OSHA Inspection: TOWN AND COUNTRY DISPOSAL

Issued

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1607.00 · Current $1125.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1):     The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:    On, or at dates before, November 1, 2012, at 23201 E 235th St in Harrisonville, MO, the employer did not accomplish a workplace hazard assessment to identify personal protective equipment needs for employees performing specific tasks.  Specifically, employees in the paint booth have the potential to be exposed to the hazard of overexposure to hazardous chemicals.

Issued

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1366.00 · Current $956.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i):     The employer shall 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 on dates prior to November 1, 2012 employees working in the vehicle maintenance shop were exposed to hazard as a result of inadequate training and failure to acquire knowledge contained in machine specific procedures before attempting to isolate energy in the vehicles being maintained.

Issued

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1607.00 · Current $1125.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2):     General requirements for machine guards. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible. The guard shall be such that it does not offer an accident hazard in itself.    On or on dates prior to November 1, 2012 employees were exposed to a caught in hazard in that the drill press being operated in the vehicle maintenance shop did not have a guard on the rotating shaft.  Employees were exposed to rotating motor shaft on the drill shaft of the JET Drill Press in the vehicle maintenance shop.