OSHA Inspection: THE BRIDGES BROTHERS TRUCKING COMPANY

Issued

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:    a.     In the garage where trucks were repaired, the employer did not determine what hazards were present and develop a personal protective equipment assessment thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $780.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.    a.     In the garage where employees were provided fire extinguishers to extinguish incipient stage fires, the employer did not provide fire extinguisher training thereby exposing employees to a contact/fire hazard.

Issued

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1040.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).    a.     In the truck garage where material handling was performed with the powered industrial truck, the employer did not provide training in the safe operation of the equipment thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4550.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.244(a)(1)(i): The operator shall make sure that the jack used has a rating sufficient to lift and sustain the load.    a.     In the garage where a transmission was being removed from a Peterbilt dump truck, a jack was not used to support the load thereby exposing the employee to a struck-by hazard.      Or in the Alternative:   OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck by hazards while working on vehicle transmissions.    a.    In the garage where a transmission was being removed from a Peterbilt dump truck, a jack was not used to support the load thereby exposing the employee to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1040.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(1)(i): All portable cylinders used for the storage and shipment of compressed gases shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation, 49 CFR Parts 171-179.    a.     In the truck garage, wooden pallets were nailed together as a platform and storage cart for the oxygen/acetylene cylinders and were not constructed or maintained in accordance with the standards thereby exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $780.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(1): Motors and appliances. Each disconnecting means required by this subpart for motors and appliances shall be legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident.    a.     On the south wall of the truck garage, the electrical disconnects were not marked with the purpose and the equipment it was connected to thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $780.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Space about electric equipment. Sufficient access and working space shall be provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment.    a.     On the south wall of the truck garage, there were large truck tires and other materials stacked in front of the main electrical disconnects thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $780.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv): Unless specifically permitted otherwise in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cables may not be used:    29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure;    a.     On the east wall of the garage where truck repair was performed, the employer used a electrical tap strip as permanent wiring thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $780.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    a.     On the site where trucks were repaired to haul gravel and sand to and from jobsites, the employer did not develop, implement and train employees in the Hazard Communication program when distributing and handling chemicals.

Issued

2014-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.    a.     On the site where heavy duty dump trucks were repaired in a garage, the employer did not provide hazard communication training on the proper way to safely dispense, handle and  user chemicals such as, but not limited to, diesel fuel, propane, and other cleaning chemicals thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.