OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN GOLF CORPORATION

Issued

2013-09-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3300.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  On or about 9/5/2013 at 2405 Hurricane Shoals Road; Dacula, GA; employees are exposed to health hazards where the employer failed to conduct a medical evaluation of employees required to wear respirators that spray pesticides and herbicides.

Issued

2013-09-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  On or about 9/5/2013 at 2405 Hurricane Shoals Road; Dacula, GA; the employer failed to provide a fit test to employees that are required to wear the respirators while applying pesticides and herbicides.

Issued

2013-09-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3300.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:  On or about 9/5/2013 at 1008 Dacula Road; Dacula, GA; employees required to fight fires with portable fire extinguishers are exposed to inhalation and burn hazards where fire extinguishers were last inspected 9/27/2012.

Issued

2013-09-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4675.00 · Current $2000.00 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:  On or about 09/05/2013 at 2405 Hurricane Shoals Road; Dacula, GA; employees were exposed to potential struck-by hazards where the bench rest of the bench grinder was adjusted to seven eighths of an inch.

Issued

2013-09-23 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:  On or about 09/05/2013 at 2405 Hurricane Shoals Road; Dacula, GA; employees were exposed to potential struck-by hazards where the tongue guard of the bench grinder was missing and there was a gap of one inch.

Issued

2013-09-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:  On or about 09/05/2013 at 2405 Hurricane Shoals Road; Dacula, GA; employees are exposed to potential electrical hazards where the 10.3 Amp floor fan was missing its ground pin causing the metallic outer casing to be energized.