OSHA Inspection: GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $3,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floor(s) or platform(s) 4 feet (1.22 m) or more above the adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded by standard railings (or the equivalent as specified in 29 CFR 1910.23(e)(3)(i) through (v)), on all open sides:  An employee engaged in welding on the Scrape wheel conveyor was exposed to fall hazards of approximately five feet from the upper frame of the conveyor to the concrete below. The employee was exposed in that a fall protection system was not in place to keep him from falling while he was welding.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $1,980 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazards created by in-going nip points, rotating parts, and/or flying chips and sparks:  In the Main shop area on the south side by the maintenance shop, maintenance employees were exposed to rotating parts in that a safety guard was not provide on the drill press (Model 3713 Serial 21086)

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $2,640 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o).  In the building known as the Shed, employees engaged in refurbishing rail wheels were exposed to amputations. The employees were exposed in that the pulleys were not guarded on the right and left side of the machines known as:  a) Repair Axle Lathe  b) Sellerf Axle Lathe

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt:  In the building known as the Shed, employees engaged in refurbishing rail wheels were exposed to amputations. The employees were exposed in that the belts were not guarded on the right and left side of the machines known as:  a) Repair Axle Lathe   b) Sellerf Axle Lathe

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $22,000 · Current $13,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:  In the building known as the Shed, employees engaged in refurbishing rail wheels were exposed to electrical shock hazards. The employees were exposed in that electrical covers were missing on the:  a) West side and East side of Repair Axle Lathe   b) Two areas on the South side of the Sellerf Axle Lathe  GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 314024019, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM 2, ISSUED ON JUNE 11, 2010, WITH THE FINAL ORDER DATE OF JULY 6, 2010, WITH RESPECT TO A JOB SITE LOCATED AT 15624 258TH RD. CUMMINGS, KS 66016.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(1): Each exit route was not adequately lighted so that an employee with normal vision can see along the exit route:  In the building known as the Main Shop, exit routes were not adequately lighted, when there have been power outages.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":  In the building known as the shed, the exit door did not have a sign reading "EXIT" to indicate it was an exit.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all name-plates and markings were in place and maintained in a legible condition:  On the forklifts known as #11434 and #3035 the forklift control levers did not have markings to indicate their functional use, such as left, right, up, and down.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:  In the Shed shop, by the Repair Axle Lathe, the spray bottles used in that area were not labeled to identify the products inside the bottles.