MEAD, NE ·
OSHA Inspection: WATER ENGINEERING, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of WATER ENGINEERING, INC. in 1574 COUNTY RD 10, MEAD, NE 68041 (NAICS 424690). OSHA activity number 344702600.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WATER ENGINEERING, INC.
- Site address
- 1574 COUNTY RD 10
- City
- MEAD
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68041
- Mailing
- 1574 COUNTY RD 10, MEAD, NE 68041
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 424690
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2020
- Abate by
- Sep 17, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,622 · Current $1,835 Reduced
20852611D129
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: The employer is failing to ensure that employees mandated to wear respirators in the workplace, including full face respirators, have received an appropriate medical evaluation that obtain the information requested in Appendix C of this section. This violation was last observed on June 30, 2020.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1835.4
- · Z (S) $2622
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2020
- Abate by
- Sep 17, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,622 · Current $1,835 Reduced
20852611D129
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator and at least annually thereafter. The employer is failing to ensure that employees mandated to wear respirators in the workplace, including full face respirators, have been fit tested before initial usage and annually thereafter. This violation was last observed on June 30, 2020.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1835.4
- · Z (S) $2622
1910.134 D03 III B 2
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2020
- Abate by
- Sep 17, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
20852611D129
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life: The employer is failing to implement a respirator cartridge change schedule based on objective data respirators mandated for workplace usage. Employee(s) changed cartridges every one to two months. This violation was last observed on June 30, 2020.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.146 E06
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2020
- Abate by
- Sep 17, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2611D129
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(6): The employer did not retain each canceled entry permit for at least one year to facilitate the review of the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(14): Employer is failing to retain entry permit(s) completed for employee permit-required confined space entry into mixing tanks for at least one year. Employee(s) enter stainless steel batch chemical mixing tanks for tasks such as blade repair/replacement. Canceled permit(s) from the December 2019 tank entry were unavailable upon agency request on or about June 30, 2020.
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 344702600.
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