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A-Fabco, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Gibsonton, Florida · Metal Window and Door Manufacturing · NAICS 332321

1inspections
5citation items
$4,400current penalties
May 11, 2016last inspection

A-Fabco, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Florida.

OSHA opened it on May 11, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Gibsonton.

From that inspection OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 serious.

OSHA proposed $8,800 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,400, down 50%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.213, woodworking machinery (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. A-Fabco, Inc. averages $4,400 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

A-Fabco, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341470995 OPENED MAY 11, 2016Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 14 employees at the site · Closed May 15, 2017

11550 U.s. Hwy 41 South P.o. Box 2097, Gibsonton, FL 33534 · Metal Window and Door Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.213(b)(3) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$2,000$1,000Jun 27, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(4) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$2,000$1,000Jun 27, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$1,600$800Jun 27, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$1,600$800Jun 27, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1) · Guarding of portable powered tools
 Serious$1,600$800Jun 27, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.213(b)(3)

(3) On applications where injury to the operator might result if motors were to restart after power failures, provision shall be made to prevent machines from automatically restarting upon restoration of power.

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(4)

(4) Installation shall be in such a manner that the front end of the unit will be slightly higher than the rear, so as to cause the cutting head to return gently to the starting position when released by the operator.

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9)

(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.)

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.243 · Guarding of portable powered tools

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