OSHA Inspection: ANNCO INDUSTRIAL METAL FABRICATOR

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,330 Reduced

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) Warehouse: Circuit breakers in the electrical panel box were not labeled to indicate their purpose, on or about 11/21/2017      b) Left side of the Warehouse: Circuit breakers in the electrical panel box were not labeled to indicate their purpose, on or about 11/21/2017

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,328 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    a) Warehouse: The electrical breaker panel had opening at the top and at the bottom of the panel box, exposing employees to an electrical shock, electrocution, or electrical burns, on or about 11/21/2018.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $1,996 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:    a) Warehouse Exit Door: Employees were expose to an egress obstruction where the emergency exit door had a latch installed requiring special knowledge  to open, on or about 11/21/2017.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $1,996 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":    a) warehouse, Exit Door: fire Exit door was not clearly marked and labeled "EXIT" on or about 11/21/2017.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,328 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l )    a) Warehouse: Operators of Power Industrial Trucks were not certified by the employer as trained, on or about 11/21/2017

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $1,996 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Assigned storage spaces for cylinders was not located away from elevators, stairs, or gangways where cylinders could not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons:    a) Right side of the warehouse: Employees were expose to fire and struck by hazards from acetylene cylinders and propane cylinders that could be knocked over by passing people or objects, on or about 11/21/2017

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $1,996 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(iv): Valve protection caps, where cylinders were designed to accept caps, were not always in place, hand-tight, except when cylinders were in use or connected for use:    a) Right side of the Warehouse. Employees were  exposed to explosion and fire hazards from acetylene gas cylinders that did not have valve protection cap in place, on or about 11/21/2017

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,328 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1): The employer did not ensure that only stable or safely arranged loads were handled:    a) Warehouse: The employer did not ensure that the load  handle by the forklift was stable, thus exposing employees to a struck by, caught in between, amputations and  lacerations hazards, while instructed to hold the steel piece on the forklift to prevented from sliding or falling off, on or about 11/21/2018.