OSHA Inspection: QUIKRETE WISCONSIN, INC.

Issued

Feb 20, 2013

Abate by

Feb 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,750 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1):     Standard railing(s) did not consist of top rail, intermediate rail and/or posts and/or did not have a vertical height of 42 inches (106.7 cm) nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform runway, or ramp level:

Issued

Feb 20, 2013

Abate by

Feb 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(2):     Ladder way floor opening(s) or platform(s) were not guarded by a standard railing with standard toeboard(s) on all exposed sides (except at the entrance to opening) with passage through the railing either provided with a swinging gate or so offset that a person could walk directly into the opening:    (a) Bulk Mixing Mezzanine: Platform ladder way opening used to access work platform for adding pigment to the aggregate mixing drum, did not have the open passage way guarded with a swing gate or offset, exposing employees to a seven (7') foot ten (10") inch fall hazard.    (b) Outside Aggregate Hopper Work Platform: Platform ladder way opening used to access work platform did not have the open passage way guarded with a swing gate or offset, exposing employees to an eight (8') foot fall hazard.

Issued

Feb 20, 2013

Abate by

Feb 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(1):     The ceiling of an exit route must be at least seven feet six inches (2.3 m) high. Any projection from the ceiling must not reach a point less than six feet eight inches (2.0 m) from the floor.    (a) Q-Line Mezzanine Palletizer: East egress stairs from the mezzanine work platform had a steel beam running across the top stair, providing a clearance of 5 feet 2 inches.

Issued

Feb 20, 2013

Abate by

Feb 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):     Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by in going nip points, and unguarded overhead conveyor belts:    (a) Q-Line Mixing Mezzanine: Employees are exposed to unguarded overhead conveyor belts below eight (8) feet. Employees work on and around overhead conveyors and horizontal conveyors while performing work duties on the Q-Line Mixing Mezzanine that did not guard the overhead hazard created by the moving conveyor belt(s). This exposed employees to lacerations, abrasion, and crushing and amputation injuries.    (b) Bulk-Line Mixing Mezzanine: Employees are exposed to unguarded overhead conveyor belts below eight (8) feet. Employees work on and around overhead conveyors and horizontal conveyors while performing work duties on the Bulk-Line Mixing Mezzanine that did not guard the overhead hazard created by the moving conveyor belt(s). This exposed employees to lacerations, abrasion, and crushing and amputation injuries.    (c) Hopper Conveyor and Aggregate Wet Conveyor: Employee(s) are exposed to ingoing nip points created by hopper conveyor and aggregate wet conveyor at the transition point from the hopper conveyor to the aggregate wet conveyor.     (d) Q-Line Bag Filling Station Conveyor: Employees feet were exposed to ingoing nip points created by the grated bag filling conveyor, in-that the operators feet were able to be moved from the foot rests and freely move above and come in contact with the grated moving conveyor belt.     (d) Q-Line Bag Filling Station Conveyor: Employees feet were exposed to ingoing nip points created by the grated bag filling conveyor, in-that the operators feet were able to be moved from the foot rests and freely move above and come in contact with the grated moving conveyor belt.     (e) Q-Line Palletizer Conveyor: Employees are exposed to ingoing nip points created by the bag transfer and palletizer conveyor. In running nip points created by series of belt conveyor in feeds and out feeds that transport full bags to the palletizers were not guarded.    (f) Q-Line Palletizer: Employees are exposed to in going nip points created by pallet feed conveyor. Employees are also exposed to a crush hazard at the pallet drop point onto the pallet feed conveyor.    (g) Hammer Conveyor: Employees are exposed to ingoing nip points created by the conveyor belt, and mechanical rollers at the in feed and out feed of the conveyor belts.

Issued

Feb 20, 2013

Abate by

Feb 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(4):     Revolving drum(s), barrel(s), or container(s) were not guarded by enclosure(s) which were interlocked with the drive mechanism so that the barrel(s), drum(s), or container(s) could not revolve unless the enclosure(s) were in place:    (a) Mixing barrel located on the Q-Line mezzanine mixing platform was not adequately guarded to prevent inadvertent contact with the rotating mixing drum. Barrier guarding installed did not prevent employees working around the rotating  drum mixer from inadvertently coming into contact with the rotating drum.    (b) Mixing barrel located on the Bulk Line mezzanine mixing platform was not adequately guarded to prevent inadvertent contact with the rotating mixer. Barrier guarding installed did not prevent employees working around the rotating drum mixer from inadvertently coming into contact with the rotating drum.

Issued

Feb 20, 2013

Abate by

Feb 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(e):     The fixed stairs were not installed at angles to the horizontal between 30 and 50 degrees as outlined, but not limited to the combinations given in Table D-1.       (a) Access to Q-Line Bagging Operator Position "Angle of stairway rise.": Q-Line Operator(s) accesses the bagging operators position by stepping up onto the filled bag transfer conveyor, and then steps up on to the perpendicular positioned primary filled bag conveyor, and then steps over a metal bar that spans the width of the conveyor.  Using the conveyor belts as fixed stairs to access the bagging operators position, did not conform to standards for fixed stairways. Fixed stairs were not installed at angles to the horizontal of between 30 and 50 degrees as outlined, but not limited to the combinations given in table D-1. Any uniform combination of rise/tread dimensions may be used that will result in a stairway at an angle to the horizontal within the permissible range.

Issued

Feb 20, 2013

Abate by

Feb 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(e)(1)(ii):     Other markings giving voltage, current, wattage, or other ratings as necessary had not been placed on equipment being used.    (a) Electrical boxes and disconnects located in the dryer control room were not labeled with the voltage, current, wattage, or other ratings to inform personnel of the electrical hazard level associated with each electrical box, panel, disconnect or transformer.