OSHA Inspection: NEW SOUTH DISTRIBUTION INC.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Apr 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1): The employer did not provide standard railings or guards on stairways having four or more risers.    (a) Stairway located outside the exit from mixing area/New South Distribution located at 2200 Abutement Road, Dalton, GA 30720: Employees with access to stairway located outside the mixing room exit were exposed to fall hazards when guard rails were not provided.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(ii): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained, so far as practical, in a dry condition:    (a) Back of tank wash room/New South Distribution Inc. located at 2200 Abutement Road, Dalton, GA 30720: Employer did not provide a workplace free of accumulating water in the tank wash room where employees have access, exposing them to slip, trip, and fall hazards.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:    (a) Tank wash/New South Distribution Inc. located at 2200 Abutement Road, Dalton, GA 30720: The employer failed to provide permit required confined space signs on the tanker trailers entered by employees.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Apr 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(1): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not implement the measures necessary to prevent unauthorized entry:    (a) Tank wash/New South Distribution Inc. located at 2200 Abutement Road, Dalton, GA 30720: Employer failed to prevent unauthorized employees from entering recognized permit required confined spaces.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Apr 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(viii): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not ensure that employees properly used rescue and emergency equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9):    (a) Tank Wash/New South Distribution located at 2200 Abutement Road, Dalton, GA 30720: Employees were not trained to use rescue and emergency equipment needed to retrieve employees in the event an emergency within a confined space occurred.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Apr 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $2,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(6): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not provide at least one attendant outside the permit space into which entry was authorized for the duration of entry operations:    (a) Tank Wash/ New South Distribution Inc. located at 2200 Abutement Road, Dalton, GA 30720: The employer failed to ensure at least one attendant was assigned and outside the permit required confined space during entry operations.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Apr 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(8): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not designate the persons who were to have active roles in entry operations, identify the duties of each such employee, and did not train employees for their role while working in permit required confined spaces.    (a) Tank Wash/New South Distribution Inc. located at 2200 Abutement Road, Dalton, GA 30720: The employer failed to identify the roles of each employee working in tanker trailers and train employees for their role while working in these permit required confined spaces.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Apr 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): The employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and/or for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue.    (a) Tank Wash/New Sout Distribution Inc. located at 2200 Abutement Road, Dalton, GA 30720: The employer failed to develop and implement proper procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services during permit-required confined space work for rescuing entrants from permit-required confined spaces, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Apr 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit:    (a) Tank Wash/New South Distribution Inc. located at 2200 Abutement Road, Dalton, GA 30720: An entry permit was not prepared when employees entered trailer tankers which were identified by management as permit required confined space.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Apr 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:    (a) Tank Wash/New South Distribution Inc. located at 220 Abutement Road, Dalton, GA 30720: The employer failed to provide permit-required confined space training to employees who performed work activities inside permit-required confined spaces.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Apr 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv): Flexible cords and/ or cables were used for purposes prohibited by paragraphs (A) through (F) of 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv).    (a) Tank Wash/New South Distribution Inc. located at 2200 Abutement Road, Dalton, GA 30720: Employer allowed flexible cords to be used for permanent lighting, mixers, and fixed power tools. Flexible cords energizing mixers in the tank wash area were located on accumulated water on the floor.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Apr 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    (a) Stairway located outside the mixing room/New South Distribution Inc. located at 2200 Abutement Road, Dalton, GA 30720: Employer failed to maintain an unobstructed exit path from the mixing room as flooding conditions existed at the bottom tread of the stairway.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a): Employer did not report to the Area Office of the Occupational and Health Administration within eight hours after the death of any employee from a work-related incident or the in-patient hospitalization of three or more employees.    (a) New South Distribution Inc. located at 2200 Abutement Road, Dalton, GA 30720: Employer did not report to the Area Office of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration within eight hours after a death of any employee from a work-related incident.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Apr 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:    (a) Tank wash/New South Distribution Inc. located at 2200 Abutement Road, Dalton, GA 30720: The employer had not done a hazard assessment to ensure that employees who are required to use/or handle chemicals in the workplace were provided with proper personal protectors.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Apr 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    (a) Tank wash/New South Distribution Inc. located at 2200 Abutement Road, Dalton, GA 30720: Employees not required to wear full-face respirators with dual cartridge filters, were not provided a medical evaluation and training on the cleaning, storage, and maintenance of the respirator used.