OSHA Inspection: STEINHAUS BROTHERS, INC.

Issued

2023-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5801.00 · Current $3771.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.95(c)(1):The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A (dBA) scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  (a)Steinhaus Brothers, Inc. dba SBI Manufacturing at 47061 Phillip Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to August 30, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from noise hazards by administering a continuing and effective hearing conservation program when employee exposure was measured at a dose of 68.47 percent or an 8-hour time weighted average of 87.2 dBA.  This condition exposed employees to  noise hazards including hearing loss.

Issued

2023-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $4063.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.110(f)(4)(i):The employer shall not store LP-Gas in a quantity exceeding 300 pounds (approximately 2550 cubic feet in vapor form) inside of a building.  (a)Steinhaus Brothers, Inc. dba SBI Manufacturing at 47061 Phillip Street in Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to August 5, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from fire hazards in that propane was stored  in a quantity exceeding 300 pounds in the shop area. This condition exposed employees to fire hazards.

Issued

2023-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4687.00 · Current $3047.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.133(a)(1):Protective eye and face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:  (a)Steinhaus Brothers, Inc. dba SBI Manufacturing at 47061 Phillip Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to August 5, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from flying particles when using hand grinders on metal components, in that employees did not use face shields when performing these activities. This condition exposed employees to cut and burn hazards.

Issued

2023-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $4063.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i):The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  (a)Steinhaus Brothers, Inc. dba SBI Manufacturing at 47061 Phillip Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to August 5, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from struck-by hazard related to forklift operation in that the company in that each powered industrial truck operator had not completed the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l). This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards related to forklift operation.

Issued

2023-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $7110.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operators and other employees from hazards created by machine and equipment movement:  (a)Steinhaus Brothers, Inc. dba SBI Manufacturing at 47061 Phillip Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to August 5, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from struck-by and caught-in hazards related to movement of the Yaskawa Electric Corporation Motoman welding robot (Type: YR-UP50N-A0D, Serial Number: RH9540-8602-1) in that machine guarding was not provided to prevent employee exposure to moving components of the Motoman robot. This condition exposed employees to struck-by and caught-in hazards.   (b)Steinhaus Brothers, Inc. dba SBI Manufacturing at 47061 Phillip Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to August 5, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from struck-by and caught-in hazards related to movement of the rotating workpiece table in the welding robot workstation.  Machine guarding was not provided to prevent employee exposure to moving components of the rotating table.   This condition exposed employees to struck-by and caught-in hazards.

Issued

2023-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4687.00 · Current $3047.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not required to wear appropriate goggles, to protect them from the rays when noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields were not used:  (a)Steinhaus Brothers, Inc. dba SBI Manufacturing at 47061 Phillip Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to August 5, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from eye exposure of injurious ultraviolet radiation from welding activities, in that welding curtains of the South central workstation in the shop area were damaged, exposing welders to adjacent flash burn hazards. This condition exposed employees to injurious  ultraviolet radiation.   (b)Steinhaus Brothers, Inc. dba SBI Manufacturing at 47061 Phillip Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to August 5, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from eye exposure of injurious ultraviolet radiation from welding activities in that  curtains of the Yaskawa Electric Corporation Motoman welding robot (Type: YR-UP50N-A0D Serial Number: RH9540-8602-1) workstation in the shop are were not used when in operation, exposing employees to flash burn hazards. This condition exposed employees to injurious  ultraviolet radiation.

Issued

2023-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4687.00 · Current $3047.00 Reduced

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)Steinhaus Brothers, Inc. dba SBI Manufacturing at 47061 Phillip Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to August 30, 2022, the employer did not ensure employee were protected from electrical and tripping hazards, in that sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained for electrical Panel H3. This condition exposed employees to electrical and tripping hazards.

Issued

2023-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1562.00 · Current $1015.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(a):The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.  (a)Steinhaus Brothers, Inc. dba SBI Manufacturing at 47061 Phillip Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to August 5, 2022 the employer did not maintain required injury and illness records to document recordable cases.

Issued

2023-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $877.00 · Current $570.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.179(j)(3): A complete periodic inspection of cranes had not been conducted in the past 12 months:  (a)Steinhaus Brothers, Inc. DBA SBI Manufacturing at 47061 Phillip Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to August 30, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the 2-ton capacity over head crane located on west side of shop area had received a periodic inspection within the last 12 months.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards associated with crane failure.  (b)Steinhaus Brothers, Inc. DBA SBI Manufacturing at 47061 Phillip Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to August 30, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the  Abell-Howe 2-ton rotating jib crane Serial Number: M69 B1275. had received a periodic inspection within the last 12 months. This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards associated with crane failure.  (c)Steinhaus Brothers, Inc. DBA SBI Manufacturing at 47061 Phillip Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to August 30, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the  ?-ton jib crane located near center South workstation had received a periodic inspection within the last 12 months. This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards associated with crane failure.  (d)Steinhaus Brothers, Inc. DBA SBI Manufacturing at 47061 Phillip Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to August 30, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the  ?	1-ton Abell-Howe rotating jib crane Serial Number: MC 69 B1275  had received a periodic inspection within the last 12 months.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards associated with crane failure.

Issued

2023-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):  (a)Steinhaus Brothers, Inc. dba SBI Manufacturing at 47061 Phillip Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to August 5, 2022, the employer had not assessed employee exposure to hexavalent chromium (VI) when welding and working with stainless steel materials.  This condition exposed employees to health hazards associated with potential exposures to hexavalent chromium.