OSHA Inspection: NORTH EAST TRANSPORTATION CO., INC.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition.     Location - Garage, 1717 Thomaston Ave. Waterbury, CT:     The garage floors were not maintained in a dry condition.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1800.00 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).       Location - Garage, 1717 Thomaston Ave. Waterbury, CT:    A Workplace Hazard Assessment for use of personal protective equipment (PPE) was not conducted.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment.   Location - Garage, 1717 Thomaston Ave. Waterbury, CT:  PPE training was not conducted for employees required to wear PPE such as, safety glasses, coveralls and gloves.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1800.00 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.     Location - Garage, 1717 Thomaston Ave. Waterbury, CT:    The energy control program was not establish and implemented consisting of  machine specific step-by-step written energy control procedures during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) Skateblast model number 770, Miller Spectrum 650, Rotary model number 50-28FCPT1-4-1, and wheel chair lifts.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees.   Location - Garage, 1717 Thomaston Ave. Waterbury, CT:   "Authorized, affected and other" employees were not provided with appropriate training and information in the hazardous energy control lockout/tagout procedures during servicing and performing maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) Skateblast model number 770, Miller Spectrum 650, Rotary model number 50-28FCPT1-4-1, and wheel chair lifts.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i): The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.     Location - Garage, 1717 Thomaston Ave. Waterbury, CT:    A written Exposure Control Plan  was not developed and implemented when employee were exposed to blood borne pathogens.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer did not make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure:   Location - Garage, 1717 Thomaston Ave. Waterbury, CT:  Hepatitis B vaccinations were not offered to employees who have occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee with occupational exposure participated in a training program.   Location - Garage, 1717 Thomaston Ave. Waterbury, CT:   Employees exposed to blood borne pathogens were not provided with bloodborne pathogen traininig.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1800.00 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.     Location - Garage, 1717 Thomaston Ave. Waterbury, CT:     A written hazard communication program where employees were required to handle and work with chemicals such as but not limited to propane, krolin, and  bleach was not developed and implemented.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings.     Location - Garage, 1717 Thomaston Ave. Waterbury, CT:     The  hazardous chemicals in the workplace were not labeled or tagged with the appropriate hazard warnings where employees were required to handle and work with chemicals such as but not limited to propane, krolin, and  bleach.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:      Location - Garage, 1717 Thomaston Ave. Waterbury, CT:    Hazard communication training was not conducted for the employees who were required to handle and work with chemicals such as but not limited to propane, krolin, and bleach.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:   Location - Garage, 1717 Thomaston Ave. Waterbury, CT:  Re-evaluations were not conducted every three years when employees were expected to drive a fork-lift.

Issued

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(7)(iv): The employer did not provide, at no cost to employees who perform housekeeping operations in an area which contains presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM) and/or other asbestos-containing material (ACM), an asbestos awareness training course:    Location - Garage, 1717 Thomaston Ave. Waterbury, CT:   Employees who conduct housekeeping activities were not trained in asbestos awareness when ACM and PACM was found in the facility.