OSHA Inspection: CUSTOM STEEL, INC.

Issued

2026-05-14

Penalty

Initial $1929 · Current $1000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.36(g)(2): An exit access must be at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points. Where there is only one exit access leading to an exit or exit discharge, the width of the exit and exit discharge must be at least equal to the width of the exit access.  On or about March 25, 2026, at an establishment located at 318 Ross Avenue in Schofield, Wisconsin; employees  in the Upper building were exposed to potential burn hazards when the exit route to the north exit door by band saw did not maintain 28 inches of width and narrowed to 17 inched when passing through two sections of roller table.

Issued

2026-05-14

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit must be marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g., closet).  On or about March 25, 2026, at an establishment located at 318 Ross Avenue in Schofield, Wisconsin; employees in the Mid Production Building were exposed to potential burn hazards when a door in the middle of the production bay was marked with an Exit sign but was not part of any exit route.

Issued

2026-05-14

Abate by

2026-06-12

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign must be illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color. Self-luminous or electroluminescent signs that have a minimum luminance surface value of at least .06 footlamberts (0.21 cd/m2) are permitted.   On or about March 25, 2026, at an establishment located at 318 Ross Avenue in Schofield, Wisconsin; employees were exposed to potential burn hazards when there was not an illuminated exit sign posted on the exit door in the chemical storage area.

Issued

2026-05-14

Abate by

2026-06-12

Penalty

Initial $2838 · Current $1419 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily. Where industrial trucks are used on a round-the-clock basis, they shall be examined after each shift. Defects when found shall be immediately reported and corrected.  On or about March 25, 2026, at an establishment located at 318 Ross Avenue in Schofield, Wisconsin; the employer did not ensure that employees were performing pre-shift inspections of forklifts so as to identify conditions that would adversely affect the safe operation of the truck, such as, but not limited to, tires showing significant damage and delamination from the rim.

Issued

2026-05-14

Abate by

2026-09-30

Penalty

Initial $2838 · Current $1419 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.  a) On or about March 25, 2026, at an establishment located at 318 Ross Avenue in Schofield, Wisconsin; in the Upper Building, employees using the Hyd-Mech Model V-18 vertical band saw were exposed to struck-by hazards created by the band saw blade. The point of operation was not effectively guarded to prevent exposure to these hazards.  b) On or about March 25, 2026, at an establishment located at 318 Ross Avenue in Schofield, Wisconsin; in the Mid Building, employees using the Hyd-Mech Model V-18 vertical band saw were exposed to struck-by hazards created by the band saw blade. The point of operation was not effectively guarded to prevent exposure to these hazards.  c) On or about March 25, 2026, at an establishment located at 318 Ross Avenue in Schofield, Wisconsin; in the Lower Building, employees using the AKS Cutting Systems Model P0812 Plasma Cutting Table were exposed to struck-by and burn hazards created by the plasma cutter and moving portions of the cutter carriage. The point of operation was not effectively guarded to prevent exposure to these hazards.

Issued

2026-05-14

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(a)(4): Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.  On or about March 25, 2026, at an establishment located at 318 Ross Avenue in Schofield, Wisconsin; employees in the Mid Building were exposed to potential caught-in and struck by hazards when the work rest for a Jet Model JBG-8A 8" Bench Grinder was not adjusted to within 1/8 inch from the surface of the grinding wheel.

Issued

2026-05-14

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(b)(9): Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)  On or about March 25, 2026, at an establishment located at 318 Ross Avenue in Schofield, Wisconsin; employees were exposed to potential impalement hazards when the Jet Model JBG-8A 8" Bench Grinder was not equipped with tongue guards while the grinder was outfitted with grinding stones.