL 34234
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332323
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A02
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,259 · Current $3,259
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): The floor of each workroom was not maintained in a clean and, to the extent feasible, in a dry condition. a. At the establishment fabrication area, employees were exposed to a tripping hazard, in that, a large quantity of scrap metals were scattered over the entire shop, walking area, on or about, 05/02/2017.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3259
- — Z (S) $3259
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,716 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: a. At the establishment fabrication area, employees were exposed to burn skin and/or smoke inhalation hazards, in that, the egress path to the exit door was blocked with scrap metals and other related materials, on or about, 05/02/2017.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2716
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 11, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,259 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s) a. At the establishment fabrication area, an employee was exposed to a struck-by hazard, in that, he was operating a TCM, model FG 25, forklift vehicle, with a defective hydraulic system, on or about, 05/02/2017.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3259
1910.303 G01
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment: a. At the establishment, access and working space in front of the electrical panels were not maintained. Those panels supplied power to fabrication equipment such as, but not limited to, mechanical hoist, band saw and welding power source, on or about, 05/02/2017.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2716
- — Z (S) $2716
1910.252 B02 III
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 11, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,630 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS AND/OR CONDITIONS) a. At the establishments' fabrication area, a welding operation was being conducted without the use of a shielding method to protect other employees from the hazards associated with welding arcs, on or about, 06/13/2017.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $1630
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 11, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: a. At the establishments' fabrication area, employees are exposed to the health and/or physical hazards associated with the use of chemicals such as, but not limited to; hydraulic oil, argon gas, welding fumes and lubricants. Hazards include, but are not limited to; skin burns, and acute conditions to, kidney, respiratory and central nervous system. No written policy program had been established and/or implemented, on or about, 05/02/2017.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 11, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: a. At the establishments' fabrication area, employees are exposed to the health and/or physical hazards associated with the use of chemicals such as, but not limited to; hydraulic oil, argon gas, welding fumes and lubricants. Hazards include, but are not limited to; skin burns, and acute conditions to, kidney, respiratory and central nervous system. No training had been provided, on or about, 05/02/2017.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342292224.
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