WATERTOWN, SD —
OSHA Inspection: DAKOTA TUBE, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of DAKOTA TUBE, INC. in 221 AIRPORT DRIVE, WATERTOWN, SD 57201 (NAICS 332996). OSHA activity number 342701745.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DAKOTA TUBE, INC.
- Site address
- 221 AIRPORT DRIVE
- City
- WATERTOWN
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57201
- Mailing
- 221 AIRPORT DRIVE, WATERTOWN, SD 57201
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
- 332996
- Employees
- 215
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D01
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,654 · Current $4,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or were likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE): a) Dakota Tube, Inc. at 221 Airport Drive, Watertown, SD 57201: On and prior to October 13, 2017 the employer did not perform a hazard assessment for employees adding Tech Kleen Aze to the Baron-Blakeslee ZL1DEL-12.26-EW Precision Vapor Degreaser to identify required PPE. This condition exposed employees to health hazards associated with overexposure through skin absorption of 1-bromopropane including irritation, neurotoxicity, hepatoxicity, sensitization, chemical burns, and reproductive and developmental toxicity.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4750
- — Z (S) $5654
1910.138 A
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.138(a): General requirements. The employer did not select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances: b) Dakota Tube, Inc. at 221 Airport Drive, Watertown, SD 57201: On and prior to October 13, 2017 the employer did not select and require use of appropriate hand protection for employees adding Tech Kleen Aze Solvent to the Baron-Blakeslee ZL1DEL-12.26-EW Precision Vapor Degreaser. This condition exposed employees to skin irritation and chemical burn hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from liquid chemicals and chemical gases or vapors: a) Dakota Tube, Inc. at 221 Airport Drive, Watertown, SD 57201: On and prior to October 13, 2017 the employer did not ensure employees adding Tech Kleen Aze Solvent to the Baron-Blakeslee ZL1DEL-12.26-EW Precision Vapor Degreaser used appropriate eye and face protective equipment that offered splash protection. This condition exposed employees to skin and eye irritation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.333 B02
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,654 · Current $4,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2): "Lockout and Tagging." The employer did not ensure that while any employee was exposed to contact with parts of fixed electric equipment or circuits which have been deenergized, the circuits energizing the parts were locked out: a) Dakota Tube, Inc. at 221 Airport Drive, Watertown, SD 57201: On and prior to October 13, 2017 the employer did not ensure the breakers to the distiller on the F1 electrical panel had a lockout or tagout device affixed prior to maintenance work being performed on the Baron-Blakeslee ZL1DEL-12.26-EW Precision Vapor Degreaser distiller heating elements. This condition exposed an employee to shock and electrical hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4750
- — Z (S) $5654
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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 342701745.
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