FORT SMITH, AR —
OSHA Inspection: GERDAU MACSTEEL, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of GERDAU MACSTEEL, INC. in 5225 PLANTERS RD, FORT SMITH, AR 72916 (NAICS 331221). OSHA activity number 345707244.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GERDAU MACSTEEL, INC.
- Site address
- 5225 PLANTERS RD
- City
- FORT SMITH
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72916
- Mailing
- 5225 PLANTERS RD, FORT SMITH, AR 72916
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 331221
- Employees
- 525
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C01
- Issued
- May 19, 2022
- Abate by
- Jun 15, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer failed to evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces: On or about December 27, 2021, near the Product Finishing Line, employees entered a space located between the transfers and the chamfer table to repair hydraulic lines where the machinery and equipment inside the space contained moving and rotating parts. A thorough evaluation of the entry procedures was not conducted.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.146 D09
- Issued
- May 19, 2022
- Abate by
- Jun 15, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): The employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and/or for preventing unauthorized entry: On or about December 26, 2021, employees entering a permit required confined space to conduct maintenance and repair equipment within the spaces did not have the correct phone number for the fire department to contact as part of emergency rescue procedures.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- May 19, 2022
- Abate by
- Jun 15, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $10,151 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 December 26, 2021, employees performed servicing and/or maintenance such as, but not limited to replacing hydraulic hoses on the chamfer table on the finishing line. Employees were exposed to hazardous energy in that procedures for locking out the chamfer table were not utilized.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10151.4
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.147 C04 II D
- Issued
- May 19, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(D): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control On or about December 26, 2021, employees performed servicing and maintenance activities such as, but not limited to replacing hydraulic hoses on the chamfer table on the finishing line. The energy control procedures did not contain specific steps to verify the effectiveness of the lockout/tagout.
Recent events (3)
- — P (O) $0
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- May 19, 2022
- Abate by
- Jun 15, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $14,502
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: On or about December 26 2021, in the Production Finishing Line, the employer did not ensure that inspections of the energy control procedure were conducted at least annually for employees required to conduct maintenance and servicing on equipment such as, but not limited to the hydraulic lines located next to the transfers and under the chamfer table.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $14502
- — Z (S) $14502
1904.29 B03
- Issued
- May 19, 2022
- Abate by
- Jun 15, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,279 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3):Each recordable injury or illness was not recorded on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred: On or about December 26, 2021, an employee was hospitalized after receiving a work-related injury. The OSHA 301 was not completely filled out by the employer as of January 3, 2021 which is more than 7 calendar days after the injury.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $2279
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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 345707244.
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