OSHA Inspection: SAL'S TRUCK REPAIR, INC.

Issued

Jan 15, 2013

Abate by

Jan 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1):     The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.    the employer failed to provide information documenting teh abatement of the following cited hazards:    a.  An energy control program to be used during servicing and/or maintenance activities performed on cars and trucks was not developed or implemented.    b.  Employees were not trained on the energy control plan to be used during servicing and/or maintenance activities performed on cars and trucks.    c.  A hazard communication program addressing chemicals used in the servicing and/or maintenance activities performed on cars and trucks was not developed or implemented.    d.  Employees were not trainined on chemicals used in the servicing and/or maintenance activities performed on cars and trucks.    e.  A personal protective equipment assessment was not performed.    f.  The Doosan forklift was not inspected before use.

Issued

Oct 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 24, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.244(a)(2)(iii): After the load has been raised, it shall be cribbed, blocked, or otherwise secured at once.        A 2006 semi-tractor which was elevated by two pneumatic/hydraulic floor jacks was not cribbed, blocked or otherwise secured.

Issued

Oct 19, 2011

Abate by

Nov 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy controlprocedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine orequipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall beisolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    The employer had not developed or implemented an energy control (Lockout/Tagout) program for employees to utilize during servicing and/or maintenance activites performed on cars and trucks.

Issued

Oct 19, 2011

Abate by

Nov 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i):  The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls areacquired by employees.  The training shall include the following:    Employee(s) had not received training on energy control procedures to utilize while performing servicing and/or maintenance work on vehicles.

Issued

Oct 19, 2011

Abate by

Nov 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):     The employer had not implmented a training program for employee(s) who operate the Doosan forklift (serial #ML-00710).

Issued

Oct 19, 2011

Abate by

Nov 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communicationprogram which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning,material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    The employer had not developed and implemented a hazard communication program for chemicals used in maintaining and repairing cars and trucks.  The list of hazardous chemicals used by employees includes, but is not limited to, petroleum-based motor oils and greases, ethylene glycol-based anit-freeze, brake cleaner, and windshield washer solution.

Issued

Oct 19, 2011

Abate by

Nov 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required material safety data sheets foreach hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s).(Electronic access, microfiche, and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the material safety data sheets are permitted as long as nobarriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.):    The employer did not maintain copies of material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical used by employees.  The list of chemicals includes, but is not limited to, petroleum-based oils and greases, ethylene glycol-based anti-freeze, and windshield washer solution.

Issued

Oct 19, 2011

Abate by

Nov 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):  Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals intheir work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trainedabout is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability,carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety datasheets:    Employee(s) had not received training on the hazardous chemicals used in maintaining and repairing cars and trucks.  The list of hazardous chemicals used by employees includes, but is not limited to, petroleum-based motor oils and greases, ethylene glycol-based anit-freeze, brake cleaner, and windshield washer solution.

Issued

Oct 19, 2011

Abate by

Nov 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:    The employer had not certified their hazard assessment for Personal Protective Equipment.

Issued

Oct 19, 2011

Abate by

Nov 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily. Where industrial trucks are used on a round-the-clock basis, they shall be examined after each shift. Defects when found shall be immediately reported and corrected:    The Doosan forklift (serial #ML-00710) was not being inspected before use.