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OSHA Inspection: K-PEL INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of K-PEL INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC. in 395 MISSLE STREET, PRESQUE ISLE, ME 04769 (NAICS 332311). OSHA activity number 343825485.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
395 MISSLE STREET
City
PRESQUE ISLE
State
ME
ZIP
04769
Mailing
178 PRESQUE ISLE STREET, FORT FAIRFIELD, ME 04742
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332311
Employees
25
Ownership type
Private (A)

6 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.215 B09

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Apr 12, 2019
Abate by
Apr 22, 2019
Penalty
Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:    Shop - The VIP grinder was not equipped with adjustable tongue guards.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2273
  • · Z (S) $2273

1910.215 A02 I

Serious Gravity 1 2 instances 7 exposed
Issued
Apr 12, 2019
Penalty
Initial $2,273 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2)(i): Safety guards on all operations where the work provides a suitable measure of protection to the operator, were not so constructed that the spindle end, nut, and outer flange were not exposed:    Shop - The spindle nuts on the Delta grinder were not guarded.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $2273

1926.28 A

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 12, 2019
Abate by
Apr 18, 2019
Penalty
Initial $5,304 · Current $4,000 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.28(a): Appropriate personal protective equipment was not worn by employee(s) in all operations where there was exposure to hazardous conditions:    Columbia Forest Products - The operator of the Dynalift forklift did not keep the seatbelt on during the rollover incident of February 25, 2019.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $4000
  • · Z (S) $5304

1926.21 B02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 12, 2019
Abate by
Apr 18, 2019
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    Columbia Forest Products - The Dynalift forklift operator was not instructed to wear the seatbelt at all times, including during a rollover.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

1910.1200 E01

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 25 exposed
Issued
Apr 12, 2019
Abate by
Apr 24, 2019
Penalty
Initial $2,273 · Current $0 Reduced
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:  Company Wide - The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communications program.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $2273

1904.39 A02

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 12, 2019
Penalty
Initial $3,789 · Current $1,001 Reduced
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye:    Columbia Forest Products - The employer did not report a work related hospitalization within 24 hours.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $1001.3
  • · Z (O) $3789

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