PRESQUE ISLE, ME ·
OSHA Inspection: K-PEL INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- K-PEL INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 395 MISSLE STREET
- City
- PRESQUE ISLE
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04769
- Mailing
- 178 PRESQUE ISLE STREET, FORT FAIRFIELD, ME 04742
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332311
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.215 B09
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 18, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 18, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $0 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: 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
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,789 · Current $1,001 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343825485.
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