OSHA Inspection: JUNKCAR CFA LLC

Issued

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent):    a. At the yard area, an employee was exposed to a 13 feet fall hazard while cutting the top of a tractor trailer during recycle operations.

Issued

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):     a. At the site, employees were required to operate a Hyster forklift during recycling and metal recovery operations without being provided training and education on forklift operations as required.

Issued

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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. On site, employees were exposed to gasoline, diesel fuel, freon, antifreeze, propane and compressed oxygen, in that, a written hazard communication program was not developed, maintained and implemented at the workplace.

Issued

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1):  The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical which they used:   a. On site, employees were exposed to gasoline, diesel fuel, freon, antifreeze, propane and compressed oxygen, in that, Material Safety Data Sheets were not maintained at the workplace to provide employees information on the hazardous chemicals used.

Issued

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h):  Employees were not provided information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) and (2) on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into their work area:  a. On site, employees were exposed to gasoline, diesel fuel, freon, antifreeze, propane and compressed oxygen, in that, they were not provided training and education on the hazardous chemicals at the workplace.