OSHA Inspection: JINDAL PIPE USA, LLC

Issued

2023-09-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6696.00 · Current $5022.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i):The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a) At the jobsite, employees were exposed to falls greater than 4 feet while conducting work along the edge of the pit for the slitter machine.

Issued

2023-09-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8929.00 · Current $6697.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:  a) At the jobsite, the slitter machine pit was not evaluated to determine is the space was a permit-required confined space, exposing employees to the hazard of becoming entrapped under materials.

Issued

2023-09-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(2):The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by permit spaces.  a) At the jobsite, the employer did not post a warning sign around the slitter machine pit warning employees of a confined space hazard, exposing employees to the hazard of entrapment.

Issued

2023-09-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15625.00 · Current $11719.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees.  a) At the jobsite, employees were conducting maintenance on the Slitter Machine and a lock was not applied isolate all the energy sources, exposing the employees  to the hazard of being caught in the machine.