WEEDSPORT, NY —
OSHA Inspection: BARBER WELDING INC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BARBER WELDING INC in 2517 STATE ROUTE 31, WEEDSPORT, NY 13166 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 345749808.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BARBER WELDING INC
- Site address
- 2517 STATE ROUTE 31
- City
- WEEDSPORT
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 13166
- Mailing
- 2517 STATE ROUTE 31, WEEDSPORT, NY 13166
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 332710
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 3, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $3,315 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system: a) At the Second Floor Cold Storage Room, on or about 1/27/2022: Employees were permitted to work while exposed to fall hazards of 13 feet to the lower level.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $3315
- — Z (S) $3315
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 3, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,144 · Current $2,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed: a) At the establishment, on or about 1/27/2022: Employees are exposed to injurious hazards as the employer has not audited its energy control procedures since 2017. Workers perform maintenance of machinery such as, but not limited to, HTC Shearr and Press Brake.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $2900
- — C (S) $4144
- — Z (S) $4144
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 3, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,486 · Current $1,740 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6):The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l): a) At the establishment, on or about 1/27/2022: The employer had not certified that its site forklift operators were trained and evaluated every three years, as required.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1740
- — C (S) $2486
- — Z (S) $2486
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 3, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,486 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazards created by in-going nip points, rotating parts, and/or flying chips and sparks: a) At the Second Floor Cold Storage Room, on or about 1/27/2022: A worker was permitted to operate a Bridgeport Mill/Drill without a guarded rotating chuck. b) At the Production Floor, on or about 1/27/2022: A worker was permitted to operate an Enco Mill/Drill without a guard to protect against the rotating chuck.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $2486
- — Z (S) $2486
1910.303 G01 I A
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 3, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $3,315 · Current $2,320 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(A): For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts (as measured from the live parts where they were exposed or from the enclosure front or opening where they were enclosed) was less than indicated in Table S-1 of Subpart S of Part 1910: a) At the Production Room, on or about 1/27/2022: Working space about a bank of panels and disconnect switch along the wall was not maintained to 36 inches from the face of the panels, as it were blocked and cluttered by an HTC Sheer and excess materials.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $2320
- — C (S) $3315
- — Z (S) $3315
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 3, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: a) At the establishment, on or about 1/27/2022: The employer did not maintain a written hazard communication program. Employees are required to utilize chemicals such as, but not limited to: propane tanks, compressed oxygen cylinders and paints.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 345749808.
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