OSHA Inspection: DUPUY STORAGE AND FORWARDING, LLC

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $893.00 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:Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.       a) Coffee Room and Tea Room; The employer failed to ensure three exit platforms had a complete guardrail system. The platform had a top rail 38 inches above the platform. The guardrail system was missing the intermediate rail. The exit platforms are approximately 5 feet above the ground.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not free and/or unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp were not provided where the exit route was not substantially level.      a) Coffee Room and Tea Room;         1. Emergency exit routes leading from the area were not equipped with stairs or a ramp. The exit discharges had a 4          feet 10 inch drop from the doorway to the ground below.        2. An emergency exit was blocked by pallets of tea.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(v): Pendant control box(es) were not clearly marked for identification of functions:      a) Mechanic Shop; the pendant control box to an overhead crane did not have each button marked to identify its function.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 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:      a) Maintenance Shop; a Dewalt 8" bench grinder was utilized with a work rest tongue guard approximately 1 3/8 inch from the grinding wheel periphery

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

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:      a) Maintenance Shop; a Dewalt 8" bench grinder was utilized with the tongue guard approximately 1" from the grinding wheel periphery.  Flying debris resulting from wheel breakage would not be prevented from contacting an operator standing in front of the equipment.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $893.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:      a) Tea Room; an electrical panel had an uncovered circuit opening. The circuit opening tested hot/live.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:   a) Mechanic Shop; The employer failed to ensure that the individual breakers inside two electrical panels were labeled.