VERMILLION, SD —
OSHA Inspection: MASABA, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MASABA, INC. in 1617 317TH STREET, VERMILLION, SD 57069 (NAICS 333131). OSHA activity number 343952883.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- MASABA, INC.
- Site address
- 1617 317TH STREET
- City
- VERMILLION
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57069
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 345, VERMILLION, SD 57069
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 333131
- Employees
- 145
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,376 · Current $4,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: (a) Masaba, Inc. at 1617 317th Street, Vermillion, SD 57069: On or about and at times prior to April 18, 2019 the employer did not ensure employees were protected from caught-in and/or struck-by hazard while performing work activities inside the master carriage track and on the cutting table with the Messer Model TITAN, Serial Number TITAN14/4p-08-5172, plasma cutting machine in that the safety cable system installed on the plasma table does not prevent employee exposure to these hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4300
- — Z (S) $6376
1910.252 B02 III
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $4,782 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not required to wear appropriate goggles, to protect them from the rays when noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields were not used: (a) Masaba, Inc. at 1617 317th Street, Vermillion, SD 57069: On or about and at times prior to April 18, 2019 the employer did not ensure employees were protected from process generated radiation from the Messer Model TITAN, Serial Number TITAN14/4p-08-5172 plasma cutting machine in that protective screens or shields were not used to protect employees performing work near or adjacent the plasma cutting machine. This condition exposed employees to process generated radiation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4000
- — Z (S) $4782
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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 343952883.
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