OSHA Inspection: ARAMSCO INC.

Issued

Jun 29, 2012

Abate by

Jul 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,375 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):     The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was 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)  Aramsco Warehouse located at 1480 Grandview Avenue, Paulsboro NJ:  The employer did not verify that employees were competent to safely operate a picker forklift and did not provide forklift training or evaluation before employees used the picker forklift, occurred on or about 3/19/2012.

Issued

Jun 29, 2012

Abate by

Jul 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7):     Powered industrial truck(s) which were used on a round-the-clock basis were not examined for defects after each shift:    a)  Aramsco warehouse located at 1480 Grandview Ave, Paulsboro NJ 08066:  Forklift inspections were not conducted before or after each shift to verify that the forklifts did not have any defects and were in good working condition, occurred on or about 03/19/2012.

Issued

Jun 29, 2012

Abate by

Jul 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,025 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1):     Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:    a)  Aramsco warehouse located at 1480 Grandview Ave, Paulsboro NJ 08066:  The battery charger's cables used to charge the electric forklifts were damaged, observed on or about 03/09/2012.

Issued

Jun 29, 2012

Abate by

Jul 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1):     An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:    a)  Warehouse located at 1480 Grandview Avenue, Paulsboro NJ 08066:   The employer did not provide training to employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting, ocurred on or about  03/19/2012.