OSHA Inspection: ABM JANITORIAL SERVICES

Issued

Sep 19, 2013

Abate by

Nov 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $4,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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 would be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.    a) Production Department - On 5/29/13, ABM Janitorial Services did not develop and implement an adequate energy control program to ensure employees who perform service or maintenance on machines or equipment were protected from the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy.  An employee engaged in servicing activities on the icing station of line #1 was exposed to a hazardous mechanical energy source and suffered a finger amputation as a result.

Issued

Sep 19, 2013

Abate by

Nov 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section.      a) Production Department - On 5/29/13, ABM Janitorial Services did not develop or document energy control procedures to be utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy.  Employees performed service and/or maintenance on production lines one (1) through four (4).

Issued

Sep 19, 2013

Abate by

Jan 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls were acquired by employees.    a) Production Department - On 5/9/13, ABM Janitorial Services did not develop and implement adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls were acquired.