OSHA Inspection: BRAZOS PIPE & STEEL FABRICATORS, INC.

Issued

2022-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3698.00 · Current $2219.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:  a) At the facility, where employees had not received training to operate the Toyota 8FDU30 forklift, serial number 63846.

Issued

2022-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 facility, where each operator of the Toyota 8FDU30 forklift had not been certified.

Issued

2022-10-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3698.00 · Current $2219.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):    a) At the facility, the Toyota 8FDU30 forklift, serial number 63846 with worn rear tires was not taken out of service.

Issued

2022-10-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6164.00 · Current $3698.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3): A complete periodic inspection of crane(s) had not been conducted in the past 12 months:  a) In the structural shop, two Mid-America 3-ton overhead bridge cranes had not been inspected annually.  b) In the structural shop, the Harrington 2-ton overhead bridge crane had not been inspected annually.

Issued

2022-10-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4931.00 · Current $2959.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):  One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  a) At the structural shop, where the rotating parts of an Unibor EQ100 Magnetic Drill Press were not guarded, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2022-10-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3698.00 · Current $2219.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(f)(2):  Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  a) Located at the main shop in front of the Miller Deltaweld 451 welding machine, the heavy-duty electrical safety switch was not labeled.  b) Located at the main shop in front of the Rigid toolbox, the heavy-duty electrical safety switch was not labeled.  c) Located at the main shop in front of the Miller welding machine, the heavy-duty electrical safety switch was not labeled.

Issued

2022-10-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  a) Located at the main shop in front of the Miller Deltaweld 451 welding machine, where there was not sufficient space around the electrical safety switch, exposing employees to electrical hazards.  b) Located at the main shop in front of the Rigid toolbox, where there was not sufficient space around the electrical safety switch, exposing employees to electrical hazards.  c) Located at the main shop in front of the Miller welding machine, where there was not sufficient space around the electrical safety switch, exposing employees to electrical hazards.