OSHA Inspection: 5R PROCESSORS, LTD.

Issued

Dec 16, 2014

Abate by

Jan 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,607 · Current $965 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  a.  2445 Stone Mountain-Lithonia Road, Lithonia, GA (Throughout Shop Area) - Employees were exposed to entrapment hazard.   The emergency exit door was obstructed with large and heavy storage materials, making it difficult for  employees to escape in the event of an emergency, on or about 11/03/14.

Issued

Dec 16, 2014

Abate by

Jan 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:  a.  2445 Stone Mountain-Lithonia Road, Lithonia, GA (Throughout Shop Area) - Employees were exposed to entrapment hazard.  The line of sight to an exit marking/sign was not clearly visible at all times throughout the shop, on or about 11/03/14.

Issued

Dec 16, 2014

Abate by

Jan 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,607 · Current $965 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  a.  2445 Stone Mountain-Lithonia Road, Lithonia, GA (Throughout Shop Area) - Employees were exposed to fire hazard.  Fire extinguishers were not labeled and/or identified as to its location, in the event of an emergency, on or about 11/03/14.

Issued

Dec 16, 2014

Abate by

Jan 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,410 · Current $2,646 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(e): Markings were not provided on electrical equipment giving voltage, current, wattage, and other ratings as necessary:  2445 Stone Mountain-Lithonia Road, Lithonia, GA (Rear of Shop Area/Baler Area) - Employees were exposed to electrical hazard.  The wall mounted panel boards/circuit breakers were not marked and/or labeled with the voltage, current, and any other rating information, on or about 11/03/14.  a.  Panel Board/Circuit Breaker Box A b.  Panel Board/Circuit Breaker Box B

Issued

Dec 16, 2014

Abate by

Jan 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:  2445 Stone Mountain-Lithonia Road, Lithonia, GA (Rear Shop Area/Baler Area) - Employees were exposed to electrical hazard.  The wall mounted panel boards/circuit breakers were not marked as to indicate what equipment they controlled, on or about 11/03/14.   a. Panel Board/Circuit Breaker Box A b. Panel Board/Circuit Breaker Box B

Issued

Dec 16, 2014

Abate by

Jan 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  2445 Stone Mountain-Lithonia Road, Lithonia, GA (Rear Shop Area/Baler Area) - Employees were exposed to electrical hazard.  The wall mounted panel boards/circuit breakers disconnects were blocked by large, heavy storage materials, making it difficult to access the electrical equipment in the event of an emergency, on or about 11/03/14.  a. Panel Board/Circuit Breaker Box A b. Panel Board/Circuit Breaker Box B

Issued

Dec 16, 2014

Abate by

Jan 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures, or other means listed under this provision:  a.  2445 Stone Mountain-Lithonia Road, Lithonia, GA (Rear Shop Area/Baler Area) - Employees were exposed to electrical hazard.The live wall mounted panel boards/circuit breakers were uncovered/unprotected due to missing several blanks, exposing the live wires.  Employees access the circuit breaker/panel board when turning on/off the lights on a daily basis, on or about 11/03/14.

Issued

Dec 16, 2014

Abate by

Jan 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(d): Panelboards that were mounted in cabinets, cutout boxes, or enclosures approved for the purpose were not of the dead-front type:  a.  2445 Stone Mountain-Lithonia Road, Lithonia, GA (Rear Shop Area/Baler Area, Box B) - Employees were exposed to electrical hazard.The wall mounted panel board/circuit breaker was not equipped with a dead front and the front access panel door was removed from the electrical equipment, exposing employees to live parts when accessing and/or walking, and working next to the unguarded electrical circuit breaker, on or about 11/03/14.