OSHA Inspection: L & K GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  A written certification of the workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment had not been developed while requiring employees to wear gloves, high visible safety vests, safety glasses, hard hats and boots.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3430.00 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, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated, and rendered inoperative in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4):  Shop Building - Employees performing servicing and maintenance operations were exposed to hazards associated with the unexpected energization or start-up of the service trucks. An energy control program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections had not been developed nor implemented to advice employees of the hazards associated with the serviced tasks.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  Shop Building - Employees performing servicing and maintenance operations were exposed to hazards associated with the unexpected energization or start-up of the service trucks. Written specific energy control procedures had not been developed nor implemented to advise employees of the hazards associated with the serviced tasks.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  Employees are tasked to charge, replace and load test on the truck batteries throughout the shop area were exposed to chemical burns of the eyes and skin from corrosive liquids of the battery. A suitable facility for quick and continuous drenching of the eyes and body in case of an emergency of battery acid spill/leak was not provided.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.180(d)(3): Frequent inspection(s) of crane(s) were not performed at intervals as generally defined in 1910.180(d)(2)(i) with a determination made as to whether deficiencies constituted a safety hazard:  At the establishment, the employer had not conducted frequent inspections for the 5020-IMT 5.5-Ton Service Truck crane, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.180(d)(4): Complete inspection(s) of crane(s) were not performed at intervals as generally defined in 1910.180(d)(ii) with a determination made as to whether deficiencies constituted a safety hazard:  At the establishment, the employer had not conducted complete periodic inspections for the 5020-IMT 5.5-Ton Service Truck crane. Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  Employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards at the following areas:  a) Hydraulic Hose area by the South door of the shop - The circuit breaker panel box was not fully labeled to identify the area and equipment/machine which it controls.  b) Compressor Base area of the shop - The circuit breaker panel box was not fully labeled to identify the area and equipment/machine which it controls.

Issued

2015-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  A Hazard Communication program had not been developed nor implemented to advise employees of the hazards associated with chemicals/products at the jobsite such as grease, engine hydraulic oil, diesel engine oil and fluid.