OSHA Inspection: BONGO INTERNATIONAL, LLC

Issued

Mar 20, 2013

Abate by

May 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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.    WAREHOUSE:  The employer had not established and implemented a site specific hazardous energy control lo/to program consisting of machine specific step-by-step written procedures and employee training for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the conveyors.

Issued

Mar 20, 2013

Abate by

May 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.     WAREHOUSE:  The employer had not established and implemented step-by- step hazardous energy control procedures had not included the energy sources in machine specific for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the conveyors.

Issued

Mar 20, 2013

Abate by

May 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. The training shall include the following:    WAREHOUSE:  The employees, as affected and/or other types were not provided with training and information in the controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of revised energy sources (lockout/tagout) during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the conveyors.

Issued

Mar 20, 2013

Abate by

May 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    WAREHOUSE: The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) glue.

Issued

Mar 20, 2013

Abate by

May 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.    WAREHOUSE:  The employees, required to work with chemicals were not provided with training and information in the hazard communication program.

Issued

Mar 20, 2013

Abate by

May 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    WAREHOUSE:  The employer had not assessed the workplace to determine the necessitate and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the employees.

Issued

Mar 20, 2013

Abate by

May 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(5): Vermin control. Every enclosed workplace shall be so constructed, equipped, and maintained, so far as reasonably practicable, as to prevent the entrance or harborage of rodents, insects, and other vermin. A continuing and effective extermination program shall be instituted where their presence is detected.    WAREHOUSE: The employer had not established an effective extermination program for the elimination of rodent and/or rodent debris.

Issued

Mar 20, 2013

Abate by

May 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(i): Lavatories shall be made available in all places of employment. The requirements of this subdivision do not apply to mobile crews or to normally unattended work locations if employees working at these locations have transportation readily available to nearby washing facilities which meet the other requirements of this paragraph.    ESTABLISHMENT:  The restrooms were not equipped with hot and/or tepid running water

Issued

Mar 20, 2013

Abate by

May 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.    WAREHOUSE:  The employer did not ensure through written certification that the  powered industrial truck (PIT) operator was appropriately trained.