OSHA Inspection: PECO PALLET, INCORPORATED

Issued

May 16, 2013

Abate by

May 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $4,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(B): Refresher training, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of that training, was not provided to the operator when the operator has been involved in an accident or near-miss incident.   a) 1105 North Park Dr., Hazelton PA; An accident occurred on 04/09/2013 whereby an employee removing pallets from a pallet stacking machine pulled over a pallet stack located next to the pallets the employee was removing with a forklift. Since the 04/09/2013 incident the employee has since been operating forklifts without having been retrained in the avoidance of any future forklift incidents, on or about 04/29/2013.   Abatement Certification Required

Issued

May 16, 2013

Abate by

May 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $4,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(3): Abrasive wheels used on vertical portable grinder(s) (right angle head grinders) were not provided with safety guard(s) having a maximum exposure angle of 180 degrees and located between the operator and wheel.   a) Pallet repair area; Two Dewalt D28402N angle grinders were used to cut away nails from pallets without a guard located between the cutting wheel and the operator, on or about 04/29/2013.   Abatement Observed During Inspection - No Abatement Certification Required

Issued

May 16, 2013

Abate by

May 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,025 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure.  a) Pallet repair areas; Employees were using 24 individual extension cords which were substituted for fixed wiring to power 110 Volt florescent lights above the employees individual palate repair areas, on or about 04/29/2013.  Abatement Certification Required

Issued

May 16, 2013

Abate by

May 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $675 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.1(a)(2): The company has more than ten (10) employees at any time during the last calendar year and did not keep OSHA injury and illness records.   a) 1105 North Park Dr., Hazelton PA; The company has not maintained OSHA injury and illness records for the 44 employees currently working in the establishment, on or about 04/29/2013.   Abatement Certification Required

Issued

May 16, 2013

Abate by

May 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user.   a) Pallet repair area; Employees were voluntarily using a 3M 6200 respirator without the employer having had a written respiratory program which insured any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, on or about 04/29/2013.   Abatement Certification Required