OSHA Inspection: QUALITY WELDING & FABRICATION, LLC

Issued

Sep 29, 2017

Abate by

Oct 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,761 · Current $9,761

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to falls from an unsecured work platform:    Quality Welding & Fabrication, LLC - Elida, Ohio:  On or about April 28, 2017, the employer did not ensure that an employee working from an elevated platform in the North Shop was protected from fall hazards of approximately 8 feet, while standing on a pallet that was not secured to the forklift forks.      Among others, one feasible means of abatement is to utilize a personnel platform designed and used for its intended purpose, and that follows the ANSI B56.6-2005: Safety Standard for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks, specifically,       5.15.1:  A rough terrain forklift truck shall not be used to lift people unless there is no other practical option.  If a rough terrain forklift truck must be used to lift people, the following precautions for the protection of personnel shall be taken:      5.15.1(b)  be certain that the platform is securely attached to the lifting carriage and forks;      5.15.1(k)  be certain that required restraining means such as railings, chains, cable, body belt(s) with lanyard(s), etc., are in place and properly used.

Issued

Sep 29, 2017

Abate by

Oct 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,972 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii): Refresher training in relevant topics was not provided to the operator when [B]the operator has been involved in an accident or near-miss incident:    Quality Welding & Fabrication, LLC  Elida, Ohio:  On or about May 9, 2017, the employer did not ensure that an employee involved in a fall-related incident involving a powered industrial vehicle was retrained following the incident, which occurred on April 28, 2017.

Issued

Sep 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $239 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after 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, you did not report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA:    Quality Welding & Fabrication, LLC - Elida, Ohio:  On or about May 2, 2017 the employer did not ensure that an injury event requiring hospitalization was reported to the local OSHA office within 24 hours.  An employee was injured and hospitalized on April 28, 2017 and the injury event was not reported until May 2, 2017.

Issued

Sep 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours:    Quality Welding & Fabrication, LLC - Elida, Ohio:  On or about May 15, 2017 the employer did not ensure that OSHA 300 forms were provided to an authorized government representative within four hours of the request.  A written request was made for the employers OSHA 300 forms on May 15, 2017.  The forms were not provided until July 25, 2017.