OSHA Inspection: ADELMAN'S TRUCK & EQUIPMENT CORP.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1):   The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE. Each such employee shall be trained to know at least the following:    a.  On or about October 13, 2011, in the facility, the employer did not provide training to employees on the use and limitations of the personal protective equipment required in the facility.  Employee exposure which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment included but was not limited to sharp objects, heat, and radiant energy.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 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).    a.  On or about October 13, 2011, in the facility, employees were required to operate powered industrial vehicles on a daily basis.  The employees did not receive training on the safe operation of powered industrial vehicles, thereby exposing employees to struck by and crushing hazards.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i):   Each employer who has a workplace in which there is a potential exposure to airborne lead at any level shall inform employees of the content of Appendices A and B of this regulation.    a.  On or about October 13, 2011, in the facility, employees were exposed to lead while performing assigned tasks such as, but not limited to torch cutting and moving parts.  The employer did not provide training which included the potential for lead exposure in the workplace and the contents of Appendix A and B of this regulation.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(j)(4)(i):  The employer shall assure that the lunchroom facilities are readily accessible to employees, that tables for eating are maintained free of cadmium, and that no employee in a lunchroom facility is exposed at any time to cadmium at or above a concentration of 2.5 micrograms per meter cubed.    	  a.  On or about October 25, 2011, in the employee lunchroom, employees were exposed to hazards associated with the ingestion of cadmium when the surface of table(s) used for eating were contaminated with cadmium.  The employer failed to provide a lunchroom which was free from cadmium contamination on tables used for eating.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances C141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(m)(4)(i):   The employer shall train each employee who is potentially exposed to cadmium in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer shall institute a training program, ensure employee participation in the program, and maintain a record of the contents of such program.    a. On or about October 25, 2011, in the workplace, employees were exposed to hazards associated with the ingestion of cadmium when the surface of table(s) used for eating were contaminated with cadmium.  The employer failed to provide training for employees exposed to cadmium which included health hazards of cadmium exposure and the information contained in Appendix A of the cadmium standard.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):  Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program 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:    a.  On or about October 13, 2011, in the facility, employees were required to perform torch cutting operations and work with chemicals including, but not limited to diesel fuel, oxygen, and argon.   The employer did not have a written hazard communication program which included information related to proper identity and hazard labeling, material safety data sheets and employee training.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.1(a)(2):  If your company had more than ten (10) employees at any time during the last calendar year, you must keep OSHA injury and illness records unless your establishment is classified as a partially exempt industry under  1904.2.  	  a. On or about October 13, 2011, in the facility, the employer failed to maintain OSHA 300 logs which included recordable injuries and illnesses that occurred in the facility since the start of the company in 2008.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Mar 9, 2012

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.    a.  On or about October 13, 2011, in the facility, the employer failed to complete a written certification which identified that the workplace was evaluated for hazards which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment.  Employee exposure included, but was not limited to lacerations, eye hazards from intense bright light, radiant energy and burn hazards.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Mar 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:    a.  On or about October 13, 2011, employees were required to wear tight fitting respirators when performing torch cutting operations.  The employer failed to develop and implement a written respirator program which included at a minimum annual fit tests, medical evaluations, training and maintenance procedures.