OSHA Inspection: MCDONALD & MCDONALD INC

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floor(s) or platform(s) 4 feet or more above the adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded by standard railings (or the equivalent as specified in 29 CFR 1910.23(e)(3)(i) through (v)), on all open sides:    a) On or about October 2012, in the propane shop, the railing around the platform above the men's bathroom was missing an intermediate railing.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:      (a) On or about December 4, 2012, in the u-bolt room, the exit door would not open freely when the panic bar was pushed.     (b) On or about December 4, 2012, in the installation shop, the exit door near the oxygen cylinder storage was locked from the inside during working hours.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    (a) On or about December 3, 2012, in the installation shop, for employees inspecting the cross membranes of the frame and removing the walker beams on the Freightliner refuse truck owned by LA Mela Sanitation identified as UC47.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $492.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:    (a) On or about December 4, 2012, in the facility, for employees expected to use fire extinguishers during an emergency.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):    a) On or about December 4, 2012, in the facility, for employees operating the Clark GPX30 propane fork lift truck to move parts.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Inside of buildings, cylinders were not stored in a well-protected, well-ventilated, dry location, at least 20 feet (6.1 m) from highly combustible materials such as oil or excelsior:    (a) On or about December 4, 2012, in the installation shop, two cylinders of argon, a cylinder of carbon dioxide and argon as well as a cylinder of oxygen were not properly secured with a chain to prevent them from being knocked over.    (b) On or about December 4, 2012, in the installation shop, two small "R" type cylinders of oxygen were not secured.    (c) On or about December 4, 2012, in the installation shop, two small "R" type cylinders of oxygen were located next to a Justrite Oily Waste Can containing used rags. On top of the waste can, there was a used shop rag.    (d) On or about December 4, 2012, in the installation shop, two small "R" type cylinders of oxygen were located approximately ten feet from an acetylene cylinder.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:      (a) On or about December 4, 2012, in the installation shop, the unused circuit in the panel was not completely enclosed with a blank of sufficient size to cover the opening.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(viii): Circuit breakers for circuits rated 600 volts, nominal, or less used as switches in 120 volt and 227 volt fluorescent lighting circuits, were not listed and marked "SWD    (a) On or about December 4, 2012, in the installation shop, for the circuit breakers being used to operate the overhead fluorescent lights in the shop.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms, for recordable injuries and illnesses. The OSHA 300 form is called the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, the 300-A is the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and the OSHA 301 form is called the Injury and Illness Incident Report:    (a) On or about December 4, 2012, for the facility, the employer did not record reportable injuries on an OSHA 300 Log for 2012:           1) Case # OSHA-11-01-2012, employee experienced musculoskeletal injury requiring four days away from work.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): In 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 which were supplied and securely affixed by the owner of the building, or the duly authorized agent, in a conspicuous place in each space to which they related:      (a) On or about December 4, 2012, in the propane shop, the area above the locker room and bathroom used for storage was not posted with the loading rating.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(1): Washing facilities were not maintained in a sanitary condition:    (a) On or about December 4, 2012, in the propane shop, the toilet was not maintained in a sanitary condition.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:    (a) On or about December 4, 2012, in the spring shop, the Square D and the two Murray electrical panels were blocked with equipment such as a double press and plastic buckets.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-03 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 December 4, 2012, in the facility, for service technicians performing work such as axle, frame and suppression repairs on heavy duty vehicles, exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to, compressed gas cylinders of propane, oxygen, acetylene, argon and a mixture of carbon dioxide and argon.

Issued

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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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:    a) On or about December 4, 2012, in the facility, for service technicians performing work such as axle, frame and suppression repairs on heavy duty vehicles, exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to, compressed gas cylinders of propane, oxygen, acetylene, argon and a mixture of carbon dioxide and argon.