OSHA Inspection: GREEN METALS RECYCLING TEXAS, INC.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Mar 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to falling from elevation:
a)  Rail Yard, On or about 10/21/11 and at times prior there to
employee(s) were
exposed to trip and struck by hazards when working with low visibility of
0.1
footcandles at night while repositioning railcars.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHODS TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD ARE TO:  INSTALL LIGHTING THAT
WOULD INCREASE THE ILLUMINATION TO A MINIMUM OF 10 LUX/1
FOOTCANDLES  THROUGHOUT.  REFERENCE: AMERICAN NATIONAL
STANDARD FOR INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING ANSI/IES-RP-7-01 ANNEX A-2
CURRENTLY RECOMMENDED ILLUMINANCE FOR INDUSTRIAL OUTDOOR
SPACES.  IN ADDITION, AN ALTERNATIVE COULD BE TO PROVIDE
EMPLOYEE(S) WITH A FLASH LIGHT THAT IS MOUNTED ON THEIR HARD HATS
SUCH THAT THE FLASH LIGHT IS ON THE EMPLOYEE AT ALL TIMES.