HUBBARD OSHA cites Warren Fab plant

Staff report

HUBBARD

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday said it has cited Warren Fabricating and Machining Corp. for 10 serious safety violations.

Violations include a lack of machine guarding and training at its steel- manufacturing plant in Hubbard.

Proposed fines total $47,000 after a November inspection.

“Employers are responsible for knowing the hazards that exist in their workplaces and for training workers in proper safety measures,” Howard Eberts, director of OSHA’s Cleveland Area Office, said in a news release.

Warren Fab officials did not return a Vindicator call seeking comment.

The violations include failing to develop machine-specific procedures to control energy sources; providing appropriate methods for securing machinery or equipment; and conducting periodic inspections of energy-control procedures.

A serious violation occurs when there is “substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.”

OSHA has cited Warren Fab with 60 violations.

It has 15 business days to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.