OSHA Inspection: PHOENIX BLOCK CO. LLC

Issued

Jun 24, 2013

Abate by

Jul 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1): Every flight of stairs having four or more risers was not equipped with standard stair railings or standard handrails as specified in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (v) of this section:    a)  Discharge Line; On or about May 1, 2013 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to fall hazards in that employees were allowed to walk up and down fixed stairs with four or more risers that did not have a standard stair railing which included a mid-rail.

Issued

Jun 24, 2013

Abate by

Jul 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:   a) Yard and production floor; On or about May 1, 2013 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to confined space hazards in that the employer allowed employees to enter a confined space on the cement mixer without first evaluating the space to determine if it is a permit required confined space. The employer has multiple silos, aggregate bins, and other confined spaces which have not been evaluated as to permit required or not.

Issued

Jun 24, 2013

Abate by

Jul 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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 energizing, 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) Machinery throughout the facility; On or about May 1, 2013 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to potential hazardous energies in that employees were allowed to perform maintenance and servicing on equipment without having a lock out program, without being trained in lock out tag out, and without machine specific lock out tag out procedures.

Issued

Jun 24, 2013

Abate by

Jul 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:    a)  Besser Block Machine; On or about May 1, 2013 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to amputation hazards in that employees were allowed to walk and work within two feet of unguarded rotating exposed chains and sprockets that were within three feet of the floor.

Issued

Jun 24, 2013

Abate by

Jul 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    a)  Besser Block Machine Area; On or about May 1, 2013 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to compressed air hazards in that employees were allowed to use compressed air for cleaning that was not reduced to less than thirty p.s.i.

Issued

Jun 24, 2013

Abate by

Jul 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions:    a) Besser Block Machine; On or about May 1, 2013 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to electrical hazards in that employees were allowed to walk and work around electrical conductors entering an electrical box on the Besser Block Machine that was not protected from abrasion.

Issued

Jun 24, 2013

Abate by

Jul 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  a)  Besser Block Machine; On or about May 1, 2013 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to electrical hazards in that employees were allowed to walk and work around an electrical box on the Besser Block machine that had holes that were not effectively closed.

Issued

Jun 24, 2013

Abate by

Jul 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  a) Besser Block Machine; On or about May 1, 2013 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to electrical hazards in that employees were allowed to walk and work around a flexible cord entering a motor box that was not protected from strain.

Issued

Jun 24, 2013

Abate by

Jul 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    a)  Yard and Production Floor Area; On or about May 1, 2013 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards in that employees were allowed to operate a powered industrial truck without the employer first ensuring the employees were competent to operate the equipment as demonstrated by the completion of the required training and evaluation specified in the regulation.