SANDUSKY, OH —
OSHA Inspection: LEWCO, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of LEWCO, INC. in 706 LANE STREET, SANDUSKY, OH 44870 (NAICS 333922). OSHA activity number 342623576.
What this inspection record means
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- LEWCO, INC.
- Site address
- 706 LANE STREET
- City
- SANDUSKY
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44870
- Mailing
- 706 LANE STREET, SANDUSKY, OH 44870
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
- 333922
- Employees
- 150
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $8,315 · Current $4,157 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following. a. Lewco, Inc. located in Sandusky, Ohio: On or about September 8, 2017, the employer did not ensure an employee working on top of an oven located adjacent to the welding department was protected from a fall hazard of 12 feet 4 inches to the concrete below.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4157
- — Z (S) $8315
1910.107 B05 IV
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $8,315 · Current $4,157 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv): Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters was not protected with approved automatic sprinklers. a. Lewco, Inc. located in Sandusky, Ohio: On or about September 8, 2017, the employer did not ensure the spray to waste booths located in the powder coating department were equipped with fire suppression systems on both the upstream and down stream sides of the filters.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4157
- — Z (S) $8315
1910.107 H12
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(h)(12): All areas used for spraying, including the interior of the booth, was not protected by automatic sprinklers where this protection is available. Where this protection was not available, other approved automatic extinguishing equipment was not provided. a. Lewco, Inc. located in Sandusky, Ohio: On or about September 8, 2017, the employer did not ensure powder coating booths #1 and #2 located in the powder coating department were equipped with fire suppression systems.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.107 L04 I
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $8,315 · Current $4,157 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(l)(4)(i): All areas were not kept free of the accumulation of powder coating dusts, particularly such horizontal surfaces as ledges, beams, pipes, hoods, booths, and floors. a. Lewco, Inc. located in Sandusky, Ohio: On or about September 8, 2017, the employer did not ensure surfaces inside of powder coating booth #1, located in the powder coating department, were kept free of accumulations of combustible powder coating dust. b. Lewco, Inc. located in Sandusky, Ohio: On or about September 8, 2017, the employer did not ensure surfaces inside of powder coating booth #2, located in the powder coating department, were kept free of accumulations of combustible powder coating dust. c. Lewco, Inc. located in Sandusky, Ohio: On or about September 8, 2017, the employer did not ensure the floor around the spray to waste booth, located in the powder coating department, was kept free of accumulations of combustible powder coating dust.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4157
- — Z (S) $8315
1910.107 I08
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 9, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $8,315 · Current $4,157 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(i)(8): The electrical equipment was not so interlocked with the ventilation of the spraying area that the equipment could not be operated unless the ventilation fans were in operation. a. Lewco, Inc. located in Sandusky, Ohio: On or about September 8, 2017, the employer did not ensure the powder coating equipment and the ventilation systems were interlocked on the spray to waste booths located in the powder coating department.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4157
- — Z (S) $8315
1910.252 A02 VII
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,652 · Current $3,326 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(vii): Where practicable, all combustibles were not relocated at least 35 feet (10.7 m) from the work site. Where relocation was impracticable, combustibles were not protected with flameproofed covers or otherwise shielded with metal or asbestos guards or curtains. a. Lewco, Inc. located in Sandusky Ohio. On or about September 7, 2017, the employer did not ensure welding operations conducted near post K16 were conducted at least 35 feet from combustible materials such as powders used in the powder coating operation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3326
- — Z (S) $6652
1910.1200 H03 II
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $8,315 · Current $4,157 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area. a. Lewco, Inc. located in Sandusky, Ohio: On or about September 8, 2017, the employer did not ensure employees working in the powder coating department responsible for the application of powder coating onto metal parts, were not provided with information on the health effects of the powders used in the process. Employees are exposed to substances such as but not limited to trimellitic anhydride, epoxy polymers, and triglycidyl isocyanurate which can cause cancer, skin sensitization, respiratory sensitization, and are combustible dusts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4157
- — Z (S) $8315
1910.107 H06
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(h)(6): A safe distance was not maintained between goods being painted and electrodes or electrostatic atomizing heads or conductors of at least twice the sparking distance. A suitable sign indicating this safe distance was not conspicuously posted near the assembly. a. Lewco, Inc. located in Sandusky, Ohio: On or about September 8, 2017, the employer did not ensure signs were posted in the powder coating department stating the safe sparking distance between the parts and the spray nozzle.
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 342623576.
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