NILES, OH —
OSHA Inspection: VANEX TUBE CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of VANEX TUBE CORPORATION in 301 MCKEES LANE 2, NILES, OH 44446 (NAICS 331110). OSHA activity number 344891239.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VANEX TUBE CORPORATION
- Site address
- 301 MCKEES LANE 2
- City
- NILES
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44446
- Mailing
- 301 MCKEES LANE 2, NILES, OH 44446
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
- 331110
- Employees
- 43
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $9,446 · Current $6,612 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: On or about August 10, 2020, the employer did not ensure procedures were developed, documented, and utilized for the safe application, usage, and removal of potentially hazardous energy controls during the unjamming of the scrap chopper of the Paxson 48 inch slitter line.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6612
- — Z (S) $9446
1910.147 C07 I A
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,747 · Current $4,723 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control. On or about August 10, 2020, the employer did not ensure employees required to perform service and maintenance activities, including but not limited too; clearing jams on the Paxson 48 inch slitter line scrap chopper, received training and were provided with the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control of hazardous energy sources of the slitter line.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4723
- — Z (S) $6747
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2020
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $9,446 · Current $3,000 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: On or about August 10, 2020, the employer did not ensure one or methods of machine guarding was provided to protect the operator and helper from the point of operation of the slitter coils and shear, ingoing nip points and rotating parts of the material moving through the line, scrap choppers, and re-coiler of the Paxson 48 inch slitter line.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $9446
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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 344891239.
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