OSHA Inspection: BFC INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, LLC

Issued

2012-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $1160.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:    (a) BFC Industrial Services, LLC DBA Atlas Rigging & Transfer at 3900 Joliet St. in Denver, CO: On and before July 10, 2012 power operated tools, designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with guards when in use in that the welder was using DeWalt grinders without guards. This condition exposed employees to a flying debris hazard.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is not required for this item.

Issued

2012-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1934.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(8): Horizontal lifelines were not designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall arrest system, which maintained a safety factor of at least two:    (a) BFC Industrial Services, LLC DBA Atlas Rigging & Transfer at 3900 Joliet St. in Denver, CO: On July 12, 2012 horizontal lifelines were not designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person.  Two employees working on a pipe rack on the East end of the facility were tied off to a nylon rope that was not engineered to be a horizontal lifeline.  This condition exposed the employees to a fall hazard of 17' from the pipe rack to the floor of the tank farm.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2012-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace:     (a) BFC Industrial Services, LLC DBA Atlast Rigging & Transfer at 3900 Joliet St. in Denver, CO: On and before July 10, 2012 the employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace in that welders were not monitored for metal fume exposure.  This condition exposed employees to a respiratory hazard.    Abatement Note:  This evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.    Abatement Note: The requirements of 1926.103  for respiratory protection for construction work are identical to those set forth in 1910.134.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is not required for this item.