OSHA Inspection: INDUSTRIAL FABRICATING CORPORATION

Issued

Mar 18, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,412 · Current $1,447 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(a)(3):Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  a) Spray Booth, Industrial Fabricating, 4 Collamer Circle, East Syracuse, NY 13057, on or about 1/13/2026: The exit door in the spray booth was blocked by multiple fixtures used to hold parts while spray painting.

Issued

Mar 18, 2026

Abate by

Apr 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.37(b)(2):Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":  a) Spray Booth, Industrial Fabricating, 4 Collamer Circle, East Syracuse, NY 13057, on or about 1/13/2026: The exit door in the spray booth did not have a legible sign reading "Exit".  Abatement certification is required.

Issued

Mar 18, 2026

Abate by

Apr 13, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.101(b): Section 3.4.4, Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, as adopted by 29 CFR 1910.101(b): Compressed gas cylinder(s) not in use were not properly supported to prevent them from being knocked over:  a) Industrial Fabricating, 4 Collamer Circle, East Syracuse, NY 13057, on or about 12/1/2025:  (5) Five portable propane tanks were not secured to prevent them from being knocked over.  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 18, 2026

Abate by

May 4, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,128 · Current $1,277 Reduced

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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) Spray Booth, Industrial Fabricating, 4 Collamer Circle, East Syracuse, NY 13057, on or about 12/1/2025: The employee working in the spray booth was required to wear a respirator and the employer did not establish a written respiratory protection program (half-face elastomeric SAS, size Medium and half-face elastomeric Survivair, size Medium).  b) Weld Shop, Industrial Fabricating, 4 Collamer Circle, East Syracuse, NY 13057, on or about 12/1/2025: The employer allowed welders to voluntarily wear respiratory protection and did not establish the necessary elements of a written respiratory protection program (half face elastomeric, Miller, LPR-100).  Abatement certification is required.

Issued

Mar 18, 2026

Abate by

May 4, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:   a) Industrial Fabricating, 4 Collamer Circle, East Syracuse, NY 13057, on or about 12/1/2025: The employer did not provide employees with the information contained in Appendix D of the Respiratory Protection Standard ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard") and allowed employees to use respirators including, but not limited to, half face elastomeric, Miller, LPR-100, filtering facepiece respirators N95.  Abatement certification is required.

Issued

Mar 18, 2026

Abate by

May 4, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 did not present a health hazard to the user:  a) Weld Shop, Industrial Fabricating, 4 Collamer Circle, East Syracuse, NY 13057, on or about 12/1/2025: The employer allows welders to voluntarily wear respiratory protection and did not ensure the user was medically able to use that respirator (half face elastomeric, Miller, LPR-100).  Abatement certification is required.

Issued

Mar 18, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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) Spray Booth, Industrial Fabricating, 4 Collamer Circle, East Syracuse, NY 13057, on or about 12/1/2025: The employee working in the spray booth was required to wear a respirator and the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator (half-face elastomeric SAS, size Medium).

Issued

Mar 18, 2026

Abate by

May 4, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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) Spray Booth, Industrial Fabricating, 4 Collamer Circle, East Syracuse, NY 13057, on or about 12/1/2025: The employee working in the spray booth was required to wear a respirator and the employer did not ensure that employees passed the appropriate fit test (half-face elastomeric SAS, size Medium and half-face Survivair, size Medium).  Abatement certification is required.

Issued

Mar 18, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.134(k):The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  a) Spray Booth, Industrial Fabricating, 4 Collamer Circle, East Syracuse, NY 13057, on or about 12/1/2025: The employee working in the spray booth was required to wear a respirator and the employer did complete annual training on respiratory protection (half-face elastomeric SAS, size Medium and half-face Survivair, size Medium).

Issued

Mar 18, 2026

Abate by

Jun 1, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,128 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.134(c)(3):The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness:  a) Industrial Fabricating, 4 Collamer Circle, East Syracuse, NY 13057, on or about 12/1/2025: The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of the program effectiveness.  Abatement certification is required.

Issued

Mar 18, 2026

Abate by

Sep 30, 2026

Penalty

Initial $4,256 · Current $2,554 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

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29 CFR  1910.1026(d)(2)(iii): Monitoring revealed employee exposures to chromium (VI) to be at or above the action level; however, the employer did not perform periodic monitoring at least every six months:   a) Weld Shop, Industrial Fabricating, 4 Collamer Circle, East Syracuse, NY 13057, on or about 12/1/2025: Sampling performed on 4/2/2015 showed a welder was exposed to 0.00321 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) of Chromium (VI), approximately 1.28 times the action level of .0025 mg/m3 for the 409 minute sampling period, the employer did not complete any periodic monitoring confirming employee exposure while welding on alloys that contain chromium (VI), including but not limited to, stainless steel.  Abatement certification is required.

Issued

Mar 18, 2026

Abate by

Jun 1, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:   a) Industrial Fabricating, 4 Collamer Circle, East Syracuse, NY 13057, on or about 12/1/2025: The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies hazards in the workplace and required PPE, along with the the date of the hazard assessment.  Abatement certification is required.

Issued

Mar 18, 2026

Abate by

May 4, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6): The certification did not include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:   a) Industrial Fabricating, 4 Collamer Circle, East Syracuse, NY 13057, on or about 12/1/2025; The employer did not maintain a certification for each employee that was authorized to operate a powered industrial truck including the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and identity of the person performing the training or evaluation.  Abatement certification is required.

Issued

Mar 18, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(11):  Safety data sheets were not made readily available, upon request, to designated representatives, the Assistant Secretary, and the Director, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1020(e):  a) Industrial Fabricating, 4 Collamer Circle, East Syracuse, NY 13057, on or about 12/30/2025: Safety data sheets were not made readily available, upon request, to the Compliance Safety and Health Officer in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1020(e).