EVANS, GA ·
OSHA Inspection: AUGUSTA DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of AUGUSTA DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING, INC. in 851 TRIANGLE INDUSTRIAL CT., EVANS, GA 30809 (NAICS 562111). OSHA activity number 339251068.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AUGUSTA DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING, INC.
- Site address
- 851 TRIANGLE INDUSTRIAL CT.
- City
- EVANS
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30809
- Mailing
- 851 TRIANGLE INDUSTRIAL CT., EVANS, GA 30809
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 562111
- Employees
- 33
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,785 · Current $1,785
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: On or about 08/02/13: Employees were exposed to fire related hazards while working in the maintenance shop whose exit door was blocked on both the inside and outside. The employer failed to keep the maintenance shop's fire exit free and unobstructed.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1785
1910.37 B02
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 15, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit": On or about 08/02/13 at Augusta, GA: Employees were exposed to fire hazards while performing work in the maintenance shop of the facility, whose exit sign had been damaged and removed. The employer failed to maintain the exit sign in the maintenance shop.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 15, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
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 08/02/13 at Augusta, GA: Employees were exposed to hazards while performing automotive maintenance on company trucks that are used in the disposal and recycling operation. The employer failed to establish an energy control procedure for the vehicle maintenance operation.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $4900
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 15, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: On or about 08/02/13 at Augusta, GA: Employees were exposed to hazards associated with the use of products such as oils and lubricants in the workplace. The employer failed to develop a written hazard communication program, provide training to employees, and provide material safety data sheets pertaining to the chemicals used in the workplace.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339251068.
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