SANDUSKY, OH —
OSHA Inspection: GENERAL FABRICATIONS CORP.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of GENERAL FABRICATIONS CORP. in 7777 MILAN RD., SANDUSKY, OH 44870 (NAICS 333922). OSHA activity number 342756533.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GENERAL FABRICATIONS CORP.
- Site address
- 7777 MILAN RD.
- City
- SANDUSKY
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44870
- Mailing
- 7777 MILAN RD., 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
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.107 B05 II
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 3, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,696 · Current $2,587 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(ii): Discarded filter pads and filter rolls were not immediately removed to a safe, well-detached location or placed in a water-filled metal container and disposed of at the close of the day's operation when not maintained completely in water. a.)On or about November 7, 2017, employees were exposed to hazards from fire and explosion when the employer failed to properly dispose of used filters for the flammable spray paint booth. Used filters covered in flammable paint were kept stacked up in the paint booth until the next spray painting activity.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2587.2
- — Z (S) $3696
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 3, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $1,552 Reduced
2270
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: 1.) On or about November 7, 2017, the employer failed to provide employees who were required to wear tight-fitting half mask respirators with medical evaluations to determine if the employee was fit to wear a respirator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1551.9
- — Z (S) $2217
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 3, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2270
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): 1.) On or about November 7, 2017 the employer failed to ensure employees who were required to wear tight fitting respirators during spray painting operations were fit tested to determine if the respirator seal was adequate.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2270
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: 1.) On or about November 7, 2017, the employer failed to conduct exposure monitoring to determine employees exposure to Stoddard solvent in the production area while painting finished equipment.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 F05 I
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 3, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0040
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein: a.) On or about November 7, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that containers were properly labeled with the identity of the chemical. A bucket used to clean the paint reservoir for the spray gun containing paint thinner was not 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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342756533.
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