OSHA Inspection: TRI-STEEL CORPORATION

Issued

2019-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(i): LP-Gas Containers were not stored in a manner to minimize exposure to excessive temperature rise, physical damage, or tampering by unauthorized persons:    a)  Tri-steel Corporation -  Shipping/receiving doors: LP gas containers were located next to the bay door  was not secured to minimize accidental physical damage, on or about 05/23/2019.

Issued

2019-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Assigned storage spaces for cylinders were not located where cylinders could not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons:  a)  Tri-steel Corporation - behind plasma cutting tables:   Multiple Nitrogen, H35 and oxygen compressed gas cylinders were not secured from being knocked over, on or about 05/23/2019.

Issued

2019-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    a)  Tri-steel Corporation - Manufacturing plant located at 512 Sweedesboro Ave., Mickleton NJ:   The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing, maintenance, unjamming, lubrication and cleaning operations on machinery, they made sure that the energy sources from electric, pneumatic, gas, etc., were rendered inoperative.  Machinery included but was not limited to: the Messer Plasma cutting machine Model Plate Master II, S/N PMR10-15-6063,  Geka/ Puma 110/ E-500 punch press,  HEMSAW bandsaw, Koike Aronson Machine model # MGM2-1500, S/N 45971,   Accurpress press break machine model #725012, S/N 11512, Accurshear press Model #625010, S/n 2372, Accurshear Press Model # 650012, etc. Occurred on or about 05/23/2019.

Issued

2019-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    a) Tri-steel Corporation - Press brake area :  The point of operation of the Accurshear Press Model # 655010, S/N 2372, the Accushear Press Model # 650012 and the Accupress Press Brake Model # 725012, S/N 11512, were not guarded or the guard was insufficient. Observed on or about 05/23/2019.

Issued

2019-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iv): Monthly inspections of hoist chains, with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and an identifier of the chain which was inspected, were not performed:  a)  Tri-steel Corporation. - Throughout the manufacturing plant: The employer did not conduct a monthly inspection of the hoist chains with the required written certification on the Kone Crane 2X3 Ton Model #A27711, S/N 1160800 and the Philadelphia Tramrail Co. 10 Ton crane, no visual inspections were done, on or about 05/23/2019.

Issued

2019-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    a) a)  Tri-steel Corporation - Throughout the facility : The employer did not have a written hazard communication program for employees that handled chemicals such as but not limited to propane, nitrogen, oxygen, etc., on or about 10/13/2014.

Issued

2019-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    a) a)  Tri-steel Corporation- Throughout the facility: The employer had not provided information and training to employees on chemicals they used in the workplace such as but not limited to propane, nitrogen, oxygen, etc., on or about 05/23/2019.