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OSHA Inspection: EMPIRE FENCE & CUSTOM IRON WORKS

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of EMPIRE FENCE & CUSTOM IRON WORKS in 4001 TAFT AVE., SAINT LOUIS, MO 63116 (NAICS 332323). OSHA activity number 343379913.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
4001 TAFT AVE.
City
SAINT LOUIS
State
MO
ZIP
63116
Mailing
4001 TAFT AVE., SAINT LOUIS, MO 63116
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332323
Employees
18
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.147 C04 II

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 22, 2018
Abate by
Oct 10, 2018
Penalty
Initial $2,956 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):  On or about 08/13/2018, Empire Fence & Custom Iron Works, located at 4001 Taft Ave., St. Louis, MO, failed have developed, documented and utilized proper/adequate procedures for the control of potentially hazardous energy for following machines located in the plant: Hypertherm Plasma Cutting Table (230 V electrics, 110 V electrics, and 100 psi pneumatics (air); Eisele saw (230 V electrics and hydraulics).
Recent events (3)
  • — J (S) $0
  • — C (S) $2956
  • — Z (S) $2956

1910.147 C06 I

Other-than-serious 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 22, 2018
Abate by
Oct 10, 2018
Penalty
Initial $2,956 · Current $2,069 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:     On or about 08/13/2018, Empire Fence & Custom Iron Works, located at 4001 Taft Ave., St. Louis, MO, failed to conduct an at least annual periodic inspection of their Energy (LO/TO) Program.  The last inspection dated back to 6/29/2015.
Recent events (3)
  • — J (O) $2069
  • — C (S) $2956
  • — Z (S) $2956

1910.178 L01 I

Other-than-serious 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 22, 2018
Abate by
Oct 10, 2018
Penalty
Initial $2,956 · Current $2,956
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):     On or about 08/13/2018, Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) operator(s) never received any training at Empire Fence & Custom Iron Works, located at 4001 Taft Ave., St. Louis, MO.  The Kalmar AC forklift (Model: 8.15  15 STD, S/N: 353478A, Type: LP) was being operated without the operator(s) having completed the required training and evaluation.
Recent events (3)
  • — J (O) $2956
  • — C (S) $2956
  • — Z (S) $2956

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 343379913.

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