OSHA Inspection: BLACK HORSE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES, INC

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(b):   An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established a written emergency evacuation plan for the employees.

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(e):  An employer did not designate and train employees to assist in a safe and orderly evacuation of other employees.    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not designated and trained employees to assist other employees during an emergency evacuation process.

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1):  The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not assessed the workplace to determine the necessitate and appropriate types of  personal protective equipment (PPE) for the employees.

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not trained all the employees on the Workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(e):  Defective and damaged equipment. Defective or damaged personal protective equipment shall not be used.    WORKSHOP:  The left glove of the Skat Blast Dry blast system was defective and ripped.

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):  The employer did not ensure that a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures was established and implemented to include the provisions of (i)-(ix), as applicable.    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard worksite-specific respiratory protection program and procedures consisting of employee training, proper selection, fit testing, and medical evaluations where employees were required to wear half face piece cartridge respirators and dust/filtering face piece during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting and priming.

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of items in (i)-(vii) of the respiratory protection standard.    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not trained and evaluated the employees who were required to wear half face piece cartridge respirators and dust/filtering face piece during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting and priming operations.

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee���s ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    WORKSHOP:  The employees, required to wear the half face piece cartridge respirators and filtering facepieces during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting, priming, and body work  had not been medically evaluated for their ability prior to the employees wearing the respirator.

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):  The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.    WORKSHOP:  The employees, required to wear the half face piece cartridge respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray painting had not been fit tested prior to initial wear.

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1500.00 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:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a site specific hazardous energy control lockout/tagout program consisting of machine specific step-by-step written energy control procedures and employee training for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the lifts.

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    WORKSHOP:  The employe had not established and implemented site specific step-by-step written energy control procedures in the machine specific for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to the lifts).

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    WORKSHOP:  The employees, as affected and other types were not provided with training and information in the controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of energy sources (lockout/tagout) during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited) to the lifts.

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by rotating parts:    WORKSHOP:      1.  The rotating chuck of the SouthBend lathe was unguarded.    2.  The end nut on the left buffer wheel of the DeWalt DW758 bench grinder was unguarded.    3.  The end nut on the right wire brush wheel of the SouthBend Lathe pedestal grinder was unguarded.

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4):  Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:    WORKSHOP:   The right work rest of the DeWalt DW758 bench grinder was not adjusted to within one eighth of an inch (1/8).                                      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):  The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch.    WOKRHSOP: The tongue guard of the SouthBend Lathe pedestal grinder was not adjusted to one quarter of an inch (1/4).               ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 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:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) the chemicals consisted of paints, welding gases, oils, greases, and coolant.

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    WORKSHOP:  The employees, required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) paints, welding gases, oils,  greases and coolant were not provided with training and information in the chemical hazard communication program.

Issued

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2):  Portable fire extinguisher(s) or hose(s) used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section were not visually inspected monthly:    WORKSHOP:  The portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected on a monthly basis.