OSHA Inspection: SAMER IRON WORKS, LLC.

Issued

Jan 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,113 · Current $2,113

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, and/or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition:  a) First Floor at Stairway -  Employees were exposed to eye injuries while operating a DeWalt  seven inch portable hand grinder, model # DWE43116, to grind out a beam pocket without wearing impact-resistant eye protection, on or about 07/21/2021.  NO ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 20, 2022

Abate by

Jan 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,113 · Current $2,113

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.300(b)(1):Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:   a) First floor at stairway #1 - Employee was using a DeWalt  seven inch portable electric grinder, model number DWE43116 to clear out a beam pocket in a concrete masonry unit wall and the flange guard was not provided, on or about 07/21/2021.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Jan 20, 2022

Abate by

Jan 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,585 · Current $1,585

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.350(a)(9):Compressed gas cylinder(s) were not secured in an upright position:  a) First Floor, West Side - An oxygen and acetylene cylinder were in storage and not secured, on or about 07/21/2021   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Jan 20, 2022

Abate by

Jan 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(a)(10): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel gas or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1m)  or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one half hour:  a) First Floor, West Side - An oxygen and an acetylene cylinder were being stored approximately 3 feet apart, on or about 07/21/2021.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).

Issued

Jan 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,642 · Current $2,642

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13):Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   a) First Floor Elevator - Employees were installing a steel beam near an unguarded elevator shaft and exposed to a 16 foot fall hazard, on or about 07/21/2021.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION NOT REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 20, 2022

Abate by

Jan 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,585 · Current $1,585

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4):Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a) First Floor at Stairway - Employee was standing on a Louisville portable 8 foot step ladder while grinding out a concrete masonry unit wall beam pocket and the ladder was used in the closed position and leaning up against the wall, on or about 07/21/2021.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet).