OSHA Inspection: D-B CARTAGE, INC.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Abate by

Dec 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder. The railing shall be provided with a toeboard wherever, beneath the open sides,     a. On or about October 7, 2014, in the shop, employees were required to access the top of the office to store various products.   There was no standard railing to protect employees from falling approximately 8 feet. Employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Abate by

Dec 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:         a. On or about October 7, 2014, in the shop area, the company did not  assess the workplace to determine the need for personal protective equipment, such as  gloves and safety glasses while performing repair work on trucks.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Abate by

Dec 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): General requirements. Employers shall select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.    a. On or about October 7, 2014, in the shop area, the employees hands were exposed to sharp metal edges and various chemicals such as, but not limited to, lubricating oils and petroleum distillates. The employees were not provided appropriate cut resistant and chemical resistant gloves.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Abate by

Dec 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall 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).     a. On or about October 7, 2014, in the shop, employees were required to operate a powered industrial vehicle. The employee did not receive training on the safe operation of the powered industrial vehicle.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Abate by

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.    On or about October 7, 2014, in the shop, the bench grinder did not have a work rest. The employees were exposed to the hazards of unsupported parts when used with a abrasive wheel.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Abate by

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)  a. On or about October 7, 2014, in the shop, the bench grinder did not have tongue guard.  The employees were exposed to the hazards associated with broken abrasive wheels.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Abate by

Dec 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,100 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:       a. On or about October 7, 2014, in the shop area, the employees were required to work with chemicals such as, but not limited to, lubricating oils and petroleum distillates.  The employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Abate by

Dec 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a material safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.    a. On or about October 7, 2014, in the shop area,  the employer did not ensure that  safety data sheets were present for  chemicals used by the employees at the facility.  (lubricating oils and petroleum distillates).

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Abate by

Dec 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.     a. On or about October 7, 2014, in the shop area, the employees were not trained in the hazards associated with chemicals such as, but not limited to, lubricating oil and petroleum distillates.