OSHA Inspection: DOUBLE K INC.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1987.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toe-boards:     a) On or about May 6, 2016 employees conducting leak checks and installing bells were not protected from fall hazards over 10 feet onto the floor below when they worked from the trolley roofs.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1987.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    a) On or about May 6, 2016 the unused portion of the JET horizontal band saw was not guarded to prevent potential employee exposure to the rotating blade.

Issued

2016-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1987.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not required to wear appropriate goggles, to protect them from the rays when noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields were not used:    a) On or about May 6, 2016 the employer did not provide employees working adjacent to MIG welding operations with noncombustible or flameproof screens or shield and/or require employees to wear appropriate goggles in lieu of screens or shields.