OSHA Inspection: OMTEC CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 14, 2025

Abate by

Jul 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $398 · Current $398

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) - The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:  Location - Throughout Facility  On or about 07/11/2025, the employer did not provide corrective action documentation for hazardous conditions specified in Citations 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-6 and 1-7a through 1-7g as required.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Feb 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $2,837

General-duty citation text

CFR 1910.22(a)(1) - The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:  Location - Heavy Machining Room  On or about 08/12/2024, employees were exposed to slip and fall hazards from power cords running along a walkway.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Feb 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $3,547

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":  Location - Carpentry Shop  On or about 08/12/2024, an exit route door leading from the facility to the exterior/front of the building, was not marked as an exit.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Mar 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $3,547

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) - The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:   Location - Throughout Facility  On or about 08/12/2024, the employer did not have a program to control hazardous energy to protect employees performing service and/or maintenance of equipment.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Mar 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $3,547

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):  Location - Throughout Facility  On or about 08/12/2024, employees had not been trained, evaluated, and/or certified to operate the powered industrial truck (PIT) as required.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Feb 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $2,837

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) - The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:  Location - Heavy Machining Room  On or about 08/12/2024, a workbench-mounted abrasive grinding wheel had the tongue guard adjusted in excess of 1/4 inch.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Mar 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.255(b)(1) - All external welding initiating control circuits were not operated on low voltage, not over 120 volts for the safety of the operators:  Location - Front Office Production Area  On or about 08/12/2024, employees were exposed to electrical hazards from high charge capacitors and other live wires on a Fusion Welding Machine.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Mar 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(8)(i) - Electric equipment was not firmly secured to the surface on which it was mounted:  Location - Heavy Machining Room  On or about 08/12/2024, a junction box was not securely mounted as required.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Mar 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(e)(1)(ii) - Markings were not provided on electrical equipment for voltage, current, wattage and other ratings as necessary:  Location -  Throughout Facility  On or about 08/12/2024, employees were exposed electrical hazards when each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Mar 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2) - Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  Location -  Throughout Facility  On or about 08/12/2024, employees were exposed electrical hazards when each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Mar 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) - Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  Location - Throughout Facility  On or about 08/12/2024, energized electrical breaker boxes were obstructed by various pieces of equipment.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Mar 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) - Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  Location - Throughout Facility  On or about 08/12/2024, employees were exposed to electrical hazards from unused openings in various electrical fixtures.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Mar 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2) - Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:  Location - Heavy Machining Room  On or about 08/12/2024, employees were exposed to electrical hazards from uncovered electrical fixtures.

Issued

Jan 31, 2025

Abate by

Mar 20, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A) - Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  Location - Heavy Machining Room  On or about 08/12/2024, an extension cord connected to a grinder was plugged in and in use in place of permanent wiring.