OSHA Inspection: GARICK, LLC

Issued

Feb 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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.   On or about Aug 30, 2013 at 4200 Dr. Bramblett Road, Cumming: An employee working in the maintenance shop using the Dayton bench grinder, was exposed to a struck-by hazard when the left work rest was missing.

Issued

Feb 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.   On or about Aug 30, 2013 at 4200 Dr. Bramblett Road, Cumming: An employee working in the maintenance shop using the Dayton bench grinder, was exposed to a struck-by hazard when the left tongue guard was missing.

Issued

Feb 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o).  On or about August 30, 2013 at Mill #2: Employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard when the cover on the belt and pulley system that operates the shredder was removed and not replaced.

Issued

Feb 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed.  On or about  Aug 30, 2013 in the Mill #2: The guards on the shredders did not completely cover the chain and sprockets that operated the conveyors on the shredder. The employee working in Mill #2 was exposed to an amputation hazard when the chain and sprockets were not completely covered.

Issued

Feb 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(iv): Valve protection caps, where cylinders were designed to accept caps, were not always in place, hand-tight, except when cylinders were in use or connected for use.  On or about Aug 30, 2013 in Mill #2, an employee sweeping the floors and making adjustments to the shredder in the area was exposed to explosion and fire hazards where oxygen and acetylene compressed gas cylinders were stored together without valve protection caps.

Issued

Feb 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet.  On or about Aug 30, 2013 in Mill #2, an employee sweeping the floors and making adjustments to the shredder was exposed to explosion and fire hazard where oxygen and acetylene compressed gas cylinders were tied together on a pole.

Issued

Feb 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(e)(3)(ii)(C)(3): Flash-back protection was not provided by an approved device that would prevent flame from passing into the fuel gas system.   On or about Aug 30, 2013 in the maintenance shop, an employee cutting and welding using the welding torch was exposed to an explosion and fire hazard where the flash-back protection was not installed on the torch handle.

Issued

Feb 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,190 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed.  On or about Aug 30, 2013 in the Homer shed, an employee whose job duties include accessing the electrical panel to turn on the compressor was exposed to an electrical hazards where blanks were not installed to cover openings in the electrical panel.

Issued

Feb 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(c)(4): Faceplates for flush-mounted snap switches. Snap switches mounted in boxes did not have faceplates installed so as to completely cover the opening and seat against the finished surface.   On or about Aug 30, 2013 in the electrical house in Mill #2, an employee whose job duties include turning on and turning off the shredder using a breaker switch was exposed to electrical hazards where a cover was missing on a snap switch adjacent to the electrical panel.

Issued

Feb 25, 2014

Abate by

Mar 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(1)(i): Fixtures, lampholders, lamps, rosettes, and receptacles located had live parts normally exposed to employee contact:  On or about Aug 30, 2013 in the electrical house in Mill #2, an employee whose job duties include turning on and turning off the shredder using a breaker switch was exposed to electrical hazards where a cover was missing on a junction box adjacent to the electrical panel.

Issued

Feb 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,488 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v).   On or about Aug 30, 2013, employees were exposed to explosion and fire hazard when the storage tanks were not labeled.   a) near the Homer shed, where employees' duties include but are not limited to, filling the lawn tractor and other service equipment that requires gasoline, employees are exposed to explosion and fire hazards where the 250-gallon gasoline tank had not been properly marked/labeled with its contents.   b) near the maintenance shop, where employees' duties include but are not limited to, filling the tractors and excavators that requires diesel fuel, employees are exposed to explosion and fire hazards where the 500-gallon gasoline tank had not been properly marked/labeled with its contents.