OSHA Inspection: MORGAN ENGINEERING SYSTEMS INC.

Issued

Jul 1, 2014

Abate by

Aug 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,410 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a):  Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:    On or about the last week of February 2014, the employer failed to ensure employees adjusting the brakes of the 30 ton Alliance Crane on the east side of the Structure Floor Building were protected from a fall of approximately 30 feet by using personal fall arrest systems/devices.

Issued

Jul 1, 2014

Abate by

Aug 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,410 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii): Monthly inspections of hooks, with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the hook inspected, were not performed:    On or about March 26, 2014, the employer failed to ensure certified hook inspections were performed and documented for the Alliance 30 ton crane in the Structure Floor Building.

Issued

Jul 1, 2014

Abate by

Aug 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  On or about March 26, 2014, the employer failed to ensure employees operating the Hyster propane forklift serial number D187V17669X were re-certified every three years.