OSHA Inspection: ABBADY INTERNATIONAL IMPORT & EXPORT

Issued

Oct 11, 2013

Abate by

Nov 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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)  Throughout Facility - A hazard assessment was not conducted to identify workplace hazards and the related personal protective equipment necessary for employee protection, on or about 5/28/13.

Issued

Oct 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee wear a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects:  (a)  Throughout Facility - Employees working with suspended materials using a sling and other related lifting equipment and were exposed to head injuries were not wearing protective helmets, on or about 5/28/13.

Issued

Oct 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,190 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:  (a)  Throughout Facility - Employees disassembling construction vehicles, which contain multiple sources of stored energy, were not protected by an energy control program, on or about 5/28/13.

Issued

Oct 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $714 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:  (a)  Throughout Facility - Employees working with combustible and flammable gases and oils were not trained on the use of fire extinguishers, on or about 5/28/13.  Abatement Note:  Among other feasible means of abatement, the employer may provide training on the use of portable fire extinguishers or develop an evacution program.

Issued

Oct 11, 2013

Abate by

Oct 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(c)(9): Employee(s) were not kept clear of load(s) suspended, or about to be lifted by sling(s):  (a)  Yard Area - Employees were working within the fall zone of a suspended excavator component as it was being lifted by an alloy steel chain sling, on or about 5/27/13.

Issued

Oct 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(c)(6): Slings were not securely attached to their loads:  (a)  Yard Area - Employees slinging excavator components were using a steel chain routed through a bearing race which displaced under load, on or about 5/27/13.

Issued

Oct 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(1): Alloy steel sling(s) did not have permanently affixed durable identification stating size, grade, rated capacity, and reach:  (a)  Yard Area - Employees slinging excavator components were using a steel chain that was not marked with any indication of its capability or capacity, on or about 5/28/13.

Issued

Oct 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(3)(i): Thorough periodic inspections of alloy steel chain slings in use were not made on a regular basis:   (a)  Yard Area - A steel chain being used by employees to sling excavator components had not been inspected as required on or about 5/28/13.

Issued

Oct 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $952 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)  Throughout Facility - A hazard communication program was not developed or implemented in the facility where employees were working with chemicals such as fuel oil and hydraulic fluid, on or about 5/28/13.

Issued

Oct 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:   (a)  Throughout Facility - Employees were exposed to the hazard of 55 gallon drums containing used hydraulic fluid and other captured oils which were not labeled to identify their contents and with an appropriate hazard warning, on or about 5/28/13.

Issued

Oct 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  (a)  Throughout Facility - The employer did not have material safety data sheets for each chemical that was being kept in the facility, on or about 5/28/13.

Issued

Oct 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:   (a)  Throughout Facility -  Chemical hazard communication training was not provided where employees were working with hazardous chemicals such as fuel oils and hydraulic fluids, on or about 5/28/13.

Issued

Oct 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(a)(2): Grounded conductors were attached to terminals or leads so as to reverse designated polarity:   (a) Garage Storage Room - An electrical outlet was incorrectly wired creating a condition of reverse polarity exposing employees to electrical hazards, on or about 5/28/13.