OSHA Inspection: FUEL FROM WASTE, LLC.

Issued

Jul 9, 2013

Abate by

Jul 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1): Flights of stairs having four or more risers were not equipped with a standard railing as specified in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (v) of this section:  On or about 5/23/2013 at 215 Coates Drive Toccoa, GA; employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 9' 7" to the lower concrete level where the stairs leading to the mezzanine were not equiped with a handrail system.

Issued

Jul 9, 2013

Abate by

Jul 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.  On or about 5/23/2013 at 215 Coates Drive Toccoa, GA; employees were exposed to fall hazards of 9' 7" to the lower concrete level where the mezzanine was not equiped with a guardrail system.

Issued

Jul 9, 2013

Abate by

Jul 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.27(d)(1)(ii): Cages or wells were not provided for fixed ladders of more than 20 feet (except as provided in subparagraph 5 of this paragraph) to a maximum unbroken length of 30 feet:  On or about 05/23/2013 at 215 Coates Drive Toccoa, GA; employees are exposed to falls of up to 24' 7" to the lower level where the ladder used to climb the fuel tank did not have a cage system installed.

Issued

Jul 9, 2013

Abate by

Jul 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(4): Exit lighting safeguards designed to protect employees during an emergency were not in proper working order at all times:  On or about 05/22/2013 at 215 Coats Drive Toccoa, GA; emplyees were exposed to potential smoke inhalation and burn hazards where the emergency exit light was not operational on two emergency exits that are afforded to a sublet company for use in case of an emergency requiring exit.

Issued

Jul 9, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

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 energing, 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:  On or about 05/23/13 at 215 Coates Drive Toccoa, GA; the employer did not develop and implement a lockout/tagout program where employee's are required to perform periodic maintenanceof equipment with energy sources that include pneumatic, electric, hydraulic, and thermal.

Issued

Jul 9, 2013

Abate by

Jul 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1): Gear(s) were not guarded by a complete enclosure or by one of the methods specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1)(ii) and (f)(1)(iii):  On or about 05/23/2013 at 215 Coates Drive Toccoa, GA; employees operating and/or performing inspections of the DAF machine are exposed to caught-in and amputation hazards where the drive chain and sprocket is not guarded. Employees accessing the DAF catwalk are required to walk in close proximity to the unguarded chain and sprocket which is 35" above the top step.

Issued

Jul 9, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 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):  On or about 05/23/2013 at 215 Coates Drive Toccoa, GA; employees are exposed to struck-by hazards where the employer did not certify each operator of the powered industrial trucks.