OSHA Inspection: TAYLOR PALLETS OF GEORGIA, INC.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.37(a)(1): The evacuation route contained hazardous and or flammable chemicals.    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to hazards when tanks of propane were stored outside of the building next to the emergency exit door.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.36(c)(2): The street, walkway, refuge area, public way, or open space to which an exit discharge leads was not large enough to accommodate the building occupants likely to use the exit route.    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to hazards when the exit door discharged into a narrow aisle between stacks of stored pallets outside of the building.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to hazards when   a.	the exit door at SW corner of the building was completely blocked by pallets and   b.	the exit door next to the cut-to-length saw had a propane tank, a fire extinguisher and a board (propping it 	open) in the doorway.  The path inside the facility to the second exit required going around the cut-to-	length saw.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced

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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:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to hazards when the emergency exits were not visible from work areas inside the production area because of the height of the pallets stored in the areas and signage had not been provided to direct employees toward the closest exit.  Pallets are stored around each work station, around and near the exit doors (and blocking one door), and in non-work areas.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign was not illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to hazards when the exit signs over the doors were not lit.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced

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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:    On or about September 4, 2012, an employee was exposed to amputation hazards when there was no lockout/tagout program for employees performing maintenance and servicing on equipment such as, but not limited to, the chipper, the band saw, the chop saw, cut-to-length saw, and the forklifts.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    On or about September 4, 2012, an employee was exposed to amputation hazards when there were no lockout/tagout procedures that included machine specific steps as described in OSHA regulation 1910.147 Appendix A for locking out and returning to use equipment such as, but not limited to, the chipper, the band saw, the chop saw, cut-to-length saw, and the forklifts.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:    On or about September 4, 2012, an employee was exposed to amputation hazards when there had been no training for authorized or affected employees involved in lockout/tagout of equipment such as, but not limited to, the chipper, the band saw, the chop saw, cut-to-length saw, and the forklifts.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): Training did not consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operators performance in the workplace:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when employee training did not include formal training.  The employees were not given a written exam.  Employees are trained by demonstration only.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3): Training program content. Powered industrial truck operators did not receive initial training in accordance with paragraph (l) of this section:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when employee training did not include items such as, but not limited to, driving backward when the load restricts the driver's ability to see while driving forward, warnings included in the forklift manual because the manual is not available, and appropriate speeds to use when visibility is restricted due to pallet stack heights.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when forklifts are not removed from service when there are no working headlights and no working backup alarms.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,600 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees walking on the aisle near the rollup door or emergency exit were exposed to point of operation hazards when the saw on the cut-to-length line was not guarded to prevent employees from walking up to the saw.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.219(m)(2)(i): Expanded metal, sheet or perforated metal, and wire mesh was not securely fastened to the frame.    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when the nuts that secured the door over the chipper belt enclosure had been lost which permitted the door to be opened while the machine was in operation.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,570 · Current $1,720 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(A): For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts (as measured from the live parts where they were exposed or from the enclosure front or opening where they were enclosed) was less than indicated in Table S-1 of Subpart S of Part 1910:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to hazards when access to the electrical boxes was blocked by a work station and pallets:  	a.	600-volt shut-off electrical box  	b.	600-volt shut-off electrical box and  	c.	a breaker panel.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,700 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to electrical hazards when extension cords were used to power lights and fans in the factory.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to hazards when the employer did not have an emergency action plan for emergencies such as, but not limited to, fires, tornados, and serious injuries.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to hazards when the employer did not require the use of the appropriate types of personal protective equipment.  Employees perform work such as, but not limited to, driving forklifts, repairing pallets, sawing wood, chipping wood, changing saw blades, changing propane tanks on forklifts, and performing maintenance on forklifts and equipment.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Sep 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to fire hazards when the fire extinguisher locations were not labeled indicating the location of the fire extinguishers

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Sep 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not kept in their designated places at all times except during use:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to fire hazards when fire extinguishers were not in their red rectangles that had been painted on the walls to indicate fire extinguisher locations.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to fire hazards when the fire extinguishers had not been inspected since 2010.  Fire extinguishers were not checked to insure that they were in place, charged, and ready for use.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Sep 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to hazards when the fire extinguishers had not received an annual maintenance check since 2010.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Openings through which conductors entered cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to electrical hazards when a wire extended out of a 600 volt electrical box through an opening that was missing a bushing.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to chemical hazards when the employer did not have a hazard communication program.  Employees were exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to, machine oil, machine grease, and propane.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to chemical hazards when the employer did not have a safety data sheet for each chemical in use.  Employees were exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to, machine oil, machine grease, and propane.

Issued

Sep 27, 2012

Abate by

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:    On or about September 4, 2012, employees were exposed to chemical hazards when the employer did not provide employees information on the location of the program and MSDS, and employee training.  Employees were exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to, machine oil, machine grease, and propane.