OSHA Inspection: ALPHA CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): Standard railing(s) did not consist of top rail, intermediate rail and/or posts and/or did not have a vertical height of 42 inches (106.7 cm) nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform runway, or ramp level.    On or about June 23, 2014, and times prior thereto, the stair railing which led to the mixer did not have a mid-rail installed, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks.    On or about June 23, 2014, and times prior thereto, in the molding area of the production warehouse, employee(s) was operating, in close proximity to a shaker table which had an unguarded belt and pulley system associated with the shaker table motor.  Employee(s) would also plug the shaker table motor into the wall, which was next to the unguarded belt and pulley system.  This exposed employee(s) to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): Guard(s) on machine(s) was not affixed to the machine or secured elsewhere when attachment to the machine was not possible.    On or about June 23, 2014, and times prior thereto, in the mixing area of the production warehouse, the guard over the mixing auger was not secured to the machine to prevent accidental movement while employee(s) was working in the area.  This exposed employee(s) to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above the floor or platform were not enclosed:  On or about June 23, 2014, and times prior thereto, in the mixing area of the production warehouse, the chain and pulley system operating the auger was not enclosed and where employee(s) would remove a wheelbarrow which collected run-off material from washing down the mixer.  This exposed employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): A Log of all Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), and/or the Summary of Work-Related Injuries (OSHA Form 300A), and/or the Injury and Illness Incident Report (OSHA Form 301) or equivalent forms were not kept by the establishment.    On or about June 23, 2014, and times prior thereto, the required OSHA injury and illness forms, or their equivalent, were not kept by the employer.

Issued

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.    On or about June 23, 2014, and times prior thereto, the employer neither had established a lockout/tagout program for employees required to perform servicing or maintenance on the mixing machine and shaker table, nor had the employees been trained to perform such activities.  This exposed employees to caught-in and/or electrical hazards.

Issued

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).  On or about June 23, 2014, and times prior thereto, the employer allowed employees to operate forklifts who where not trained nor certified to operate them, exposing employees to caught-in/between and/or crushed-by hazards.

Issued

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-03 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:  On or about June 23, 2014, and times prior thereto, for products such as, but not limited to, Portland cement and dry pigment, the employer did not provide what would describe or include at least the following:  1) Requirement for labeling of containers of hazardous chemicals; 2) Material safety data sheet availability; 3) Training of employees; 4) A complete list of hazardous chemicals known to be in the workplace; 5) Methods to inform employees of the hazards on non-routine tasks; and 6) Methods to inform other employer(s) of material safety data sheet availability; the labeling system; and any precautionary measures to protect employees.  This exposed employees to eye, skin, ingestion and/or inhalation hazards.