OSHA Inspection: SMITH IRONWORKS, INC.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Apr 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $2,074 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):   a)  Facility Wide; On or about November 2, 2023: the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards in that employees were allowed to operate a powered industrial truck without the employer first ensuring the employee was competent to operate the equipment as demonstrated by the completion of the required training and evaluation specified by the regulation.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Apr 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $2,074 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:  a) Shop Area; On or about November 2, 2023 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to amputation hazards in that employees were allowed to operate a Hydmech S-23P Semi Automatic Horizontal Band Saw that did not have the unused portion of the cutting blade guarded.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Apr 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $1,659 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) were used on portable grinder(s) which were not provided with safety guard(s) meeting the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1) through (c)(4)(a):  a)  Facility; On or about November 2, 2023 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards in that employees were allowed to use DeWalt portable grinders with the guards removed.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Apr 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,074 · Current $1,244 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.252(b)(2)(iii):Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:  a) Facility; On or about November 2, 2023, employees were allowed to walk and work around welding activities and were not protected by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Apr 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a) Facility; On or about November 2, 2023, and at times prior thereto; the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards in that employees were allowed to wear elastomeric dual cartridge and N95 respirators without first being provided the information in Appendix D as required by the standard.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Apr 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  a) Facility; On or about November 2, 2023, and at times prior thereto; the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards in that employees were allowed to wear elastomeric dual cartridge and N95 respirators without first putting in place the element necessary to prevent the respirators from becoming a hazard to the user.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Apr 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.179(l)(3)(iii)(d):Pendant control stations were not kept clean, and/or their function labels were not kept legible:  a)  Shop Area; On or about November 2, 2023,  the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards by failing to ensure that all buttons on the crane 1 control pendant were kept in legible condition.  b)  Shop Area; On or about November 2, 2023,  the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards by failing to ensure that all buttons on the crane 2 control pendant were kept in legible condition.  c)  Shop Area; On or about November 2, 2023,  the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards by failing to ensure that all buttons on the crane 3 control pendant were kept in legible condition.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Apr 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each 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, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met and which also includes the information required in (e)(1)(i)-(e)(1)(ii).  a)  Facility: On or about November 2, 2023: Employer did not have a written hazard communication program detailing the hazards of chemicals such as but not limited to metals, welding gasses, paints and welding wire used in the facility

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Apr 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical.  a)  Facility wide; On or about November 2, 2023, the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals and substances that include but are not limited to metals, welding gasses, paints and welding wire without maintaining material safety data sheets on these chemicals and substances as required by the standard.

Issued

Mar 21, 2024

Abate by

Apr 18, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1):Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a)  Facility wide; On or about November 2, 2023 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals and substances that include but are not limited to metals, welding gasses, paints and welding wire without providing information and training on these chemicals and substances they are required to work around as required by the standard.