OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN PIPING PRODUCTS

Issued

May 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $3,907 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  a) Warehouse - On or about April 26, 2023, the employer did not ensure the emergency exit routes in the warehouse were free from obstruction. Employees were thereby exposed to injuries in the event of an emergency from product and material that are blocking egress routes.

Issued

May 25, 2023

Abate by

Jun 22, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $3,907 Reduced

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29CFR 1910.178(l)(6): Certification. The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (I). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.   a) On or about April 26, 2023, facility wide, the employer failed to provide certification of forklift training that included the name of the operator(s), the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.

Issued

May 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,938 · Current $6,547 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) Big Saw location - On or about April 26, 2023, employer failed to provide effective guarding to protect employees working at or near the auger on the HE&M horizontal bandsaw . Employees were, thereby, exposed to a rotating parts and amputation hazards.

Issued

May 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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)	Big Saw location - On or about April 26, 2023, employer failed to provide adequate guarding to prevent employees from coming in contact with the  sprocket wheel and chain on the HE&M horizontal bandsaw. Employees were thereby exposed to ingoing nip points and rotating parts hazards.

Issued

May 25, 2023

Abate by

Jun 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,938 · Current $6,547 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.243(a)(1)(i): Portable power driven circular saw(s) having a blade diameter greater than two inches were not equipped with guard(s) below the base plate or shoe which automatically and instantly returned to the covering position when the tool was withdrawn from the work.  a)	Warehouse North Entrance - On or about April 26, 2023, the employer did not ensure the  portable Ryobi Miter saw was equipped with a guard over the saw blade, which automictically adjust to cover the saw blade when withdrawn from the work. Employees were thereby exposed to amputation hazards.

Issued

May 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,938 · Current $6,547 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one -half hour:  a)	North entrance of warehouse - On or about April 26, 2023, the employer failed to ensure oxygen cylinders in storage were separated from fuel gas cylinders a minimum distance of 20 feet or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour, thereby exposing employees to fire and/or explosion hazards.

Issued

May 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,938 · Current $6,547 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:  a) On or about April 26, 2023, the employer failed to secure exposed electrical wiring on the HE&M horizontal bandsaw, there by exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

May 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed.  a)  On or about April 26, 2023, the employer failed to ensure all unused openings in electrical cabinet located outside the warehouse office were effectively close, thereby exposing employees to hazards associated with live electrical wires.

Issued

May 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(d)(2): Panelboard enclosures. Panelboards shall be mounted in cabinets, cutout boxes, or enclosures designed for the purpose and shall be dead front. However, panelboards other than the dead front externally-operable type are permitted where accessible only to qualified persons.  a) On or about April 26, 2023, electrical cabinet #2  in the warehouse was not provided with covers to protect against accidental contact, thereby exposing a employee to electrical hazards.