OSHA Inspection: NEW JERSEY STEEL BARON LLC

Issued

2025-08-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2128.00 · Current $1596.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.101(b):The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gasses in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks was not in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965:  a) Facility- Hot Shop:  Three propane tanks were not secured in a stand and /or to a wall structure to prevent the tanks from being tipped over from unintentional contact, on or about February 18, 2025.  Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2025-08-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2128.00 · Current $1596.00 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:  (a): Facility - The employer did not establish a written respirator program. Employees were required to use filtering face pieces and a written program was not established that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix), on or about February 18, 2025.  Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2025-08-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.   (a): Facility - The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator. Employees were required to use filtering face pieces without a medical evaluation and voluntarily used elastomeric respirators without a medical evaluation, on or about February 18, 2025.  Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2025-08-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):    (a): Facility - The employer did not ensure that employees who were required to wear respirators were fit tested. Employees were required to use filtering face pieces without passing a fit test, on or about February 18, 2025.  Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2025-08-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 - The employer did not establish and implement the 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. Employees voluntarily used elastomeric respirators, on or about February 18, 2025.  Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2025-08-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:   (a): Facility - The employer did not provide basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134 Employees voluntarily used elastomeric respirators, on or about February 18, 2025.  Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2025-08-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  (a): Facility -  On or about February 18, 2025, the employer did not establish a Lock Out/Tag Out Program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections to protect employees against the unexpected energization of equipment when servicing, making adjustments, or changing parts. Machinery includes, but is not limited to waterjet grinder, surface grinder, and kiln.  Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).