The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited DC Fabricators for 19 serious safety violations, including allegedly exposing workers to fall hazards, at its 25-acre West Front Street facility.

The federal agency, which oversees worker safety, has proposed fines totaling $82,800.

It is the second such case revealed in the last week against a Burlington County company.

DC Fabricators manufactures nuclear submarine condensers and employs 130 workers, according to federal authorities.

A company representative could not be reached late Friday for comment.

OSHA initiated an inspection Jan. 13 as part of its site-specific targeting program for employers with high injury and illness rates.

“The lack of fall protection unnecessarily puts employees at risk of serious injury and possible death,” said Paula Dixon-Roderick, director of OSHA’s Evesham area office in a news release. “Immediate action needs to be taken to protect employees from this and other workplace hazards.”

The violations include failing to provide proper fall protection, provide a standard handrail for stairs that had no more than four risers, provide nylon slings that were not defective, have proper machine and equipment guarding, give proper eye protection, provide protection from rays for employees working near welding operations, ensure that fixed stairs leading to an access door were installed properly, ensure that gas cylinders were secured and stored separately, ensure that equipment was properly adjusted, ensure that an electrical panel box was properly installed, and ensure that flexible cords were used properly.

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.

The company has 15 business days from receipt of the citations to comply, ask for an informal conference with OSHA’s area director, or contest the citations and proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

For detailed information on fall protection standards, visit OSHA’s website at http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/fallprotection/index.html.