OSHA Inspection: CONTINENTAL TERMINALS, INC.

Issued

Oct 26, 2012

Abate by

Oct 29, 2012

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:    a) 145 Linden Ave E warehouse  Emergency exit door, by supervisor desk, along the southeast wall was sealed shut with foam.    b) 145 Linden Ave E warehouse  Emergency exit door along the southeast wall was locked with a dead bolt.    Violations observed on or about 05/01/2012.

Issued

Oct 26, 2012

Abate by

Dec 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.176(b): Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse:    a) 145 Linden Ave E warehouse    Coffee bean bags were stacked 4 tiers high (14feet) in an unstable manner.   Violation occurred on or about 05/01/2012.

Issued

Oct 26, 2012

Abate by

Oct 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(m)(3): A safe place to ride was not provided where riding of trucks was authorized    a) 145 Linden Ave E warehouse    Employees working with super sacks were standing on the forks of a forklift while the fork lift was moving.    Violation occurred on or about 05/01/2012.

Issued

Oct 26, 2012

Abate by

Nov 9, 2012

Penalty

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

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29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(i): When powered industrial trucks were left unattended while power was not shut off:    a) 145 Linden Ave E warehouse  Mitsubishi forklift was left unattended while powered.    b) 145 Linden Ave E warehouse  Hyster forklift was left unattended while powered.    Violation observed on or about 5/1/2012.

Issued

Oct 26, 2012

Abate by

Nov 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Where powered industrial trucks were found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the trucks were not taken out of service until they had been restored to safe operating condition:    a) 145 Linden Ave E warehouse  Employees were operating a Mitsubishi forklift with unsecured propane tank.    b) 145 Linden Ave E warehouse  Employees were operating a Hyster forklift with unsecured propane tank.    Violation observed on or about 5/1/2012.

Issued

Oct 26, 2012

Abate by

Nov 2, 2012

Penalty

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

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29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    a) 145 Linden Ave E warehouse    Employees connected an electrical cable from improperly labeled 470v disconnect box to the work platform.  Violation occurred on or about 05/1/2012.

Issued

Oct 26, 2012

Abate by

Nov 2, 2012

Penalty

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

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29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(x): Flexible cords and cables were not protected from accidental damage, as might be caused, for example, by sharp corners, projections, and doorways or other pinch points:    a) 145 Linden Ave E warehouse  Employees used the work platform with damaged electrical flexible cord.  Violation observed on or about 05/01/2012.

Issued

Oct 26, 2012

Abate by

Nov 9, 2012

Penalty

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

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29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(iii): Cable was not secured to the cabinet, cutout box, or meter socket enclosure::    a) 145 Linden Ave E warehouse  Employees operated the work platform with damaged and unsecured cable to the disconnect box.  Violation observed on or about 05/01/2012.

Issued

Oct 26, 2012

Abate by

Nov 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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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) 145 Linden Ave E warehouse  Employees handle hazardous chemicals including but not limited to propane gas without knowledge of its hazards.  Violations occurred on or about 05/01/2012.

Issued

Oct 26, 2012

Abate by

Nov 27, 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) 145 Linden Ave E warehouse  Employees handled hazardous chemicals including but not limited to propane gas without access to MSDSs.  Violations occurred on or about 05/01/2012.

Issued

Oct 26, 2012

Abate by

Nov 27, 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) 145 Linden Ave E warehouse  Employees handled hazardous chemicals including but not limited to propane gas without training.  Violations occurred on or about 05/01/2012.

Issued

Oct 26, 2012

Abate by

Oct 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $49,000 · Current $38,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 falls:    a) 145 Linden Ave E warehouse  Employees were lifted 10.5 ft onto a work platform by the forks of a forklift.    b) 145 Linden Ave E warehouse  Employees were lifted upto 12 ft onto  super sacks by the forks of a forklift.    Violations occurred on or about 05/01/2012.

Issued

Oct 26, 2012

Abate by

Oct 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $49,000 · Current $38,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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):    a) 145 Linden Ave E  Employees worked from a 10.5 foot high platform without guardrails.    b) 145 Linden Ave E  Employees worked from a work platform (i.e. super sack) up to 12 ft high without fall protection or guardrails.    Violation occurred on or about 5/01/2012.