OSHA Inspection: PRINCIPLE ENTERPRISES, LLC

Issued

2014-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3825.00 · Current $2869.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to crushing injuries while operating a forklift without a restraint system:  a) Shop Area: an employee was exposed to a crushing injury while operating a forklift that was not equipped with a seatbelt, on or about March 26, 2014.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2295.00 · Current $1721.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition shall be removed from service:  a) Shop Area: The Clark forklift was not safe to operate, in that it was not equipped with a latch to secure the installed propane fuel canister, which exposed workers to the potential for a crushing injury, on or about March 26, 2014.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3060.00 · Current $2295.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered:  a) Shop Area: The employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered tanks on vacuum trucks to perform repairs, on or about March 17, 2014.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3825.00 · Current $2869.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(i): Oxygen cylinders shall not be stored near highly combustible material, especially oil and grease; or near reserve stocks of carbide and acetylene or other fuel-gas cylinders, or near any other substance likely to cause or accelerate fire; or in an acetylene generator compartment:  a) Shop Area: Compressed oxygen cylinders were stored with reserve stocks of acetylene, motor oil, and methanol, exposing workers to a fire and explosion hazard, on or about March 26, 2014.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-07-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.102(a): The employer did not ensure that the in-plant transfer, handling, storage, and use of acetylene in cylinders complied with the provisions of CGA Pamphlet G-1-2003 ("Acetylene") (Compressed Gas Association, Inc., 11th ed., 2003):  a) Shop Area: A cylinder of acetylene was not properly stored, in that it was stored with reserve stocks of compressed oxygen cylinders, exposing workers to a fire and explosion hazard, on or about March 26, 2014.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED