OSHA Inspection: GRANITE RESOURCES CORP.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Mar 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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:    (a)  The employer failed to install stops or other devices to prevent material from rolling off the conveyors in the facility.  This exposed employees to crushing hazards from the granite stones.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Apr 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    (a) Employees conduct maintenance on machinery in the facility which utilizes more than one energy source.  The employer failed to develop and document procedures to properly control hazardous energy.  This exposed employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Mar 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:    (a)  The employer did not provide employees, which conduct maintenance activities, with energy isolating devices.  This exposed employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Mar 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not 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 are acquired by employees:    (a)  The employer failed to provide employees, which conduct maintenance activities, with training on the energy control program and procedures; to ensure that employees had the skills, knowledge, and equipment to properly isolate hazardous energy.  This exposed employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Mar 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $595 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent), was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation.    (a)  The employer failed to provide a description of the object/substance that directly injured or made the person ill in column F of the OSHA 300 Form for 2009, 2010, and 2011.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Mar 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate.    (a)  The employer was utilizing the roof of the restroom, in the blasting shop, as storage, but failed to evaluate and mark with the approved load capacity.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Mar 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(i)(1): Synthetic web sling(s) were not marked or coded to show rated capacities for each type of hitch and type of synthetic web material:    (a)  The web sling used to move granite stones were not marked to indicate the type and capacity of the sling.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Mar 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The written hazard communication program did not include a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using an identity that was referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet:     (a)  The employer did not have a list with an identifier for the hazardous chemical used in the facility.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Mar 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    (a)  The employer did not provide each employee with effective training on the hazards and precautions to take when working with the hazardous chemical used in the workplace.