WASHINGTON, MO —
OSHA Inspection: WEG TRANSFORMERS USA LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of WEG TRANSFORMERS USA LLC in #1 PAUWELS DRIVE, WASHINGTON, MO 63090 (NAICS 335311). OSHA activity number 347564502.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WEG TRANSFORMERS USA LLC
- Site address
- #1 PAUWELS DRIVE
- City
- WASHINGTON
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 63090
- Mailing
- #1 PAUWELS DRIVE, WASHINGTON, MO 63090
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 335311
- Employees
- 400
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2024
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $5,288 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed. At 1 Pauwels DR, Washington, MO, 63090, On June 20, 2024 and at times prior thereto, Employees were exposed to hazards associated with the sudden energization of equipment due to not reviewing the energy control procedures at least annually.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5287.5
- — Z (S) $16131
1910.147 C08
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 26, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $13,828 · Current $5,288 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(8):Lockout or tagout was not performed only by the authorized employees who are performing the servicing or maintenance in the tank shop department while working on the backstop of ST-PB-01 Cincinnati Model 90 Pro F S/n 53949, ST-PB-03 Cincinnati Model 175PF+10 S/N 57462, ST-PB-02 Cincinnati Model 175+10 S/N 57463. At 1 Pauwels DR, Washington, MO, 63090, On June 20, 2024 and at times prior thereto, Employees were exposed to hazards associated with the sudden energization of equipment from three presses, ST-PB-01 Cincinnati Model 90 Pro F S/n 53949, ST-PB-03 Cincinnati Model 175PF+10 S/N 57462, ST-PB-02 Cincinnati Model 175+10 S/N 57463.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5287.5
- — Z (S) $13828
1910.147 D02
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 26, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2):An orderly shutdown of machine or equipment was not utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazards to employees as a result of equipment stoppage in the tank shop department while working on the backstop of ST-PB-01 Cincinnati Model 90 Pro F S/n 53949, ST-PB-03 Cincinnati Model 175PF+10 S/N 57462, ST-PB-02 Cincinnati Model 175+10 S/N 57463. At 1 Pauwels DR, Washington, MO, 63090, On June 20, 2024 and at times prior thereto, Employees were exposed to hazards associated with the sudden energization of equipment from three presses, ST-PB-01 Cincinnati Model 90 Pro F S/n 53949, ST-PB-03 Cincinnati Model 175PF+10 S/N 57462, ST-PB-02 Cincinnati Model 175+10 S/N 57463.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 D04 II
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 26, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(ii):Lockout devices utilized were not affixed in a manner that held the energy isolating device in a safe or off position, in the tank shop department while working on the backstop of ST-PB-01 Cincinnati Model 90 Pro F S/n 53949, ST-PB-03 Cincinnati Model 175PF+10 S/N 57462, ST-PB-02 Cincinnati Model 175+10 S/N 57463. At 1 Pauwels DR, Washington, MO, 63090, On June 20, 2024 and at times prior thereto, Employees were exposed to hazards associated with the sudden energization of equipment from three presses, ST-PB-01 Cincinnati Model 90 Pro F S/n 53949, ST-PB-03 Cincinnati Model 175PF+10 S/N 57462, ST-PB-02 Cincinnati Model 175+10 S/N 57463.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 26, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $16,131
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, were not guarded. The guarding device was not in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, were not so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle. At 1 Pauwels DR, Washington, MO, 63090, On June 20, 2024 and at times prior thereto, Employees were exposed to dangers associated with bypassing a guard on a press specifically , ST-PB-01 Cincinnati Model 90 Pro F S/n 53949 had a piece of cardboard taped over a portion of the light curtain.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $16131
- — Z (S) $16131
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2024
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $1,294 · Current $1,294
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii):An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not conducted at least once every three years. At 1 Pauwels DR, Washington, MO, 63090, On June 20, 2024 and at times prior thereto, Employees were exposed to struck by and caught between hazards due to employees not completing training every three years.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1294
- — Z (O) $1294
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