OSHA Inspection: ALCOR CORPORATION

Issued

Oct 29, 2013

Abate by

Jan 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing for likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to:    a) Alcor Corporation / 2100 Pittsburgh Ave, Erie, PA: On or about May 15, 2013 employees were exposed to struck-by and crush hazards from storage racks that were not maintained in a safe condition.  Storage rack deficiencies included but were not limited to (1) Storage rack legs not being secured/anchored to the floor (2) Storage racks in use that contained damaged legs (3) Storage racks in use that contained damaged diagonal members (4) Storage racks in use with some areas out of plumb and out of straight limits (5) Storage racks in use that were not labeled with appropriate load ratings (6) Storage rack installation specifications, load application, and rack configuration drawings were not maintained at the work site.

Issued

Oct 29, 2013

Abate by

Nov 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:     a) Alcor Corporation / 2100 Pittsburgh Ave, Erie, PA: On or about May 15, 2013 emergency exits in the cooler #1 were blocked.  The items blocking the exit included but were not limited to pallets of material.       b) Alcor Corporation / 2100 Pittsburgh Ave, Erie, PA: On or about May 15, 2013 emergency exits in freezer A were blocked.  The items blocking the exit included but were not limited to pallets of material.       c) Alcor Corporation / 2100 Pittsburgh Ave, Erie, PA: On or about May 15, 2013 emergency exits in freezer C were blocked.  The items blocking the exit included but were not limited to pallets of material.                                                             d) Alcor Corporation / 2100 Pittsburgh Ave, Erie, PA: On or about May 15, 2013 emergency exits in freezer D were blocked. The items blocking the exit included but were not limited to pallets of material.       e) Alcor Corporation / 2100 Pittsburgh Ave, Erie, PA: On or about May 15, 2013 emergency exits in freezer E were blocked.  The items blocking the exit included but were not limited to pallets of material.

Issued

Oct 29, 2013

Abate by

Jan 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a) Alcor Corporation / 2100 Pittsburgh Ave, Erie, PA: On or about May 15, 2013 the company did not develop, document, and implement a written hazard communication program. Employees work around and were potentially exposed to chemicals that included but were not limited to anhydrous ammonia.

Issued

Oct 29, 2013

Abate by

Jan 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h): Employees were not provided effective information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1), (h)(2), and (h)(3) on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced:    a) Alcor Corporation / 2100 Pittsburgh Ave, Erie, PA: On or about May 15, employees did not receive hazard communication training. Employees work around and were potentially exposed to chemicals that included but were not limited to anhydrous ammonia.

Issued

Oct 29, 2013

Abate by

Nov 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:     a) Alcor Corporation / 2100 Pittsburgh Avenue, Erie, PA --- Loading Dock Areas: On or about May 15, 2013 and at times prior thereto, employees were potentially exposed to struck-by hazards and crush injuries from forklift accidents due to trucks being moved while forklifts were still in the process of driving on and off the truck.  Methods, devices, and/or controls were not utilized to prevent the trucks from pulling away from the loading dock while the forklifts were still in the process of driving on and/off the truck.  The worksite has experienced a past history of accidents and near misses involving trucks pulling away from the dock while forklifts are still inside and/or just exiting the trucks cargo areas.

Issued

Oct 29, 2013

Abate by

Nov 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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) Alcor Corporation / 2100 Pittsburgh Avenue, Erie, PA: On or about May 15, 2013 the company did not train or evaluate employees on the operation of forklfts. Warehouse employees spend most of their day on forklifts, moving products and loading and unloading trucks.

Issued

Oct 29, 2013

Abate by

Dec 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    (a)Alcor Corporation / 2100 Pittsburgh Ave, Erie, PA: On or about May 15, 2013 the company did not have a PPE Assessment to determine what PPE employees would need for exposures to cold temperatures inside the freezers and coolers. In addition, a PPE hazard assessment was not conducted for personnel who perform maintenance tasks.