OSHA Inspection: INDUSTRIAL STEEL CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 17, 2023

Abate by

Aug 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,678 · Current $1,607 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not free and/or unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route.   (a) Jobsite - On or about February 28, 2023, the employer did not ensure that all labeled exits were clear of materials and equipment, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Jul 17, 2023

Abate by

Aug 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,678 · Current $1,607 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  a) Jobsite - On or about February 28, 2023 the employer had not established a lockout tagout program, exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Jul 17, 2023

Abate by

Aug 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $2,143 Reduced

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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)Jobsite - On or about February 28, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the unused portion of the HEM DC-2038RB1 band saw and the FMB Band Saw was guarded, exposing employees to amputation hazards.  b)Jobsite - On or about February 28, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the Accurshear and the Cole Tuve press brake had an effective guard to prevent employees from reaching into the machine, exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Jul 17, 2023

Abate by

Aug 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.213(c)(1): Circular hand-fed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood, which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:  a) Jobsite - On or about February 28, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the guard on the Dewalt Miter Saw had openings, exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Jul 17, 2023

Abate by

Aug 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $2,143 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains that were seven (7) or less feet from the floor or platform were not enclosed:  a) Jobsite - On or about February 28, 2023, the employer did not ensure that all sprocket wheels and chains that were seven feet or less were enclosed, exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Jul 17, 2023

Abate by

Aug 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,678 · Current $1,607 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:  (a) Jobsite - On or about February 28, 2023, equipment was plugged into a power strip next to the band saw conveyer with a missing ground pin, exposing employees to shock hazards.

Issued

Jul 17, 2023

Abate by

Aug 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,678 · Current $1,607 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement and maintain at the workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:  a) Jobsite - On or about February 28, 2023, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication, exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Jul 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $893 · Current $536 Reduced

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29 CFR  1904.32(a)(4): The employer did not post an OSHA 300A Form or equivalent by February 1 thru April 30.  a) Jobsite - On or about February 28, 2023, the employer had not posted an OSHA 300A Form by February 1st.

Issued

Jul 17, 2023

Abate by

Aug 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(6): Each sign was not illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source:  a) Jobsite - On or about February 28, 2023, the employer did not ensure that each exit sign was illuminated as required, exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Jul 17, 2023

Abate by

Aug 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(c)(3)(i): All splices and joints and the free ends of the conductors were not covered with an insulation equivalent to that of the conductors or with an insulating device identified for the purpose.    a) Jobsite - On or about February 28, 2023, a cord that was part of the HEM band saw had been damaged and spliced but did not have insulation to cover the wires, exposing employees to electrical shock.