OSHA Inspection: ACE WORLD WIDE AIR FREIGHT CO., INC.

Issued

Feb 22, 2013

Abate by

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $3,825

General-duty citation text

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 energization, 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) The employer failed to ensure that their hazardous energy control program consisted of training of authorized employees and specific procedures for machinery which had more than one hazardous energy source.  This exposed employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Feb 22, 2013

Abate by

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    (a)  The employer did not develop, document, and utilize procedures for machinery which had more than one hazardous energy source; such as, but not limited to, the forklifts and tractors. This exposed employees to amputation hazards from the unexpected release of energy.

Issued

Feb 22, 2013

Abate by

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:    (a)  The employer failed to provide employees, which conduct maintenance and service work on forklifts, vehicles, and other equipment, with devices to control the unexpected release of hazardous energy.  This exposed employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Feb 22, 2013

Abate by

Mar 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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) The employer did not provide employees, which are exposed to hazardous materials while conducting their vehicle maintenance, with adequate hazard communication training.