OSHA Inspection: SIMMONS FABRICATORS, LTD

Issued

Mar 14, 2018

Abate by

Apr 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,108 Reduced

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:    a) At the site, where employees wearing elastomeric respirators while performing welding and cutting tasks were not medically evaluated.

Issued

Mar 14, 2018

Abate by

Apr 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  a) At the site, where the employer did not establish a written respiratory program for employees that voluntarily wear elastomeric respirators while performing welding and cutting tasks.

Issued

Mar 14, 2018

Abate by

Apr 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $1,848 Reduced

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:    a) At the site, where the employer did not estimate employee exposure to copper, iron oxide, and manganese while welding.

Issued

Mar 14, 2018

Abate by

Apr 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):  a) At the site, where the employer did not determine the employee exposure level to hexavalent chromium.

Issued

Mar 14, 2018

Abate by

Apr 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $1,478 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(v): Pendant control box(es) were not constructed to prevent electrical shock:    a) In the small fabrication shop, the top button on the Demac pendant control box was not maintained in a condition to prevent electrical shock in that the cover of the button was missing.

Issued

Mar 14, 2018

Abate by

Apr 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,434 · Current $2,217 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:    a) In the big fabrication shop, where the AccurPress press brake #740012 was not equipped with machine guarding in the rear and in the front of the machine.

Issued

Mar 14, 2018

Abate by

Apr 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $1,848 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(i)(B): Goggles or other suitable eye protection were not used during all gas welding or oxygen cutting operations:    a) In the small fabrication shop, where the employer did not ensure suitable eye protection was used during gas welding activities.

Issued

Mar 14, 2018

Abate by

Apr 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $1,478 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(ii)(A): Helmets, shields, and goggles being used were readily flammable:    a) In the big fabrication shop, where welding helmets used to perform welding tasks were flammable.

Issued

Mar 14, 2018

Abate by

Apr 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $415 · Current $208 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) At the facility, where the employer did not certify that the forklift operators had been trained and evaluated to operate the forklifts.

Issued

Mar 14, 2018

Abate by

Mar 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $415 · Current $208 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical:    a) At the facility, where the employer did not maintain a safety data sheet for propylene compressed gas.