OSHA Inspection: DELCO TRAILERS, LLC

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5390.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH Act of 1970 Section 5(a)(1):  The employer does not furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards such as struck-by and/or crushed-by hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees:      This violation was most recently observed on or about September 15, 2014, at the work place located in Sumner, Texas; where employees who operated overhead hoist without self-closing safety latches, were exposed to struck-by and/or crushed-by hazards:    a)     On the 1 ton Jet overhead hoist; and  b)     On the 2 ton Jet overhead hoist.      Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that the latches on the hooks of the crane are self-closing.

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5390.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    The employer does not ensure that employees who are required to use full face respirators have been medically evaluated for its use.  This violation was most recently observed on September 15, 2014, at the workplace located in Sumner, Texas; where employees who were required to wear full face respirators had not been medically evaluated to determine the employee's ability to wear.

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5390.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter:    The employer did not ensure that employee's required to wear tight-fitting respirators were fit tested prior to initial use.  This violation was most recently observed on September 15, 2014; at the workplace located in Sumner, Texas; where employees who wear full face tight fitting respirators had not been fit tested prior to use.

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5390.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not 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):    Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck, the employer does not ensure that each operator has been trained.  This violation was observed on or about September 15, 2014, throughout the workplace; where employees operated forklift trucks without the use of first completing training consisting of formal instruction, practical training, and an evaluation of the operators performance in the workplace.

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3850.00 · Current $2000.00 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.:    The employer did not ensure that one or more methods of machine guarding was provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation.  This violation was most recently observed on or about September 15, 2014, at the workplace located at 4131 CR 35500, Sumner, Texas 75486; where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while operating drill presses without the use of a guard.

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):     The employer did not furnish to each of his employees 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 his employees:    The employer, having relied on the property owner's hazard assessment of the workplace, did not sufficiently verify the findings of the assessments prior to performing torch cutting operations.

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:    The employer does not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemicals.  This violation was observed on or about September 15, 2014, in the metal shop; where employees were using a compounded petroleum product that was stored in secondary containers that were not labeled, tagged or marked with their identity of the hazardous chemical.       Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that hazardous chemicals in the workplace are labeled, tagged or marked with their identity.

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings, or alternatively, words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which would have provided at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would have provided employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  The employer does not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace has the appropriate hazard warnings, or alternatively, words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals.  This violation was observed on or about September 15, 2014, in the metal shop; where employees were using a compounded petroleum that did not have the appropriate hazard warnings.

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10780.00 · Current $0.00 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:    The employer does not ensure that a hazard communication program was developed, implemented, and maintained at the workplace.  This violation was most recently discovered on September 15, 2014; at the Sumner, Texas location, where the employer did not develop, implement and maintain a written hazard communication program at the work place.      DELCO TRAILERS WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1), WHICH IS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 312125578, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM 13, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON MARCH 24, 2010 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATD AT 4131 CR 35500, SUMNER, TEXAS 75486.

Issued

2015-02-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10780.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, was not guarded. The guarding device was not in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, was not so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:    The employer does not ensure that the point of operation of machines whose operation exposes employees to injuries are guarded.  This violation was observed on or about September 15, 2014; where employees are not protected from placing their fingers, hand, or other body parts into the point of operation of the Cincinnati press brake.    DELCO TRAILERS WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), WHICH IS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 312125578, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM 6, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON MARCH 24, 2010 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATD AT 4131 CR 35500, SUMNER, TEXAS 75486.