OSHA Inspection: TRAMCO INC

Issued

May 1, 2018

Abate by

May 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,596 · Current $4,617 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  Employees engaged in, but not limited to, material bending and braking operations at the Cincinnati press brake in the South plant were exposed to amputation hazards in that the point of operation was not properly guarded to prevent employees from having any part of their body in the danger zone during operation.

Issued

May 1, 2018

Abate by

May 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,298 · Current $2,309 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one hour:  Employees engaged in cylinder handling and storage operations were exposed to fire hazards in that the oxygen cylinders were allowed to be stored on the opposite side of a steel barrier that was not properly constructed to provide a 1 hour fire rating.

Issued

May 1, 2018

Abate by

May 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,298 · Current $2,309 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.  Employees engaged in forklift charging operation in the south plant were exposed to shock hazards in that the electrical panel that served that forklift charger had multiple openings exposing live bus bars inside the panel.

Issued

May 1, 2018

Abate by

May 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Employees engaged in utilizing electrical components and electrical equipment in the south shop were exposed to shock hazards in that the panel that served these various components contain overcurrent protectors that were not labeled as to the location or equipment they served.