OSHA Inspection: TVEK ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

Apr 8, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder. The railing shall be provided with a toeboard wherever, beneath the open sides,  a.     On the recycling site shaker platform where employees access to change the screen, the opening on the front of the platform was not equipped with a guardrail system thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Apr 8, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.26(a)(2)(iv): Extension ladders shall be equipped with positive stops which will insure the overlap specified in the table above.  a.     At the side of the shaker platform where a extension ladder was used to gain access to the working platform, the extension ladder did not heve positive stops to allow the ladder to reach above the platform thereby exposing employees to a 9 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Apr 8, 2014

Abate by

Apr 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(b): Written and oral emergency action plans. An emergency action plan must be in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review.  a.     On the site, the employer did not develop an emergency action plan to provide procedures in the event of an emergency such as, but not limited to, fires, weather or other emergencies thereby exposing employees to a fire/contact hazard.

Issued

Apr 8, 2014

Abate by

May 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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.    a.     On the site where iiron was separated and recycled for sale back to the steel mills, the employer did not develop a lock out/tag out which included training for affected and authorized employees thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

Apr 8, 2014

Abate by

May 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(3): The employer shall provide employees who have been designated to use fire fighting equipment as part of an emergency action plan with training in the use of the appropriate equipment.    a.     On the site where employees are expected to extinguish incipient stage fires, the employer did not provide hands on training in the proper use of portable fire extinguishers thereby exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Apr 8, 2014

Abate by

May 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.    a.     On the site of the recycling operation, the employer did not receive written approval from the manufactuer of the Mitabishi powered industrial forklift to use a metal platform to lift personel up to perform maintenance thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.    b.      On the site of the recycling operation, the employer did not receive written approval from the manufactuer of the Lull powered industrial forklift to use a metal platform to lift personel up to perform maintenance thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Apr 8, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.  a.     On the site where powered industrial trucks were used to move materials around the site, the employer did not provide refresher forklift training every three years thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Apr 8, 2014

Abate by

May 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.    a.     On the site beside the running conveyor where employees were ajusting the belt on the conveyor system, the employer did not provide guarding over or around the ingoing nip points thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard,

Issued

Apr 8, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Where both runs of horizontal belts are seven (7) feet or less from the floor level, the guard shall extend to at least fifteen (15) inches above the belt or to a standard height, except that where both runs of a horizontal belt are 42 inches or less from the floor, the belt shall be fully enclosed in accordance with paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section.  a.     On the top of the 36 inch conveyor between the head of the conveyor and the motor, there was a unguarded belt and pulley in which employees could get caught in.

Issued

Apr 8, 2014

Abate by

May 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1): Gears. Gears shall be guarded in accordance with one of the following methods:  29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1)(i): By a complete enclosure;   a.     On the top of the 36 inch conveyor, the chain and sproket between the two conveyors was not completly enclosed thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

Apr 8, 2014

Abate by

Apr 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage shall be separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour.  a.     In the maintenance garage where equipment was repaired and maintained, the employer stored an oxyegon cylinder on a cart with a acetalene cylinde thereby exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Apr 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent, continuous, and effective.  a.     On the site where iron was recycled, the extension cord used to provide power to portable tools and equipment was not equipped with a ground prong thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

Apr 8, 2014

Abate by

Apr 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.  a.     On the site where Iron Ore was recyled from steel mills, the electrical panel beside the conveyor system had unused opening in the front of the panel thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.