OSHA Inspection: A & E TIRE, INC.

Issued

Feb 10, 2012

Abate by

Feb 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,675 · Current $2,805 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 the hazard of crushing injury due to inadequate automotive lift inspection and maintenance.    (a)A & E Tire, Inc., at 3855 E. 52nd Ave., Denver, CO 80216: On or before February 8, 2012, the employer had not developed and implemented an inspection and maintenance program for the Rotary automotive lift. The condition exposed employees to possible crushing injuries due to the potential for lift failure.    Abatement Note:  Among other optional methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to follow section 5.1, Periodic Qualified Inspection Procedures listed in the American National Standards Institute/Automotive Lift Institute ALOIM-2000, "Safety Requirements for Operation, Inspection, and Maintenance." Abatement Note: Paragraph 6.1.2 in the American National Standards Institute/Automotive Lift Institute publication number ALOIM-2000, lists the minimum requirements a preventative maintenance technician must possess prior to performing preventative maintenance on automotive lifts.

Issued

Feb 10, 2012

Abate by

Feb 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,524 · Current $1,514 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):  Place(s) of employment were not kept clean:    (a)A & E Tire, Inc., at 3855 E. 52nd Ave., Denver, CO 80216:  On and before February 8, 2012, in the production building at the tire fill area, several 5 gallon plastic buckets of dried product, as well as ground up product and other materials were scattered across the work area.  This condition exposed the employee to tripping hazards.

Issued

Feb 10, 2012

Abate by

Feb 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,207 · Current $2,524 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):   The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure and employee training to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated, and rendered inoperative in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4):    (a)A & E Tire, Inc., at 3855 E. 52nd Ave., Denver, CO 80216:  The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure and employee training to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, including but not limited to the buffer, the CIA, the tread builder, the green machine and the grinder.  This condition exposed employees or contractors to an amputation hazard.    Abatement Note:  As part of an energy-control program, employers must:    (1)Establish energy-control procedures for removing the energy supply from machines and for putting appropriate lockout or tagout devices on the energy-isolating devices to prevent unexpected reenergization.  When appropriate, the procedure also must address stored or potentially reaccumulated energy.    (2)Train employees on the energy-control program, including the safe application, use, and removal of energy controls; and    (3)Inspect these procedures periodically (at least annually) to ensure that they are being followed and that they remain effective in preventing employee exposure to hazardous energy.    The energy-control procedures must outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques that   employees will use to control hazardous energy sources, as well as the means that will be used to enforce   compliance.  These procedures must provide employees at least the following information:    (1)A statement on how to use the procedures;    (2)Specific procedural steps to shut down, isolate, block, and secure machines;    (3)Specific steps designating the safe placement, removal, and transfer of lockout/tagout devices and identifying who has responsibility for the lockout/tagout devices; and    (4)Specific requirements for testing machines to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy-control measures.

Issued

Feb 10, 2012

Abate by

Feb 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):  The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program which at least described 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 included a hazardous chemicals list and methods used to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks.    (a)A & E Tire, Inc., at 3855 E. 52nd Ave., Denver, CO 80216:  A written hazard communication program which at least described how the criteria specified for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also included a hazardous chemicals list and methods used to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks, had not been developed and implemented for employee exposures, such as but not limited, to the following:    (1)Flatproofing Material, A & B;  (2)G-Flush;  (3)Orange Citrus and other soaps and detergents;  (4)Machine oil

Issued

Feb 10, 2012

Abate by

Feb 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:    (a)A & E Tire, Inc., at 3855 E. 52nd Ave., Denver, CO 80216:  The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein, such as but not limited to soaps, detergents and machine oil.    Abatement Note:  Each container shall be marked with the appropriate hazard warnings, or alternatively, words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

Issued

Feb 10, 2012

Abate by

Feb 17, 2012

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 in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.      (a)A & E Tire, Inc., at 3855 E. 52nd Ave., Denver, CO 80216: The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area.  Production employees use flatproofing material, A & B,  G-Flush, Orange Citrus and other soaps and detergents and Machine oil. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.