OSHA Inspection: NORTHGATE RECYCLING, INC.

Issued

2014-04-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 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) and toeboards:    Location: Rock crushing plant control room platform    On or about 12/1/13, employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 15-feet while walking and working on the control room platform.  The employer did not provide guardrails and toe boards on the entire platform.

Issued

2014-04-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(b): Fixed stairs were not provided for access from one structure level to another where operations necessitated regular travel between levels, and for access to operating platforms at any equipment which requires attention routinely during operations:    Location: Rock crushing plant primary jaw platform to control room platform     On or about 12/1/13, the employer did not provide fixed stairs where operations necessitated regular travel between the control room platform and the ground floor for accessing the control room platform to operate the rock crushing plant.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 15-feet while accessing the control room platform.

Issued

2014-04-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 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 energizing, 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:    Location: Facility    On or about 12/20/13, the employer did not establish an energy control program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections to the employees who perform servicing, maintenance, and cleaning to the following but not limited to machines;    1. Rock crushing plant  2. Loader

Issued

2014-04-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv): There were damaged parts that may adversely affect safe operation or mechanical strength of the equipment, such as parts that are broken, bent, cut, or deteriorated by corrosion, chemcial action or overheating.    Location:  Rock crushing plant, primary jaw 480-volt electrical cabinet    On or about 12/1/13, the outer sheathing to protect the internal wires of the 480-volt electrical cabinet was damaged, exposing employees to a 480 volt electric shock and fire hazards.

Issued

2014-04-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap:  Location:  Rock crushing plant, primary jaw 480-volt electrical cabinet  On or about 12/1/13, the employer spliced together electrical wires from the 480-volt electrical cabinet and taped it together, exposing employees to a 480 volt electric shock and fire hazards.