OSHA Inspection: CHEROKEE FABRICATION COMPANY, INC

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by and crush hazards:    a)  At Cherokee Fabrication:  On or about February 11, 2013 and at times prior; the employer failed to require and enforce the use of seatbelts for all employees operating forklifts on site exposing them to struck-by and crush hazards from being thrown from forklift.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1190.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:    a) At Cherokee Fabriction:  On or about February 11, 2013 and at times prior; the employer exposed his employees to struck-by hazards in the he failed to ensure a Daytona bench grinder used by employees had workrests installed.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:    a) At Cherokee Fabrication:  On or about February 11, 2013 and at times prior;  the employer failed to ensure a Daytona bench grinder used by employees was equipped with adjustable tongue guards exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a)  At Cherokee Fabrication:  On or about February 11, 2013 and at times prior; the employer exposed his employees to hazardous chemicals and substances includeing but not limted to oxygen, carbon dioxide, petroleum gas, propane, nitroge, and acetylene used in daily work activities without maintianing a written hazard communication program as required by the standard.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    a) At Cherokee Fabrication:  On or about February 11, 2013 and at times prior; the employer exposed his employees to hazardous chemicals in that employees were allowed to use hazardous chemicals in thier work areas without first being provided information and training on those hazardous chemicals including but not limted to oxygen, carbon dioxide, petroleum gas, propane, nitroge, and acetylene.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:    a)  At Cherokee Fabrication:  On or about February 1, 2013 and at times prior; the employer exposed his employees to struck-by hazards in that employees were allowed to operate a powered industrial truck without the employer ensuring that the operators had received the required re-evaluation at least every three years as specified in the regulation.