OSHA Inspection: SCOGGINS WELDING & MACHINE SHOP

Issued

2017-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3259.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.50(c): A person who has a valid certificate in first-aid training was not available at the worksite to render first-aid:    (a)  Corner of 7th and South Street located in Petal, MS - On or about June 13, 2017 the employer did not have anyone trained to render first aid on the jobsite.

Issued

2017-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1203(a): Before it began work at a worksite, the employer did not ensure that a competent person identified all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directed may have worked, and/or did not identify each space that was a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary:    (a)  Corner of 7th and South Street located in Petal, MS - On or about June 13, 2017 a competent person did not evaluate the sewer waste  lift station (pit) to determine if the space was a permit required space.

Issued

2017-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(b): The employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of the permit required confined space before employee entry:  (a)  Corner of 7th and South Street located in Petal, MS - On or about June 13, 2017 the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards such as hydrogen sulfide gas that were present in a confined space thus exposing the employees to an asphyxiation hazard.

Issued

2017-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(c): The employer did not implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for the safe entry operations, including but not limited to specifying acceptable entry conditions; providing each authorized entrant or that employee's authorized representative with the opportunity to observe any monitoring or testing of permit spaces; isolating the permit space and physical hazards within the space; purging, inerting, flushing, or ventilating the permit space as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards; determining that, in the event the ventilation system stops working, the monitoring procedure will detect an increase in atmospheric hazard levels in sufficient time for the entrants to safely exit the permit space:    (a) Corner of 7th and South Street located in Petal, MS - On or about June 13, 2017 the employer had not developed a permit required program prior to employees entering the sewer waste water lift station (pit).

Issued

2017-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12675.00 · Current $9600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(d)(1): (1) The employer did not ensure that each employees use testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with paragraph (e) of this section;    Corner of 7th and South Street located in Petal, MS - On or about June 13, 2017, internal atmosphere of the sewer waste water lift station was not tested for oxygen, flammable gases/vapors and potential toxic air contaminants prior to employees entering the area to install an inflatable plug, remove and replace pump.  During entry the employer did not provide an early warning system nor was the area continuously monitored.

Issued

2017-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(d)(4): The employer did not provide personal protective insofar as feasible engineering and work-practice controls do not adequately protect employees:    Corner of 7th and South Street located in Petal, MS - On or about June 13, 2017 employees entered an Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH ) atmosphere of hydrogen sulfide inside the sewer waste water lift station without respiratory protection.

Issued

2017-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(d)(7): The employer did not provide equipment such as ladders, needed for safe ingress and egress by authorized entrants:    (a) Corner of 7th and South Street located in Petal, MS - On or about June 13, 2017 the employees used the Maintainer work truck crane and a job-made swing to enter and exit the sewer waste water lift station.  The job-made hoisting system was not approved for personnel hoisting by a registered professional engineer, prior to use.

Issued

2017-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(d)(8): The employer did not provided rescue and emergency equipment needed to comply with paragraph (i) of this section:    (a)  Corner of 7th and South Street in Petal, MS - On or about June 13, 2017 the employees working in the sewer waste water lift station did not use a chest or full body harness, with a retrieval line that was attached to a mechanical device or fixed point outside the permit space.

Issued

2017-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1205(a): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by paragraph 1926.1204(c) of this standard by preparing an entry permit:    (a)   Corner of 7th and South Street in Petal, MS - On or about June 13, 2017 the employer did not create and document a permit for safe entry into the sewer waste water lift station.

Issued

2017-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1207(a): The employer did not provide training to each employee whose work is regulated by this standard, at no cost to the employee, and did not ensure that the employee possessed the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of duties assigned under this standard:    (a)  Corner of 7th and South Street located in Petal, MS - On or about June 13, 2017 employees performed work inside the sewer waste water lift station, however training had not been provided before initial work assignment in the following:      (a)  Identity of permit required confined spaces      (b)  Permit systems      (c)  Testing      (d)  Duties of authorized entrants, attendants, entry supervisor      (e)  Rescue and emergency services