OSHA Inspection: LADD SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2014-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.145(f)(3): Tags were not used as a means to prevent accidental injury or illness to employees who were exposed to hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions, equipment or operations which were out of the ordinary, unexpected or not readily apparent:  (a)  In the metal goods shed: On June 4, 2014 and at times prior to; the employer exposed employees to crushing hazards from a collapsing roof in that the shed did not have a sign or tag preventing employees from entering the shed with a broken center support beam.

Issued

2014-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Storage of material created a hazard:  (a)  In the Chemical Shed: On June 4, 2014 and at times prior to; the employer failed to adequately maintain the wooden storage racks in that 4X4 support beams were broken and bent causing a struck-by hazard from product on the shelves.

Issued

2014-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):   (a)  Facility Wide:  On June 4, 2014 and at times prior to; the employer failed to remove the large NISSAN industrial truck from service after the seat belt had to be cut after a malfunction, exposing the operators to crushing hazards from the truck's protection system during a roll-over or ejection condition.  (b)  Facility Wide:  On June 4, 2014 and at times prior to; the employer failed to remove the small NISSAN industrial truck from service after the back-up alarm stopped working, exposing employees working around the forklift to crushing hazards.

Issued

2014-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:  (a)  Facility Wide:  On June 4, 2014 and at times prior to; the employer failed to ensure that powered industrial were being inspected, exposing employees to crushing hazards in that the trucks were operated with broken seatbelts and a broken back-up alarm.

Issued

2014-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:  (a)  Facility wide:  On June 4, 2014 and at times prior to; the employer failed to conduct forklift training for the two industrial truck operators.

Issued

2014-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  (a)  The employer failed to develop a hazard communication program.

Issued

2014-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a)  On June 4, 2014 and at times prior to; the employer failed to provide hazard communication training.