OSHA Inspection: WELSPUN TUBULAR, LLC

Issued

Aug 24, 2020

Abate by

Jan 13, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,639 · Current $9,639

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:  In the Spiral Building, at the southside sampling area, employees perform grinding and welding operations inside such as but not limited to 24-inch to 42-inch in diameter steel pipe that is 100-feet in length. This condition exposes employees to the inhalation hazards.

Issued

Aug 24, 2020

Abate by

Sep 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,494 · Current $7,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i):  The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:    At the south side sampling area, an employee was observed without a helmet, while using a grinder inside a 24-inch steel pipe. The employer did not ensure that a helmet was being utilized. Employee was exposed to skin burns.

Issued

Aug 24, 2020

Abate by

Sep 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:  CNC plasma cutter, fume clouds:  Welding/cutting fume clouds existed during the operation of the CNC plasma cutter, this condition exposed employees to acute health effects such as irritations of the mucous membranes e.g. nose and throat.

Issued

Aug 24, 2020

Abate by

Sep 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(5)(ii): Retraining was not conducted when inadequacies in the employee's knowledge or use of the respirator indicated that the employee did not retain the necessary training or skill:  At the Southside Sampling area, employees lack the knowledge and training of the chemical hazards associated with welding and cutting steel pipes.

Issued

Aug 24, 2020

Abate by

Sep 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  In the Spiral Building, at the South Side Sampling area, employees are provided voluntary use of filtering facepiece  (dust mask) respirators for use while operating machinery and equipment:  a) Employees who stick weld Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) and Gas Metal Arc (MIG) weld inside of 24 to 42-inch steel pipes. This condition exposed employees to gas inhalation hazards.  b) Employees who operate the CNC Plasma Cutter that automatically cuts including but not limited to 42-inch steel pipes. This practice exposed employees to inhalation hazards.