OSHA Inspection: ALTONA CUSTOM METAL WORKS INC

Issued

2020-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5398.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   a) 1 Bender Ct, Franklin Lakes, NJ/ Fire Station Rear: An employee was exposed to an overhead impact, struck by hazard from a  steel pre-fabricated window that was staged on top of a steel shipping container, on or about 1/15/2020.

Issued

2020-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5398.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:   a) 1 Bender Ct, Franklin Lakes, NJ/ Fire Station Rear: An employee was exposed to an eye injury hazard while using an unguarded hand grinder on a pre-fabricated window staged on top of a shipping container, on or about 1/15/2020.

Issued

2020-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5398.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.302(e)(11): All tools shall be used with the correct shield, guard, or attachment recommended by the manufacturer.   a) 1 Bender Ct, Franklin Lakes, NJ/ Fire Station Rear: An employee was exposed to an amputation hazard while using a hand grinder that was not equipped with a guard, on or about 1/15/2020.

Issued

2020-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5398.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.351(b)(4): Welding cable(s) in use were in need of repair:   a) 1 Bender Ct, Franklin Lakes, NJ/ Fire Station Rear: Employees were exposed to electrical shock and burns while using damaged welding cables with exposed copper wires, on or about 1/15/2020.

Issued

2020-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5398.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  a) 1 Bender Ct, Franklin Lakes, NJ/ Fire Station Rear: Employees were exposed to an 8 1/2 ft fall hazard, while positioned on the top of a shipping container in which a means of fall protection had not been utilized, on or about 1/15/2020.