OSHA Inspection: JOHN ENGELHARDT & SONS, INC.

Issued

2013-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 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:    (a)  Employees were exposed to caught-in and crushing hazards while servicing and maintaining equipment and the employer did not develope a program for the control of hazardous energy.

Issued

2013-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  Employees were exposed to caught-in and crushing hazards while servicing and maintaining equipment and the employer did not develope procedures for the control of hazardous energy.

Issued

2013-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    (a)  Employees were exposed to corrosive mater while adding water to forklif tbatteries and the employer did not ensure that there were suitable facilities for flushing of the eyes.

Issued

2013-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:    (a)  Employees who were using the bench grinder were exposed to a struck-by hazards and the employer did not ensure that the work rest was properly adjusted.

Issued

2013-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:  (a)  Employees who were using the bench grinder were exposed to struck-by hazards and the employer did not ensure that the tongue guard was properly adjusted.

Issued

2013-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1500.00 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:    (a)  Employees were exposed to health hazards while working with hazardous workplace chemicals and the employer did not develope a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2013-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-22 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:  (a) Employees were exposed to health hazards while working with hazardous workplace chemicals and the employer did not provide training to the employees on the hazardous chemicals.

Issued

2013-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.     (a)  On or about August 14, 2013, the employer failed to provide copies of the injury and illness records to an authorized representative.