DENVER, CO —
OSHA Inspection: CALIFORNIA EXPANDED METAL PRODUCTS CO.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of CALIFORNIA EXPANDED METAL PRODUCTS CO. in 490 OSAGE ST, DENVER, CO 80204 (NAICS 332322). OSHA activity number 344319900.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CALIFORNIA EXPANDED METAL PRODUCTS CO.
- Site address
- 490 OSAGE ST
- City
- DENVER
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80204
- Mailing
- 1001-A PITTSBURG ANTIOCH HWY, PITTSBURG, CA 94565
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
- 332322
- Employees
- 63
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 24, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $8,856 · Current $6,500 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) California Expanded Metal Products Co. at 490 Osage St. Denver, CO 80204: On and preceding 9/13/19, the employer did not provide one or more methods of machine guarding 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. Two employees were operating the LoopCo slitter machine model # D 109-5082 serial # 194SW11457C and hydraulic table serial #1754T10652 on Line 1. Employee 1 was operating the controls while employee 2 used a wooden stick to pick up the ends of sheet metal coming from the slitter head to set on the hydraulic table. As the hydraulic table moved towards the slitter head, employee 2 was caught in between the slitter machine and hydraulic table, and was hospitalized. The point of operation was not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6500
- — Z (S) $8856
1910.147 C06 II
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 24, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed: (a) California Expanded Metal Products Co. at 490 Osage St. Denver, CO 80204: On and preceding 9/13/19, the employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed. Maintenance employees participating in Lock Out Tag Out are exposed to inadvertent start up of equipment. The company operates and services equipment such as, but not limited to; LoopCo slitter machine model # D 109-5082 serial # 194SW11457C.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 24, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees: (a) California Expanded Metal Products Co. at 490 Osage St. Denver, CO 80204: On and preceding 9/13/19, the employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees. Training on the purpose and function of the energy control program and was not provided in a format that the workers being trained could understand.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 344319900.
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