OSHA Inspection: PARMENTER, INC.

Issued

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 potential crushing hazards from falling loads and/or lift parts:    a) Maintenance Shop - 1800 State Route 14, Geneva NY 14456 - Auto Service area,  on or about 11/7/2014:   Employees  were working  in proximity or under  two Lift Distribution of America vehicle lifts exposing employees to struck by and caught between hazards if the lift should fail.         Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard are:     1.An automotive lift inspection and maintenance program shall be established in accordance with ANSI/ALI ALOIM 2008-Standards for Automotive Lifts-Safety Requirements for Operation, Inspection and Maintenance and the lift manufactures owner's manual for all automotive lift.     2.Annual inspections of automotive lifts shall be conducted and documented by a qualified lift inspector on the manufacturer's approved checklist who possesses the knowledge and meets the minimum standards set forth in ANSI/ALI ALOIM 2008-Standards for Automotive Lifts-Safety Requirements for Operation, Inspection and Maintenance for all automotive lifts.     3.All required automotive lift preventative maintenance and repairs identified during the annual inspections of all automotive lifts by the qualified lift inspector shall be performed prior to placing that lift back in operation.

Issued

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.244(a)(2)(iii): After the load has been raised, it shall be cribbed, blocked, or otherwise secured at once.    a) Will-O-Crest Farm, on or about 10/10/14:  An employee  changing tires on a John Deere tractor  by lifting it with jacks was not provided with proper cribbing, blocking and  jack stands to properly lift and secure the lift once the load was raised.     b) Maintenance Shop - 1800 State Route 14, Geneva NY 14456, on or about 11/07/14:  Employees raised an Oliver Model 1175 farm tractor and the cribbing supplied to support the jack was in damaged condition and left in an unsecured state once the load was raised.

Issued

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points.    a)Maintenance Shop - 1800 State Route 14, Geneva NY 14456-Customer Tire Storage, on or about 11/07/2014: The employer failed to maintain a proper means of egress of at least 28 inches in width in that tires that were stored in the means of egress which reduced the width to approxiamately 17-18 inches.         b) Maintenance Shop - 1800 State Route 14, Geneva NY 14456-New Inventory Storage, on or about 11/07/2014: The employer failed to maintain a proper means of egress of at least 28 inches in width in that  tires were stored in the means of egress which reduced the width to approxiamately 17-18 inches.

Issued

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(4): Safeguard(s) designed to protect employees during an emergency (e.g., sprinkler systems, alarm systems, fire doors, exit lighting), were not in proper working order at all times:       a)   Maintenance Shop - 1800 State Route 14, Geneva NY 14456, on or about 11/07/2014:   The emergency lighting on the West wall  was not in working order.

Issued

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":  a)  Maintenance Shop area North door- 1800 State Route 14, Geneva NY 14456, on or about 11/07/2014: Designated Emergency Exit door was not marked with an exit sign.

Issued

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:    a)  Maintenance Shop - 1800 State Route 14, Geneva NY 14456, On or about 11/7/14: Two fire extinguishers located in the truck bays on the south wall were not inspected on an annual basis. Last inspection performed was on October 2012.

Issued

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.  a)Maintenance Shop - 1800 State Route 14, Geneva, NY 14456, On or about 11/7/14:  Employees have not been trained in the use of fire extinguishers when they are expected to fight a fire in its incipient stage.

Issued

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:    a)Maintenance Shop - 1800 State Route 14, Geneva NY 14456, On or about 11/7/14: A Dewalt Model DW756 bench grinder work rest was adjusted to greater than 1/8 inch. The distance from grinding wheel to work rest measured approximately 1 inch.

Issued

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch.   a) Maintenance Shop - 1800 State Route 14, Geneva NY 14456, On or about 11/7/14: A Dewalt Model DW756 bench grinder tongue guard was adjusted to greater than 1/4 inch. The measurement was found to be 1 inch.

Issued

2015-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:    a)Geneva Service Shop- Customer Tire Storage, on or about 11/7/2014: The main electrical distribution panel was blocked by tires and steel rims and was not readily accessible.