LITCHFIELD, NH —
OSHA Inspection: PALACE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of PALACE CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 12 COLBY RD., LITCHFIELD, NH 03052 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 338413636.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PALACE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 12 COLBY RD.
- City
- LITCHFIELD
- State
- NH
- ZIP
- 03052
- Mailing
- 12 COLBY RD., LITCHFIELD, NH 03052
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 36
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1000 A02
- Issued
- May 9, 2013
- Abate by
- May 9, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $3,675 Reduced
C730
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of carbon monoxide listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 50 parts per million: a. Warehouse - On 01/23/2013 an employee was exposed to carbon monoxide from a propane powered lift truck at an 8-hour Time Weighted Average of 153 parts per million, approximately 3 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 parts per million. Carbon monoxide interferes with the absorption of oxygen by the blood and can cause symptoms ranging from headache to death in cases of severe exposure.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3675
- — Z (S) $4900
1910.1000 E
- Issued
- May 9, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
C730
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d): a. Warehouse - On 01/23/2013 feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce the employee exposure to a level below the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 parts per million. An employee was exposed to carbon monoxide at approximately 3 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 parts per million. Feasible controls include, but are not limited to, ventilating the work area, and keeping equipment in proper working order.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 I01
- Issued
- May 9, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
C730
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(i)(1): Concentration levels of carbon monoxide gas created by powered industrial truck operations exceeded the levels specified in 1910.1000: Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of carbon monoxide listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 50 parts per million: a. Warehouse - On 01/23/2013 an employee was exposed to carbon monoxide from a propane powered lift truck at an 8-hour Time Weighted Average of 153 parts per million, approximately 3 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 parts per million. Carbon monoxide interferes with the absorption of oxygen by the blood and can cause symptoms ranging from headache to death in cases of severe exposure.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 L01 II
- Issued
- May 9, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 8, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,925 Reduced
C730
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a power industrial truck: a. Warehouse - On 01/23/2013 an employee did not receive the required training prior to being assigned to operate a poered industrial truck. Abatement note: The required training content is described in 1910.178(l)(3). Particularly relevant to this incident is 1910.178(l)(3)(ii)(H) which requires that the worker be trained in the hazards of closed and/or unventilated environments where carbon monoxide could accumulate. Employees would need to be informed of these hazards and the properties of carbon monoxide. They would not be able to detect a build up of carbon monoxide since it is odorless and tasteless. High exposures can be fatal.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1925
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- May 9, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
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. Warehouse - As of 01/23/2013, an employee assigned to move and consolidate drums of foam insulation chemicals had not been provided the necessary information and training concerning those chemicals. b. Warehouse - As of 01/23/2013, an employee assigned to use a lift truck had not been provided the necessary information and training concerning the hazards of propane and its by-product carbon monoxide.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2800
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 338413636.
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