OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN FORGE & FOUNDRY, INC.

Issued

2014-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:    a) Back of Warehouse - On or prior to July 1, 2014, an exit door was locked.

Issued

2014-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:    a) Warehouse - On or about July 1, 2014, there was no emergency action plan in place at the facility.

Issued

2014-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.7(b)(4): When an injury or illness involves restricted work or job transfer but does not involve death or days away from work, the employer did not record the injury or illness on the OSHA 300 log by placing a check mark in the space for job transfer or restriction and an entry of the number of restricted or transferred days in the restricted workdays column:    Located at American Forge & Foundry, Inc., on or about July 1, 2014, the employer did not accurately record the following workplace injuries and illnesses on the OSHA 300 Log for calendar year 2014:    a) Warehouse - On or about February 26, 2014, case number 1, a Warehouse Supervisor employee injured his back lifting product boxes to unload a container.  The injury involved light duty or restricted days.

Issued

2014-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness was not entered on the OSHA 300 Log and on an incident report (OSHA Form 301or equivalent) within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness had occurred.    Located at American Forge & Foundry, Inc., on or about July 1, 2014, the employer did not record the following workplace injuries and illnesses on the OSHA 300 Log for calendar year 2014:    a)  Warehouse - On or about June 13, 2014, case number 2, a Warehouse Worker employee injured his back lifting product to fill orders was not recorded on the OSHA 300 Log for calendar year 2014.

Issued

2014-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-30 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) Warehouse - On or about July 1, 2014, an employee who operates a forklift on a weekly basis did not receive an evaluation in the previous 3 years for this powered industrial truck.