WATKINSVILLE, GA —
OSHA Inspection: TAYLORS IRON CO., INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of TAYLORS IRON CO., INC. in 1081 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, WATKINSVILLE, GA 30677 (NAICS 332323). OSHA activity number 346179336.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TAYLORS IRON CO., INC.
- Site address
- 1081 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
- City
- WATKINSVILLE
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30677
- Mailing
- 1081 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, WATKINSVILLE, GA 30677
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 332323
- Employees
- 94
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,687 · Current $2,812 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. a) 1081 Industrial Drive Watkinsville, GA: On or about August 26, 2022 and at times prior, employees were exposed to slips and trip hazard as the employer did not ensure that all places of employment and passageways in Plant 3, 4 and 5, were kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2812.2
- — Z (S) $4687
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,687 · Current $2,812 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3):Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: a) In Plant 3 located at 1081 Industrial Drive, Watkinsville, GA: On or about August 26, 2022, employees were exposed to entrapment hazard. The designated, marked, and identified emergency exit door in the shop area was blocked with large heavy stationary machine-STAR TECH CNC BENDER- and/or storage materials, making it difficult to access in the event of an emergency.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2812.2
- — Z (S) $4687
1910.252 B02 III
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,687 · Current $2,812 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii):Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields: a) In Plant 5 located at 1081 Industrial Drive Watkinsville, GA: On or about August 26, 2022 and times prior, workers performing welding operations and other workers in the area were exposed to arc flash hazards where the employer allowed welding operation without the use of welding flameproof screens or shields.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2812.2
- — Z (S) $4687
1910.253 B02 IV
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,687 · Current $2,812 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(iv):Valve protection caps, where cylinders were designed to accept caps, were not always in place, hand-tight, except when cylinders were in use or connected for use: a) In Plant 5 located at 1081 Industrial Drive Watkinsville, GA: On or about August 26, 2022, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards as acetylene cylinders were missing valve protection caps.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2812.2
- — Z (S) $4687
1910.253 B05 III G
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,938 · Current $6,563 Reduced
0080X100
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(5)(iii)(G):A warning should be placed near cylinders having leaking fuse plugs or other leaking safety devices not to approach them with a lighted cigarette or other source of ignition. Such cylinders should be plainly tagged; the supplier should be promptly notified and his instructions followed as to their return. a) In Plant 5 located at 1081 Industrial Drive Watkinsville, GA: On or about August 26, 2022 and times prior, employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazard. Smoking was allowed in proximity to compressed gases and the employer had no restrictions in place regarding smoking in the facility.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6562.8
- — Z (S) $10938
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 10, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0080X100
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: a) At 1081 Industrial Drive, Watkinsville, GA: On or about August 26, 2022 and times prior, employees were exposed to chemical hazards, in that the employer did not provide effective training and information on the hazardous properties of substances such as but not limited to oxygen and acetylene (flammable, toxic, skin irritant solvent) release agents to prevent employee exposure.
Recent events (2)
- — I (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 346179336.
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