OSHA Inspection: PINE BROOK TIRE. CO. INC.

Issued

2012-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1100.00 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 crushing hazards:      a)  Establishment - Warehouse:    Employees loaded and unloaded material to/from unsecured steel tire racks and "Tier-Rack" shelving.     Violation occurred on or about 5/21/2012.      b)  Establishment - Throughout Warehouse:    Employees worked in proximity to racks with damaged components, including but not limited, footings, shelves and frames.      Violation occurred on or about 5/21/2012.

Issued

2012-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1100.00 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 fall hazard:    Establishment - Warehouse:      Employee(s) were raised, at heights in excess of 6 feet, while standing on a pallet attached to the forks of a Yale Narrow Reach powered industrial vehicle in order to retrieve tires from the shelving rack.     Violation disclosed on or about 5/21/2012.

Issued

2012-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.24(b):     Fixed stairs were not provided for access from one structure level to another where operations necessitated regular travel between levels, and for access to operating platforms at any equipment which requires attention routinely during operations:      Establishment - Loading Bays:    Employees utilized an unsecured steel tire rim as a step when stepping down from the warehouse level to the bays. The step down was approximately 19 inches high.     Violation occurred on or about 5/21/2012.

Issued

2012-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 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:    Door was secured in closed position with a slide lock. Employer did not ensure the exit door could be opened without special knowledge so as to provide free exiting in case of an emergency.     Violation occurred on or about 5/21/2012.

Issued

2012-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1):     A required exit(s), way of approach thereto, and/or way of travel from the exit into the street or open space, was not continuously maintained free of all obstructions or impediments to full instant use in the case of fire or other emergency:    Establishment - Exterior of building:    Plant growth impeded egress from the bottom step of the stairway which led away from the building to the parking lot.    Violation occurred on or about 5/21/2012.

Issued

2012-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2):     Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points.    The path for which employees were required to exit in the event of an emergency narrowed to 25 inches wide as a file cabinet was stored in the exit route.     Violation occurred on or about 5/21/2012.

Issued

2012-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3):     Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    Establishment - Warehouse - Near Bay # 1:    The exit route was not maintained free and unobstructed as two plastic garbage pails and three filing cabinets were placed within the exit route preventing employees from immediate access to the marked exit door.     Violation occurred on or about 5/21/2012.

Issued

2012-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4):     Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:    Establishment - Throughout Warehouse:    Signs indicating direction of travel to the nearest exit were not posted or readily apparent.    Violation occurred on or about 5/21/2012.

Issued

2012-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(a):     Aisles and passageways were not kept clear and in good repair, with no obstructions across or in aisles that would create a hazard:    Establishment - Warehouse:    Tires and pallets were stacked in aisles obstructing passageways where fork lift trucks travel.    Violation occurred on or about 5/21/2012.

Issued

2012-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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)  Establishment - Throughout Warehouse:    Employees were exposed to hazard of being struck by unsecured automobile tires that were stacked in an unstable manner, not limited in height, while stocking and retrieving tires from the shelving rack units.     Violation occurred on or about 5/21/2012.       b)  Establishment - Throughout Warehouse:    Employees were exposed to hazard of being struck by pallets stacked, in excess of six feet high, in an unstable manner, not limited in height, while stocking and retrieving product from shelving rack units.     Violation occurreed on or about 5/21/2012.

Issued

2012-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 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):    Establishment - Warehouse:    Fork truck operator(s) did not receive training prior to operation.     Violation disclosed on or about 5/21/2012.

Issued

2012-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6):     The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):    Establishment - Warehouse:    The employer did not maintain certification that each powered industrial vehicle operator had been evaluated.     Violation disclosed on or about 5/21/2012.