OSHA Inspection: GEHRING CONSTRUCTION & READY-MIX CO. INC.

Issued

Dec 19, 2012

Abate by

Feb 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,430 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii):     Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D)(h):    Throughout the facility  The employer is failing to ensure that all employees are protected from amputation hazards by not ensuring there are written specific procedures available in the facility to be followed.  Employees are required to maintain equipment including but not limited to, cement trucks and other construction equipment without these procedures.  The company has no written specific procedures at the time of the inspection.

Issued

Dec 19, 2012

Abate by

Feb 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):     The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    Throughout the facility  The employer is failing to protect employees from amputation hazards.  The employer is failing to conduct inspections/evaluations of the lock-out/tag-out program.  Failure to conduct these inspections precludes the employer from identifying potential lapses in the program including, but not limited to, inadequate written lock-out tag-out program.  The company has no written specific procedures at the time of the inspection.

Issued

Dec 19, 2012

Abate by

Feb 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,430 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A):     Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control:     Throughout the facility  The employer is failing to ensure that all employees, who perform maintenance, are adequately trained in regards to this standard.  Employees that use lock-out/tag-out have not received this training.  Employees are required to maintain equipment including, but not limited to, facility electrical service, cement trucks and other construction equipment.

Issued

Dec 19, 2012

Abate by

Feb 1, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):     Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    Throughout the facility - The employer is failing to provide Hazard Communication training to employees either during their initial assignment or whenever a new physical or health hazard that the employee has not previously been trained for has been introduced into their work area.  Some of the employees in the facility had not received training on the hazards of the chemicals/materials in the facility in which they could be potentially exposed.  Chemicals in which the employees are exposed to include, but are not limited to, portland cement and contaminants of same, i.e. silica and hexavalent chrome, diesel fuel and acids for cleaning.