OSHA Inspection: METRO SITE FABRICATORS, LLC

Issued

2021-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5803.00 · Current $3772.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.36(d)(1): Employees were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:  On or about 12/3/2020, at the Commerce, Georgia facility, employees working in the facility were not able to open the rear exit route door from the inside. The exit door was equipped with a dead bolt lock.

Issued

2021-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9557.00 · Current $6212.00 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 12/3/2020, at the Commerce, Georgia facility, the employer did not develop and implement specific written procedures for the control of potentially hazardous energy for equipment on which employees were performing service and maintenance activities.  Employees were exposed to amputation and caught-in hazards on machines and equipment to include the Accurpress Pressbrakes and Ficep HP16 T4 CNC Angle Machine.

Issued

2021-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about 12/3/2020, at the Commerce, Georgia facility, the employer failed to train employees on LOTO procedures on which employees were performing service and maintenance activities. Machines and equipment included Accurpress Pressbrakes and Ficep HP16 T4 CNC  Angle machine.

Issued

2021-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9557.00 · Current $6212.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Points of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employees from having any part of their body in the danger zones during operating cycles.  a) Accurpress Pressbrakes: On or about 12/3/2020, at the Commerce, Georgia facility production area shop, employees were exposed to caught in between hazards when the pressbrake was not guarded while employees operated and performed maintenance and services on the pressbrake.  b) Ficep HP16 T4 CNC Angle Machine: On or about 12/3/2020, at the Commerce, Georgia facility production area shop, employees were exposed to caught in between hazards when the angle machine was not guarded while employees operated and performed maintenance and services on the angle machine.

Issued

2021-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9557.00 · Current $6212.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:  On or about 12/3/2020, at the Commerce, Georgia facility in the production area shop, employees working in the facility were exposed to amputation and caught-in hazards of an unguarded chain and sprocket on the material handler section of the Ficep HP16 T4 CNC Angle Machine.  a. one (1) chain and sprocket located approximately 10 inches above the floor, was not guarded.

Issued

2021-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4642.00 · Current $3017.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.242(b): Effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment was not used when compressed air was used for cleaning purposes:  On or about 12/3/2020, at the Commerce, Georgia facility in the production area shop, the employer failed to provide chip guarding while employees utilized compressed air from an air compressor for cleaning purposes. The pressure at the nozzle was measured and exceeded 30 psi.

Issued

2021-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3481.00 · Current $2263.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(E): Flexible cords and cables were used where concealed behind building walls, ceilings, or floors:    On or about 12/3/2020, at the Commerce, Georgia facility, on the floor in the production area shop, the employer exposed employees to flexible cords (extension cord) powering a radio, fan and cell phone.

Issued

2021-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3481.00 · Current $2263.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein.  On or about 12/3/2020, at the Commerce, Georgia facility, in the production area shop, employees handled containers containing Ghost Off, anti-spatter and WD-40. The employer did not ensure containers were labeled to indicate the hazardous properties of the associated chemicals.

Issued

2021-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)   On or about 12/3/2020, at the Commerce, Georgia facility, in the production area shop, the employer failed to provide safety data sheets for steel.

Issued

2021-05-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  On or about 12/3/2020, employees working in the production area shop are exposed to Ghost Off (which contains Sodium Metasilicatee Pentahydrate, Nonylphenol, Ethoxylated, 2-Butoxyethanol) and Anti-Spatter Liquid (which contains Polyethylene glycol). In addition, employees worked with stainless and carbon steel on which employees were performing grinding, cutting and welding activities. The employer failed to provide employees training on the Globally Harmonized System.