HONOLULU, HI —
OSHA Inspection: PACIFIC BIODIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of PACIFIC BIODIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in 1003 MAKEPONO ST., HONOLULU, HI 96819 (NAICS 562219). OSHA activity number 339033920.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PACIFIC BIODIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Site address
- 1003 MAKEPONO ST.
- City
- HONOLULU
- State
- HI
- ZIP
- 96819
- Mailing
- 1003 MAKEPONO ST., HONOLULU, HI 96819
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 562219
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.157 C04
- Issued
- May 8, 2013
- Abate by
- May 14, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,734 · Current $1,301 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition: a) for the small portable fire extinguisher located near the boiler/heating units adjacent to the grease recovery process at 1003 Makepono Street in Honolulu (HI), as observed on or about 05/07/2013.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1300.5
- — Z (S) $1734
1910.157 G02
- Issued
- May 8, 2013
- Abate by
- May 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): An educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter: a) for employees of Pacific Biodiesel Technologies, Inc. located at 1003 Makepono Street in Honolulu (HI), as noted on or about 05/07/2013. The employer's emergency action plan addressed employees using extinguishers for "small" fires but no training had been provided.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- May 8, 2013
- Abate by
- May 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,040 · Current $1,530 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: a) for employees using the propane-powered Yale forklift (SN GLC050RDNUAEO) at the Pacific Biodiesel Technologies facility located at 1003 Makepono Street in Honolulu (HI), as noted on or about 05/07/2013. Employees operating the forklft had not been recertified since 2007.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1530
- — Z (S) $2040
1910.178 Q07
- Issued
- May 8, 2013
- Abate by
- May 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were being placed in services after the examination showed condition(s) adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle: for the propane-powered Yale forklift (SN GLC050RDNUAEO) being operated at the Pacific Biodiesel Technologies facility located at 1003 Makepono Street in Honolulu (HI), as noted on or about 05/07/2013. Upon examination, the forklift had the following discrepancies: a) the seat belt did not work; b) the horn did not work; c) the backup alarm did not work; and, d) one of the two lockdown latches for the propane cylinder did not work.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 C02
- Issued
- May 8, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2): The employer did not develop and implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with sections i and ii of this paragraph (c)(2) for employees who chose to wear respirators where respirator use was not required: a) for employees working at the Pacific Biodiesel Technologies facility located at 1003 Makepono Street facility in Honolulu (HI), as observed on or about 05/07/2013. Employees had not been trained, medically qualified, or fit-tested to wear the 3M full-face respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 339033920.
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