OSHA Inspection: WARD VESSEL & EXCHANGER CORPORATION

Issued

2021-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9557.00 · Current $0.00 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:  (a)  at the facility, on or about January 23, 2021, procedures were not utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees cleaned the Roundo PS-255 plate roller, serial #935426, exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

2021-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:  (a)  at the facility, on or about January 23, 2021, where lockout devices were not affixed to the Roundo PS-255 plate roller, serial #935426, during cleaning, exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

2021-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9557.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Group lockout or tagout devices were not used in accordance with the procedures required by paragraph (c)(4) of this section by requiring each authorized employee to affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout mechanism when he or she begins work, and to remove those devices when he or she stops working on the machine or equipment being serviced:    a) at the facility, on or about January 23, 2021, where a group lockout or tagout device was not used when multiple employees performed maintenance and servicing activities on the Roundo PS-255 plate roller, serial #935425, exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

2021-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3481.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposed an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service:   a) at the north side by the bay door, where a frayed electrical cord to a 480 volt Roundo PS-255 plate roller was in use, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2021-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5803.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2):The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye:    a) on or about January 23, 2021, an employee had a work related amputation and the employer failed to report the incident within 24-hours to OSHA.