HOUMA, LA ·
OSHA Inspection: MACHINE SPECIALTY & MANUFACTURING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MACHINE SPECIALTY & MANUFACTURING, INC. in 917 SUNSET AVE., HOUMA, LA 70360 (NAICS 423830). OSHA activity number 342411386.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MACHINE SPECIALTY & MANUFACTURING, INC.
- Site address
- 917 SUNSET AVE.
- City
- HOUMA
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70360
- Mailing
- 917 SUNSET AVE., HOUMA, LA 70360
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 423830
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 4, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,338 · Current $3,803 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: a) Shop Area; On or about June 20, 2017, the employer allowed employees to operate a Royal Lathe while not having a fixed or movable guard in place to protect against point of operation injuries and contact with rotating parts.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3802.8
- · Z (S) $6338
1910.253 B04 III
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 28, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,802 · Current $2,281 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one half-hour: a) Shop area; On or about June 20, 2017, the employer allowed a compressed gas cylinder containing oxygen and a compressed gas cylinder containing acetylene to be stored together. The cylinders were not separated by a fire resistant barrier or a distance of at least 20 feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2281.2
- · Z (S) $3802
1910.157 C04
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 28, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition: a) Shop area; On or about June 20, 2017, a fire extinguisher was found not fully charged. The dial indicator displayed the fire extinguisher needed to be recharged.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.303 F02
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 28, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident: a) Shop area; On or about June 20, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that the individual breakers inside an electrical panel were labeled.
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 342411386.
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