OSHA Inspection: LITTLE RIVER INVESTMENT GROUP L.P.

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jul 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees exposed to crush and struck-by hazards:   Facility - On or about 01/23/13 employees operated the blue Wiggins boat forklift Model W125M2, S.N. HWIGGINS WLC 951051, and the seat belt was broken, disconnected from the seat, and unable to restrain the drivers.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jul 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

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 energing, 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) Yard, dry stack area - On or about 01/23/13 employees were reinstalling the main hydraulic cylinder in the Wiggins four-stage boat forklift Model No WG186YM, S.N. WLC771114, which required work under an elevated and suspended load composed by the three moving stages, the carriage, and the fork. The employer did not develop and implement a program for the control of hazardous energy to protect workers from crush hazards  due to potential (gravitational) energy, and hydraulic energy.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jul 9, 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) Yard, dry stack area - On or about 01/23/13 employees were reinstalling the main hydraulic cylinder in the Wiggins four-stage boat forklift Model No WG186YM, S.N. WLC771114, which required work under an elevated and suspended load composed by the three moving stages, the carriage, and the fork.  The load weight was not assessed and a system to safely suspend the load was not designed. The employer did not develop, implement and utilize a written lockout/tagout procedure(s) to protect workers from crush hazards  due to potential (gravitational) energy, and hydraulic energy.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Jun 12, 2013

Abate by

Jul 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  a) Facility - Employees assigned to the dry stacking activity operated the Wiggins boat forklift Model W125M2, S.N. HWIGGINS WLC 951051 and the Sroka hydrostatic boat forklift  Model No MAV-160-96, S.N. 02629, and the employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.