OSHA Inspection: TEXAS AUTO SALVAGE

Issued

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:       Bailer Machine:  On or about August 28, 2014, employee(s) was exposed to a fall hazard over four feet when he was operating the bailer machine on the elevated platform at the main control panel that did not have guardrails at all sides.

Issued

Nov 14, 2014

Abate by

Nov 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:       Main yard:  On or about August 28, 2014, employee(s) was operating 5 ton forklifts and the employee was not re-evaluated or certified since August 2011.

Issued

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(i): Oxygen cylinders were stored near highly combustible material, especially oil and grease; or near reserve stocks of carbide and acetylene or other fuel-gas cylinders, or near other substance likely to cause or accelerate fire:       Rear of main customer intake building:  On or about August 28, 2014,  employees were exposed to explosion and fire hazards when a propane cylinder was stored directly next to two oxygen cylinders.