OSHA Inspection: GILTNER TRUCKING LLC

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,100 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 flying plastic projectile hazards due to possible mechanical failure of the plastic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) piping system used to transport compress air:     a) In the welding shop: On or about February 13, 2012, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to the hazard of being stuck-by broken Schedule 40 PVC pipe that was being used to transport compressed air for the facility.  The shop air was operating at approximately 120 psig.    Note 1: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:    (a) In the welding shop: On or about March 13, 2012, and at times prior thereto, employees were not provided with fall protection when working from the top of milk tanker tanks.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.29(f)(4)(i): Units which had more than five (5) steps or 60 inches vertical height to the top step were not equipped with handrails:    (a) In the welding shop: On or about March 13, 2012, and at times prior thereto, the 9.5 foot tall shop made work platforms did not have handrails.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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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:    (a) In the welding shop: On or about March 13, 2012, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not have a confined space program where employees were required to enter milk tanker tanks to perform maintenance and repair operations.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(C): Employees entered into permit spaces that met the conditions set forth in 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(i) but before an employee entered the space, the internal atmosphere was not tested with a calibrated direct-reading instrument for oxygen, flammable gases and vapors and potential toxic air contaminants:    (a) In the welding shop: On or about March 15, 2012, and at times prior thereto, initial atmospheric testing was not consistently performed before each entry into a tank.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(E)(2): Employees entered into permit spaces that met the conditions set forth in 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(i) but the forced air ventilation was not so directed as to ventilate the immediate areas where an employee was or would be present within the space and did not continue until all employees had left the space:    (a) In the welding shop: On or about March 15, 2012, and at times prior thereto, forced air ventilation was not consistently used with each entry.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(F): Employees entered into permit spaces that met the conditions set forth in 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(i) but the atmosphere within space was not periodically tested to ensure that the continuous forced air ventilation was preventing the accumulation of a hazardous atmosphere:    (a) In the welding shop: On or about March 15, 2012, and at times prior thereto, atmospheric testing was not conducted throughout the duration of each entry into a tank.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(H): Employees entered into permit spaces that met the conditions set forth in 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(i), but a written certification was not made before entry that the measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii) had been taken:    (a) In the welding shop: On or about March 15, 2012, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not certify in writing that the milk tanks being serviced were safe for entry.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Dec 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    (a) In the welding shop: On or about March 13, 2012, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not evaluate employees exposure to welding fumes, hexavalent chromium, and asbestos (from trailer brake work).    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting face piece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:    (a) In the welding shop: On or about March 13, 2012, and at times prior thereto, employees were not fit-tested prior to using tight fitting, elastomeric respirators when welding.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:    (a) In the welding shop: On or about March 13, 2012, and at times prior thereto, employees were allowed to operate the Toyota forklift prior to receiving the required training.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.253(b)(5)(ii)(I): Cylinders were not kept far enough away from the actual welding or cutting operation so that sparks, hot slag, or flame would not reach them:    (a) In the welding shop: On or about March 13, 2012, and at times prior thereto, the acetylene bottles were stored in the west welding bay near the area where trailer repairs occurred.    Note: Abatement certification is not required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2): The employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine each employee's exposure to methylene chloride:    (a) In the welding shop: On or about March 13, 2012, and at times prior thereto, the employer had not conducted exposure monitoring where employees are exposed to methylene chloride while using the "die-check".    Note: Abatement certification is not required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(1): The employer did not provide information and training for each affected employee prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to methylene chloride:    (a) In the welding shop: On or about March 15, 2012, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide employees with information and training relative to using Die-Check non-destructive weld check containing methylene chloride.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes:    (a) In the welding shop: On or about March 15, 2012, and at times prior thereto, the use of appropriate gloves by employees being exposed to methylene chloride was not enforced.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Dec 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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) In the welding shop: On or about March 13, 2012, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not have a Hazard Communication plan were employees were exposed to welding fumes and methylene chloride.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:    (a) In the welding shop: On or about March 13, 2012, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not have material safety data sheets for the "die-check" which contained methylene chloride.    Note: Abatement certification is not required for this item.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:    (a) In the welding shop: On or about March 13, 2012, and at times prior thereto, employees were not trained on the health hazards associated with exposure to hexavalent chromium, welding fumes and methylene chloride.    Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.