MONROE, OH —
OSHA Inspection: THE WORTHINGTON STEEL COMPANY
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of THE WORTHINGTON STEEL COMPANY in 350 LAWTON AVENUE, MONROE, OH 45050 (NAICS 331221). OSHA activity number 347721433.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- THE WORTHINGTON STEEL COMPANY
- Site address
- 350 LAWTON AVENUE
- City
- MONROE
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45050
- Mailing
- 350 LAWTON AVENUE, MONROE, OH 45050
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 331221
- Employees
- 160
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2024
- Abate by
- Oct 29, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section. Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance. a) On or about August 1, 2024, the employer did not ensure that energy control procedures were developed for the wrapping machine for authorized employees performing servicing and maintenance, such as but not limited to realigning the sensors.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $16131
1910.147 D
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $6,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d):Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence: (1) Preparation for shutdown. Before an authorized or affected employee turns off a machine or equipment, the authorized employee shall have knowledge of the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to control the energy. (2) Machine or equipment shutdown. The machine or equipment shall be turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown must be utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazard(s) to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage. (3) Machine or equipment isolation. All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment shall be physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s). (4) Lockout or tagout device application. Lockout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees. (5) Stored Energy. Following the application of lockout devices to energy isolating devices, all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy shall be relieved, disconnected, restrained, and otherwise rendered safe. (6) Verification of isolation. Prior to starting work on machines or equipment that have been locked out or tagged out , the authorized employee shall verify that isolation and deenergization of the machine or equipment have been accomplished. a) On or about August 1, 2024, the employer did not ensure that each authorized employee performing maintenance activities on the portable wrapping machine performed steps (d)(1) through (d)(6) to isolate the hazardous energy, including electrical and pneumatic.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $6400
- — Z (S) $16131
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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 347721433.
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