OSHA Inspection: SPIEGEL'S SOUTH SHORE SCRAP METAL, INC.

Issued

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $1360.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.27(b)(1)(ii):     The distance between rungs exceeded 12 inches and were not uniform throughout the ladder:    Yard:  The first rung of the fixed ladder to the control booth of the Sierra steel baler was approximately 31-inches from the ground.  Employees stepped on a 5-gallon plastic bucket in order to access the fixed ladder.

Issued

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $1020.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(5):     The employer did not evaluate the competency of the operator who had previously received training appropriate to the truck and working conditions encountered:    Facility:  Employees who were previously trained to operate forklifts were not evaluated as required prior to being allowed to operate forklifts at this facility.

Issued

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $1020.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7):     Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:    Non-ferrous building:  Inspections of LP forklifts were not done on a daily basis.  The backup alarm on a Toyota LP forklift was not operational and had not been reported.

Issued

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $1020.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i):     Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:    Outside near Aluminum baler:  One of the three outlet boxes mounted outside the door was not equipped with a faceplate.