OSHA Inspection: TORRES TOWING, INC.

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    a.  On or about September 2, 2014, employees were exposed to a fire hazard while three exit doors were sealed.

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Mar 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,920 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4): Procedures were not developed, documented, and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    On or about August 29, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a crush-by hazard while performing preventive maintenance of a tow truck, when lock out procedures were not developed, implemented, and utilized by the employer.      On or about August 30, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a crush-by hazard while repairing a tow truck, when lock out procedures were not developed, implemented, and utilized by the employer.

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Mar 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:      a.  On or about September 2, 2014, employees authorized to use fire extinguishers in the event of a fire were not provided with training in fire extinguishers use, which exposed workers to a fire hazard.

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Mar 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:    a.  On or about September 2, 2014, at the above addressed worksite, an electrical outlet lacked a cover plate, exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

Feb 23, 2015

Abate by

Mar 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(vii): A receptacle installed in a wet location where the product intended to be plugged into it was to be attended while in use (for example, portable tools) did not have an enclosure that was weatherproof when the attachment plug cap was removed:    a.  On or about August 30, 2014, at the above addressed worksite, an outdoor electrical outlet lacked a waterproof enclosure, exposing employees to an electrical hazard.