WASHINGTON ORNAMENTAL IRON WORKS INC. DBA WASHINGTON IRON WORKS

47 COR 40-8253 [¶23,015]

CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ORDERS – INJURY AND ILLNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM (IIPP) Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, §§ 1509(a), 3203(a)(4) and (a)(6) (2020) – Employer failed to implement its IIPP by not identifying and correcting hazards stated in the manufacturer’s recommendations for use of a cutting torch, a general violation. OCCUPATIONAL INJURY OR ILLNESS REPORTS AND RECORDS – EMPLOYER RECORDS OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURY OR ILLNESS, ANNUAL SUMMARY, POSTING REQUIREMENTS Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 14300.32(b)(6) (2020) – Employer did not properly post its annual summary of the Log 300; however, the classification as general was incorrect. The ALJ modified the penalty to regulatory. SAFE PRACTICES AND PERSONAL PROTECTION, MISCELLANEOUS SAFE PRACTICES – MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, USED OR OPERATED UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS CONTRARY TO MANUFACTURER’S RECOMMENDATIONS Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3328(a)(2) (2020) – Employer operated equipment, a cutting torch, under an environmental condition contrary to the manufacturer’s recommendations, a serious, accident-related violation.

Summary of COSHAB-ALJ’s Decision dated January 6, 2020, Inspection No. 1226666 (Gardena, CA).

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