OSHA Inspection: OK HARDWARE & CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY, INC.

Issued

2013-01-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1275.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):  Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:    a)  On or about November 20, 2012, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards from the roof of the tool room when they walked on the roof to place and remove equipment.  The edges of the roof were not guarded by standard railings and were approximately 8 feet above the floor below.

Issued

2013-01-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1):  On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed to the building:      a)  On or about November 20, 2012, and at times prior, employees were exposed to struck-by or crushed-by hazards while they worked on and under the roof of the office tool room which was used for storage of equipment.  The employer had not posted the load rating for the structure.

Issued

2013-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c):  Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a)  On or about November 20, 2012, and at times prior, employees were exposed to eye injuries from corrosive concrete and construction chemicals such as Quikrete and Stain Crete which were loaded and unloaded in the warehouse without access to a suitable eyewash facility in the immediate area.  The chemicals were occasionally spilled due to broken containers and bags.

Issued

2013-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    a)  On or about November 20, 2012, and at times prior, employees were exposed to injuries because the employer did not provide all forklift operators with adequate training and evaluation that would ensure they were able to safely operate a forklift.

Issued

2013-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  On or about November 20, 2012, and at times prior, the employer did not perform a hazard assessment to determine the type of hazards present in the work environment and identify the type of personal protective equipment required to be used to protect employees who faced exposure to, among other things, concrete and masonry products which contained silica and were corrosive.

Issued

2013-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2): The employer did not develop and implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with sections i and ii of this paragraph (c)(2) for employees who chose to wear respirators where respirator use was not required:    a)  On or about, November 20, 2012, and at times prior, employees were exposed to the inherent hazards of respirator use because the employer did not develop and implement a respiratory protection program which included, among other things, medical evaluations and information and training on the use, storage, maintenance, and limitations of the respirator.

Issued

2013-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    a)  On or about November 20, 2012, and at times prior, an employee wore a half-face elastomeric respirator without first being medically evaluated to ensure that he was physiologically able to wear the respirator.

Issued

2013-01-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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:    a)  On or about November 20, 2012, and at times prior, the employer failed to develop and implement a hazard communication program in order to provide health hazard information and minimize hazardous chemical exposures for employees that worked around concrete products and other materials that contained silica.