OSHA Inspection: ALTO RECYCLING, LLC

Issued

2015-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1820.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  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 unguarded conveyor belt nip points:     At the beginning of the operation:    a) At Wilcox Road and Lakeshore Road in Tampa, an employee's arm was pulled into the moving conveyor metal belt as he was removing debris from the belt. No guards were provided to prevent access to the nip point, on or about August 29, 2014.        At the perch area:      (a) At Wilcox Road and Lakeshore Road in Tampa, for Excel Impact Crusher model 5700, serial number J0400 had missing guards located near the area where the cleaning person responsible for removing metal debris and garbage from the belt, on or about September 10, 2014.    b)  At Wilcox Road and Lakeshore Road in Tampa, for Excel Impact Crusher model 5700, serial number J0400 had missing guards observed over the moving chains did not cover the entire moving part area, on or about September 10, 2014.

Issued

2015-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

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: Note: Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.    a) At Wilcox Road and Lakeshore Road jobsite, employee was allowed to climb on top of the dumpster and worked from the base floor of the Excel Impact Crusher, model 5700, serial number J0400, on or about August 29, 2014.

Issued

2015-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $780.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.26(a)(1)(iii): The spacing of rungs or steps was not on 12-inch (30.48 cm) centers:    a)  At Wilcox Road and Lakeshore Road in Tampa, the employer provided a portable metal ladder with rungs spaced more than 12 inches. The employees used it for access to the perch area of the moving conveyor belt to remove metal and trash debris from concrete being recycled as it passes by, as observed on or about September 10, 2014.

Issued

2015-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $780.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.27(f): Ladders were not maintained in a safe condition or inspected regularly:    a) At Wilcox Road and Lakeshore Road site, the Excel Impact Crusher model 5700, serial number J0400, had a fixed ladder with a broken rung. This ladder was used to access the platform to get into the crusher engine and operating controls, as observed on or about September 10, 2014.

Issued

2015-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1820.00 Reduced

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 shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    a)  At the Wilcox Road & Lakeshore Road Tampa jobsite, maintenance employee maintained and/or repaired the Excel Impact Crusher, model number 5700, S/N J0400 without being locked, on or about September 10, 2014.