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OSHA Inspection: BIE-NAVAJO DISTRICT

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of BIE-NAVAJO DISTRICT in BIE MAINTENANCE SHOP PAQUOLTE DR., FORT DEFIANCE, AZ 86504 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 340560184.

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Establishment
BIE-NAVAJO DISTRICT
Site address
BIE MAINTENANCE SHOP PAQUOLTE DR.
City
FORT DEFIANCE
State
AZ
ZIP
86504
Mailing
P.O. BOX 1449, WINDOW ROCK, AZ 86515
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238220
Employees
9
Ownership type
D

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.101 B

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
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) BIE Facility Management, maintenance shop-refrigerator room, Fort Defiance, AZ: On or about April 16, 2015 and at times prior thereto, three cylinders of oxygen were not secured to prevent them from being knocked over.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.213 H04

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(4): Radial saw(s) were not installed in a manner so as to cause the cutting head to return gently to the starting position when released by the operator:  a) BIE Facility Management, Carpenter Shop, Fort Defiance, AZ: On or about April 16, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the cutting head of the Dewalt radial arm saw did not retract to its starting position when released.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.215 A04

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch:  a) BIE Facility Management, Carpenter Shop, Fort Defiance, AZ: On or about April 16, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the opening between the work rest and the wheel on the Dayton bench grinder was five-eighths of an inch.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.215 B09

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one-fourth inch:  a) BIE Facility Management, Carpenter Shop, Fort Defiance, AZ: On or about April 16, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the Dayton bench grinder did not have an adjustable tongue guard. The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery and the top opening of the grinder was one and one-half inch.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.303 G02 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures:  a) BIE Facility Management, maintenance shop-refrigerator room, Fort Defiance, AZ: On or about April 16, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the live electrical contacts of the switch-operated, wall-mounted electrical box were not guarded to prevent accidental contact.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $0

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This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340560184.