OSHA Inspection: RAMPART MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

Jul 3, 2025

Abate by

Jul 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,620 · Current $2,648 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use.  On or about January 8, 2025, and at times prior thereto, throughout the metal shop, where a written respiratory protection program was not established and implemented, employees were required to wear respiratory protection in the form of half-face respirators.

Issued

Jul 3, 2025

Abate by

Jul 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,783 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace.  On or about January 8, 2025, and at times prior thereto, at welding and painting stations, employees were required to wear respiratory protection in the form of half-face respirators without being medically evaluated for respirator use.

Issued

Jul 3, 2025

Abate by

Jul 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT).   On or about January 8, 2025, and at times prior thereto, at welding and painting stations, employees were required to wear tight-fitting half-face respirators without being fit tested.

Issued

Jul 3, 2025

Abate by

Jul 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $5,675 · Current $2,270 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(h)(1)(ii): Respirators issued to more than one employee were not cleaned and disinfected before being worn by different individuals.  On or about January 8, 2025, and at times prior thereto, at welding and painting stations, employees were required to share respirators without the respirators being cleaned and maintained in a sanitary condition.

Issued

Jul 3, 2025

Abate by

Jul 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve.  On or about January 8, 2025, and at times prior thereto, at welding and painting stations, employees were required to share half-face respirators without the respirators being properly stored and maintained.

Issued

Jul 3, 2025

Abate by

Jul 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,729 · Current $1,892 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused opening in electrical cabinets were not effectively closed provide substantially equivalent protection to the equipment.   On or about January 8, 2025 and at prior times, in the metal shop,  employees accessed and worked around 240v electric breaker boxes with unused openings:  a) the northside metal shop electric breaker box had unused openings.   b) the southside metal shop electric breaker box had unused openings.

Issued

Jul 3, 2025

Abate by

Jul 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,729 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy.   On or about January 8, 2025, in the shop supervisor's office, employees used a 110v power outlet with a missing cover, to plug their cellular telephone chargers into.

Issued

Jul 3, 2025

Abate by

Jul 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,729 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket):  On or about January 8, 2025, in  the metal shop, power cords and extension cords that employees were using were damaged:  a) The black power cord on the Piranha Iron Cutter showed wear/damage and had green, white, and black rubber coated wires exposed.  b) The black power cord on the Millermatic MIG Welder showed wear/damage and had green, white, and black rubber coated wires exposed.  c) The orange extension cord in the shop supervisor's office showed wear/damage and had green, white, and black rubber coated wires exposed.

Issued

Jul 3, 2025

Abate by

Jul 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,783 · Current $1,513 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program that included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii).  On or about January 8, 2025, and at times prior, in the metal shop, employees used hazardous materials without a written hazardous communication plan in place.

Issued

Jul 3, 2025

Abate by

Jul 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6)(ii):  Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.  On or about January 8, 2025, and at times prior, in the Metal Shop, employees used containers to hold chemicals, that were not labeled or marked to identify the chemical:  a) Unlabeled clear water bottle used to hold 3-in-1 machine oil, without any form of label or markings as to the chemicals identity at the JET Drill Press.  b) Unlabeled containers used to hold 3-in-1 machine oil, without any form of label or markings as to the chemicals identity at the Piranha Iron Cutter.

Issued

Jul 3, 2025

Abate by

Jul 23, 2025

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.  On or about January 8, 2025, and at times prior, in the Metal Shop, employees  used chemicals without having effective training on the chemical hazards.