OSHA Inspection: RYDER WELDING SERVICE, INC.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Abate by

Oct 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

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):  On or about February 22, 2018, at machine shop area of the facility, a drill press that lacked a guard on its point of operation, exposing employees to a caught by hazard.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Abate by

Oct 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  On or about February 27, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not develop a written hazard communication program for employees who use hazardous chemicals such as, but no limited to, flammable compressed gases and hazardous chemical solutions to fabricate metal products.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Abate by

Sep 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  On or about February 27, 2018, in the welding shop, the employer did not provide information contained in Appendix D for employees  who wear filtering facepiece respirators when  engaged in welding operations.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Abate by

Oct 12, 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:  On or about February 27, 2018, in the welding shop, the employer did not establish a written program for employees who voluntarily wear tight fitting elastomeric respirators during cleaning operations.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Abate by

Sep 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(i): Oxygen cylinders were stored near highly combustible material, especially oil and grease; or near reserve stocks of carbide and acetylene or other fuel-gas cylinders, or near other substance likely to cause or accelerate fire:  On or about February 27, 2018, in gas storage area of welding workroom, the employer stored oxygen and acetylene together exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Aug 24, 2018

Abate by

Oct 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.254(d)(9)(iii): Cables with damaged insulation or exposed bare conductors were not replaced:  On or about February 27, 2018, in the welding work area, employees were using welding machines with cables that had damaged insulation.