OSHA Inspection: GREAT PLAINS DISTRIBUTORS

Issued

Feb 20, 2014

Abate by

Mar 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $987 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(g)(2): Facilities were not provided for flushing and neutralizing spilled electrolyte, for fire protection, and for protecting charging apparatus from damage by trucks.    On or about January 24, 2014 Great Plains Distributors did not to provide facilities for flushing and neutralizing spilled electrolyte exposing employees to chemical.

Issued

Feb 20, 2014

Abate by

Mar 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which described how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200 paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training would be met.    On or about January 24, 2014 Great Plains Distributors did not implement a written hazard communication program that addressed the chemical hazards that employees may encounter exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Feb 20, 2014

Abate by

Feb 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier, signal word, hazard statement(s), pictogram(s), precautionary statement(s) and name, address, and telephone number of the chemical manufacturer, importer, or other responsible party.    On or about January 24 2014 Great Plains Distributors did not ensure that chemicals were labeled to identify their contents exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Feb 20, 2014

Abate by

Mar 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $1,890 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling.    On or about January 24, 2014 employees of Great Plains Distributors were exposed to electrical hazards while working near electrical components that were not used in an appropriate manner to provide electrical current to appliances in the repackaging room.    The Great Plains Distributing was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313123200 citation number 1, item number 6a and was affirmed as a final order on February 24, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at 5701 East highway 84, Lubbock, TX 79404.

Issued

Feb 20, 2014

Abate by

Mar 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure.    On or about January 24, 2014 Great Plains Distributors did not ensure that flexible cords were not used as a substitute for fixed wiring exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Feb 20, 2014

Abate by

Mar 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $1,890 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 January 24, 2014 Great Plains Distributors did not ensure that openings in electrical components were effectively closed exposing employees to electrical hazards.    The Great Plains Distributors was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313123200, citation number 1, item number 7b, and was affirmed as a final order on February 24, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at 5701 East highway 84, Lubbock, TX 79404.

Issued

Feb 20, 2014

Abate by

Mar 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.    On or about January 24, 2014 Great Plains Distributors did not ensure that electrical components were effectively closed to prevent employee exposure to electrical current while working near powered industrial truck charging equipment exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Feb 20, 2014

Abate by

Mar 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $9,800 · Current $3,920 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws.    On or about January 24, 2014 Great Plains Distributors did not ensure that flexible cables had strain relief to prevent accidental contact with electrical current exposing employees to electrical hazards in the following instances:    a) on a battery charger for powered industrial trucks in the battery charging area     b) on a power strip located in the repack room    The Great Plains Distributors was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313123200, citation number 1, item number 8b, and was affirmed as a final order on February 24, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at 5701 East highway 84, Lubbock, TX 79404.