OSHA Inspection: KEVIN REILLY, INC.

Issued

Oct 5, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 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:    a)  Machinery thoughout the facility; On or about July 31, 2012 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to potential hazardous energies in that employees were allowed to perform maintenance and servicing on metal saws, band saws, lathes, parts washer, and other equipment without having a lock out program, without being trained in lock out tag out, and without machine specific lock out tag out procedures.

Issued

Oct 5, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 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)  Throughout Facility; On or about July 31, 2012 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards in that employees were allowed to operate a powered industrial truck without the employer first ensuring the employee was competent to operate the equipment as demonstrated by the completion of the required training and evaluation specified in the regulation.

Issued

Oct 5, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b):     Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    a)  Shop Area; On or about July 31, 2012 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to compressed air hazards in that employees were allowed to use compressed air for cleaning that was not reduced to less than thirty p.s.i.

Issued

Oct 5, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(4):     Conductive work locations. Portable electric equipment and flexible cords used in highly conductive work locations (such a those inundated with water or other conductive liquids), or in job locations where employees are likely to contact water or conductive liquids,shall be approved for those locations.    a) Antiquing area; On or about July 31, 2012 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to electrical hazards in that employees were allowed to walk and work in a wet wash area with standing water where a portable electric fan and extension cord were in use. The fan and cord were not approved for that wet location nor were they protected by a GFCI circuit.