COLUMBUS, NE —
OSHA Inspection: UNITED TRAVELER & IRRIGATION SALES
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of UNITED TRAVELER & IRRIGATION SALES in 1116 EAST 19TH STREET, COLUMBUS, NE 68601 (NAICS 333111). OSHA activity number 346754401.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNITED TRAVELER & IRRIGATION SALES
- Site address
- 1116 EAST 19TH STREET
- City
- COLUMBUS
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68601
- Mailing
- 1116 EAST 19TH STREET, COLUMBUS, NE 68601
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 333111
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.101 B
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2023
- Abate by
- Aug 21, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $2,679 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.101(b): The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks were not in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in CFR 1910.6: The employer was failing to protect employees from struck-by hazards. This was most recently documented on or about June 7, 2023 at the United Traveler and Irrigation facility located at 1116 East 19th Street, Columbus, Nebraska. The employer did not secure compressed gas cylinders from falling with a restraining device.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $2679
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2023
- Abate by
- Aug 21, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,349 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii):The point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded: The employer was failing to protect employees from machinery hazards. This was most recently documented on or about June 7, 2023 at the United Traveler and Irrigation facility located at 1116 East 19th Street, Columbus, Nebraska. The point of operation on the JET 20" Floor Drill Press model J-2550 was not guarded before use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $3349
1910.252 B02 III
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2023
- Abate by
- Aug 21, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $2,009 · Current $1,500 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: The employer was failing to protect employees from fire hazards. This was most recently documented on or about June 7, 2023 at the United Traveler and Irrigation facility located at 1116 East 19th Street, Columbus, Nebraska. The employer allowed use of flammable cardboard boxes as use of flameproof screens.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2009
1910.253 B02 IV
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $2,277 · Current $0 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: The employer was failing to protect employees from struck-by hazards. This was most recently documented on or about June 7, 2023 at the United Traveler and Irrigation facility located at 1116 East 19th Street, Columbus, Nebraska. The employer did not ensure the caps on the compressed gas cylinders were in place when the cylinders were not in use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2277
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2023
- Abate by
- Aug 21, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: The employer was failing to protect employees from chemical hazards. This was most recently documented on or about June 7, 2023 at the United Traveler and Irrigation facility located at 1116 East 19th Street, Columbus, Nebraska. The employer did not develop and/or implement a HAZCOM program with criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200.
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 346754401.
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