OSHA Inspection: ROBERT'S SHEET METAL WORKS, INC.

Issued

2022-11-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:   a.  On or about July 26, 2022, at the above address, an employee was required to operate a powered industrial vehicle and had not been provided with training, at least once every three years, including but not limited to formal instruction, practical training and an evaluation of the operators performance, thereby exposing employees to struck by and crushing hazards.

Issued

2022-11-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a. On or about July 26, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which include but are not limited to, the hazards related to commercial construction.

Issued

2022-11-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(17):The attachment point of the body belt was not located in the center of the wearer's back. The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head.  a.  On or about July 26, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting commercial steel tubing installation operations was wearing a personal fall arrest system (PFAS)  with the attachment point at the employee's back and also at the employee's front, thus the harness was being worn upside down, near their waistline, exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-11-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a. On or about July 26, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, the employee(s) conducting commercial steel tubing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2022-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.  a.  On or about July, 26 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working below steel tubing welding operations,  were not wearing  hard hats to protect against falling materials and debris, exposing the employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

2022-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.251(e)(8)(iv):Synthetic web slings with broken or worn stitches were not immediately removed from service.  a. On or about July 26, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing steel tubing installation operations, had a synthetic sling that was holding up a section of steel tubing, that was not removed from service due to damage and from illegible tags, exposing the employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

2022-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $3550.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.351(b)(3):When it became necessary to connect or splice lengths of cable one to another, substantial insulated connectors of a capacity at least equivalent to that of the cable were not used:  a.	On or about July 26, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, a welding lead was spliced with duct tape, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with electrocution.

Issued

2022-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.351(b)(4): Welding cable(s) in use were in need of repair:  a.	On or about July 26, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, a welding lead had several areas of exposed wire, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with electrocution.

Issued

2022-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10151.00 · Current $5500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(iv):Employee(s) working in an aerial lift were not standing firmly on the floor of the basket:  a.  On or about July 26, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was conducting welding operations while sitting on the top rail of a Genie aerial lift, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-11-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(v):A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:  a.  On or about July 26, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing welding operations from a Genie 8240 lift, approximately thirteen (13) feet above the ground, was not wearing a full body harnesses, thereby exposing the employee to falls.

Issued

2022-11-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1450.00 · Current $1450.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.  a.  On or about July 26, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer failed to keep the OSHA 300 and 300A Forms for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021.