OSHA Inspection: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS - T'IIS NAZBAS COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Issued

Sep 11, 2023

Abate by

Sep 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(b):Machine(s) designed for fixed location(s) were not securely anchored to prevent walking or moving:  MAINTENANCE SHOP - Bench Grinder not secured to the floor or workbench, exposing employees to struck-by and caught-in hazards.

Issued

Sep 11, 2023

Abate by

Sep 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(a)(4):Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:  MAINTENANCE SHOP - Bench Grinder tool rest not properly adjusted (should be 1/8" or less), exposing employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

Sep 11, 2023

Abate by

Sep 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Maintenance Shop - Oxygen and Acetylene compressed gas bottles stored with welding gauges attached and without protective caps exposing employees to projectile hazards.

Issued

Sep 11, 2023

Abate by

Sep 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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.  MAINTENENCE SHOP: Oxygen cylinder and Acetylene cylinder stored adjacent on welding cart with no fire resistance separation subjecting employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Sep 11, 2023

Abate by

Sep 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(2)(i):Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):  BOILER ROOM: The electrical panel face had been removed leaving live 240AC / 600A bus bars unguarded, exposing employees to electrocution hazards.

Issued

Sep 11, 2023

Abate by

Sep 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.304(f)(1)(i): Conductors and equipment were not protected from overcurrent in accordance with their ability to safely conduct current:  BOILER ROOM: The electrical panel (240AC / 600A) had 3/0 copper wire (approximately 200 Amp capacity) coming of the 600A bus bars to a secondary box, exposing employees to electrical and fire hazards.