OSHA Inspection: ALLIED WASTE OF JEFFERSON CITY

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

Jun 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,142 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i):     Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:     On or on dates prior to March 19, 2013 in the maintenance department of Allied Waste employees were exposed to inhalation hazard in that they used respirators on a voluntary basis without being trained on the hazards.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

Jun 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,142 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

For protection against gases and vapors, the employer did not provide an air-purifying respirator equipped with an end-of-life indicator certified by NIOSH for the contaminant, or a change schedule for canister and cartridges based on objective information or data that  would ensure that canister or cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:    On, or about, March 19, 2013, on the workroom floor of the facility located at 5645 Moreau River Access Road, in Jefferson City, MO, the employer did not establish a change schedule as to when respirators filters replacement was required.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

Jun 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,607 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4):     Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:    On, or at dates prior to, March 19, 2013, employees were exposed to caught in, or struck by, hazards from a JET 8" Bench Grinder, in the Maintenance Shop, which the work rest was not properly adjusted.