OSHA Inspection: DAILEY LEASING, INC.

Issued

May 1, 2012

Abate by

May 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1):     The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    On or about March 1, 2012, the employer failed to evaluate the workplace to determine if permit required confined spaces exist. Employees who enter the compactor hopper to clean/remove lodged parts are exposed to a confined space.

Issued

May 1, 2012

Abate by

May 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:    On or about March 1, 2012, while performing clean-out/dislodging of material, employees enter a hopper on the Compactor. The employer failed to have a written permit required confined space program.

Issued

May 1, 2012

Abate by

May 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):     The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    On or about March 1, 2012, the employer failed to establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed servicing or maintenance on the Bailer and Compactor they were protected from being exposed to 480VAC, hydraulics, stored energy or any other moving parts.

Issued

May 1, 2012

Abate by

May 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii):     Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:    On or about March 1, 2012, the employer failed to ensure that employees that have to feed wire through the bailer were protected against accidental contact with the cutting blade.

Issued

May 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): In 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 in a conspicuous place in each space to which they related:    On or about March 1, 2012, the employer failed to ensure that a mezzanine above the maintenance area had the load rating clearly marked.