OSHA Inspection: FORD ATLANTIC FASTENERS CORP.

Issued

Mar 30, 2012

Abate by

May 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 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 crushing hazards:    a) Warehouse    Employees loaded and unloaded material to/from an unsecured steel rack.    b) Warehouse    Employees worked in proximity to racks with damaged footings.    Violations observed on or about 2/29/2012.

Issued

Mar 30, 2012

Abate by

May 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not 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) Warehouse    Fork truck operators did not receive training prior to operation.    Violation disclosed on or about 2/29/2012.

Issued

Mar 30, 2012

Abate by

May 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,380 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a) Warehouse    Employees changed out fork truck propane gas cylinders without receiving hazard communication information.    Violation disclosed on or about 2/29/2012.

Issued

Mar 30, 2012

Abate by

May 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:    a) Warehouse    MSDS for propane gas used on fork truck was not available to employees.    Violation disclosed on or about 2/29/2012.

Issued

Mar 30, 2012

Abate by

Apr 20, 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) Warehouse    Employees changed out fork truck propane gas cylinders had not received hazard communication training.    Violation disclosed on or about 2/29/2012.

Issued

Mar 30, 2012

Abate by

Apr 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:    a) Warehouse    Directional exit signs indicating exit door location were not posted.    Violation observed on or about 2/29/2012.