OSHA Inspection: GALLEGOS SANITATION, INC.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $2,295 Reduced

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Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that the employer did not provide one or more guarding methods to protect employees from the point of operation on the Chicago Dreis & Krump, model 810-C power press brake which was unguarded and exposed employees to an amputation hazard:       (a)	Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at 1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524: On and before November 8, 2012, the employer did not ensure that an effective safeguarding method(s), such as physical barrier(s) or physical devices, was implemented to ensure that employees operating the power press brake were not exposed to the point of operation.  This condition exposed the employees to an amputation hazard.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,160 Reduced

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Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fall hazards from a scissor lift platform:    (a) Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at 1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524: On and before November 8, 2012, a scissors lift (Upright SL-20) was being used with the platform being elevated to heights greater than 10 feet in elevation above the cement floor without the mid rail attached on the access opening to the platform, exposing the operator to a fall from the lift.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,160 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.106(d)(2)(i):  Approved container(s) or portable tank(s) were not used for the storage of flammable or combustible liquids:    (a)  Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at 1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524: On and before November 8, 2012, the employer did not provide approved containers in which to store brake cleaner once it had been transferred from a 55-gallon drum to a smaller capacity 2.5 gallon non-approved plastic dispensing container.  This condition exposed the employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Class I flammable liquid(s) were dispensed into containers without electrically interconnecting the nozzle and the container:  (a) Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at 1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524:  On and before November 8, 2012, the employer directed employees to dispense Quick Dry Brake Cleaner, a class IB flammable liquid (FlashPoint -15 degrees F, and Boiling Point 149-181 degrees F) into containers without ensuring that the nozzle and the container were electrically interconnected (bonded).  This condition exposed the employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $2,295 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to items of this section:   (a)	Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at 1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524:  On and before November 8, 2012, the employer did not establish clear and specific procedures to outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy in that the instructions concerning energy control were general.  This condition exposed the employees to the hazards of improper lockout procedures for the compactor type trucks:

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i):  The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:    (a)	Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at 1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524:  On and before November 8, 2012, the employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees in that the instructions concerning energy control were general.  This condition exposed the employees to the hazards of improper lockout procedures for the compactor type trucks:

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $1,836 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii):  Monthly inspections of hooks, with signed reports, were not performed:    (a)  Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524:  On and before November 8, 2012, the employer did not ensure that all overhead crane hooks located throughout the shop had signed monthly inspection reports, such as but not limited to, several electric hoists throughout the shop.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iv):  Monthly inspections of hoist chains, with signed reports, were not performed:    (a)  Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524:  On and before November 8, 2012, the employer did not ensure that all hoist chains located throughout the facility had signed monthly inspection reports, such as but not limited to, several electric hoists throughout the shop.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $1,836 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):  Machine guarding was not provided to protect operators and other employees from hazards created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    (a) Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at 1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524: On and before November 8, 2012, the employer did not ensure that the South Bend Lathe, Catalog number 183G, in the Fabrication Bay was provided with a guard to protect operators and other employees from hazards created by rotating parts.  This condition exposed the employees to injuries caused by unprotected rotating parts associated with the spindle (chuck) and material being worked on.     (b) Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at 1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524:  On and before November 8, 2012, the employer did not ensure that the Chevalier Mill in the Fabrication Bay was provided with a guard to protect operators and other employees from hazards created by rotating parts.  This condition exposed the employees to injuries caused by unprotected rotating parts associated with the spindle (chuck).      (c) Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at 1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524:  On and before November 8, 2012, the employer did not ensure that the 50-60 ton pneumatic power press in the Fabrication Bay was provided with one or more methods of machine guarding such as barrier guards, two-hand tripping device, electronic safety devices, etc. to protect operators and other employees from hazards created by the point of operation.  This condition exposed the employees to crushing and amputation type injuries caused by point of operation associated with the punch, work piece, and die block.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,377 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:    (a)	Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at 1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524: On and before November 8, 2012, the employer did not ensure that the opening between the work rest and the wheel on the bench grinder located in the Cutting Area of the Container Shop was greater than one-eighth inch because the work rest was missing.  This condition exposed the employees to the hazard of the work being jammed between the wheel and the guard.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):  Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:    (a)	Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at 1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524: On and before November 8, 2012, the employer did not ensure that the pedestal grinder located in the Cutting Area of the Container Shop had the correct distance between the wheel periphery and the end of the peripheral member at the top and did not exceed 1/4" because the adjustable tongues were missing.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $1,836 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:    (a)  Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at 1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524: On and before November 8, 2012, the employer did not ensure that the chain and sprocket on the backside of the Chicago Dreis & Krump press brake in the cutting area for the Container Shop was guarded.  This condition exposed the employees to amputation hazards from ingoing nip points.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,377 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.242(b):  Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 psi:    (a)	Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524:  On and before November 8, 2012, the employer did not ensure the compressed air nozzle used for cleaning off equipment in the shop was reduced to less than 30 psi. The compressed air line was pressurized at approximately 100 psi. This condition exposed employees using the air nozzles to the hazard of an embolism in the blood stream.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,377 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    (a)	Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at 1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524:  On and before November 8, 2012, the employer did not ensure each circuit breaker was identified in the panel boxes noted as PP.B3 and Lights 277 Volts, and several unidentified breaker panel boxes throughout the shop, in that there were missing labels or markings.  This condition exposed the employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,377 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii):  Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    (a)	Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at 1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524:  On and before November 8, 2012, the unused opening in the electrical panel marked as Lights 277 Volts, in the shop area was not effectively closed.  This condition exposed the employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,377 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    (a)	Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at 1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524:  On and before November 8, 2012, the overhead radiant heaters in the maintenance shop and the pumps to the diesel and methanol tanks outside were powered via temporary extension cords for the purpose of supplying electricity to the equipment.  This condition exposed the employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B):  Flexible cords and/or cables were run through holes in walls, ceilings, or floors:    (a)	Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at 1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524:  On and before November 8, 2012, two flexible cords used to power the pumps for the diesel and methanol tanks outside were run through a hole in the wall.  This condition exposed the employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):    (a) Gallegos Sanitation, Inc., at1941 Heath Parkway, Ste #2, Fort Collins, CO 80524:  On and before November 8, 2012, the employer did not ensure through written verification that a workplace personal protective equipment (PPE) hazard assessment had been performed.    Abatement Note: The employer shall verify that the required workplace assessment has been performed through a written certification that shall include the following:       1)   Identifies the workplace evaluated;       2)   The person certifying that the evaluation has been performed;       3)   The date(s) that the hazard assessment was performed; and       4)   Which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.