NEW ORLEANS, LA —
OSHA Inspection: ECONOMY IRON WORKS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ECONOMY IRON WORKS, INC. in 635 S. PETERS ST., NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 343085452.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ECONOMY IRON WORKS, INC.
- Site address
- 635 S. PETERS ST.
- City
- NEW ORLEANS
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70130
- Mailing
- 635 S. PETERS ST., NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 332710
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- May 3, 2018
- Abate by
- May 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $1,109 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: On or about April 13, 2018, in the shop area, the employer provided employees with negative pressure respirators to use without first performing a medical evaluation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1108.5
- — Z (S) $2217
1910.157 E03
- Issued
- May 3, 2018
- Abate by
- May 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check: On or about April 13, 2018, in the shop area, the employer failed to maintain portable fire extinguisher in operable conditions where employees welded, drilled and cut metal, and cleaned with hazardous chemicals.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $2217
1910.253 B02 IV
- Issued
- May 3, 2018
- Abate by
- May 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $0 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: On or about April 13, 2018, in the shop area, the employer allowed employees to store cylinders, with gas cylinder regulators attached, for at least one week.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2217
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- May 3, 2018
- Abate by
- May 18, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $1,109 Reduced
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 April 13, 2018, in the shop area, the employer failed to maintain a written Hazard Communication Program for employees who worked with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, epoxy resin and ethyl benzene.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1108.5
- — Z (S) $2217
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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 343085452.
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