NORRIDGEWOCK, ME ·
OSHA Inspection: BROWN'S WELDING & STEEL, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BROWN'S WELDING & STEEL, INC. in 561 SKOWHEGAN RD, NORRIDGEWOCK, ME 04957 (NAICS 423510). OSHA activity number 342357837.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BROWN'S WELDING & STEEL, INC.
- Site address
- 561 SKOWHEGAN RD
- City
- NORRIDGEWOCK
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04957
- Mailing
- 561 SKOWHEGAN RD, NORRIDGEWOCK, ME 04957
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 10
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C
- Issued
- Sep 6, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 25, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,803 · Current $1,902 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use: Shop - The employer did not develop or implement a written respiratory protection program for employees such as welders who are required to wear respirators.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1901.5
- · Z (S) $3803
1910.134 H02 I
- Issued
- Sep 6, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve: Welding Area - Welding respirators were not stored to protect them from damage and contamination.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.305 B01 I
- Issued
- Sep 6, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,630 · Current $815 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions: Iron Worker - The metallic sheathed cable feeding the cutout box was not protected from abrasion by clamping the cable to the connector.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $815
- · Z (S) $1630
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Sep 6, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 25, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical: The employer did not maintain current safety data sheets on the hazardous chemicals utilized in the facility, in the following instances: a) Shop - Alex Plus acrylic latex caulk. b) Shop - Stainless steel welding rod. c) Shop - Dot 3 super heavy duty brake fluid.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 342357837.
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