OSHA Inspection: DE MASE TRUCKING & RIGGING

Issued

Feb 4, 2015

Abate by

Feb 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 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) Exterior-yard: Employees were standing on a tank without using any fall protection. An employee fell approximately 13'6" while engaged in rigging; on or about 12/1/14.   b) Exterior-yard: An employee was exposed to a fall of greater than 6 feet while working in a man basket without a fall protection system; on or about 12/3/14.

Issued

Feb 4, 2015

Abate by

Feb 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(f)(6): Sources of ignition. Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall not be handled, drawn, or dispensed where flammable vapors may reach a source of ignition. Smoking shall be prohibited except in designated localities. "No Smoking" signs shall be conspicuously posted where hazard from flammable liquid vapors is normally present.   a) Building interior- warehouse: Employee was smoking while standing next to an employee using a shrink wrapping machine fueled by a propane tank; on or about 12/15/14.

Issued

Feb 4, 2015

Abate by

Apr 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.    a) Exterior-yard: Employer was using a shop made man basket attached to a forklift to elevate employees; on or about 12/3/14.

Issued

Feb 4, 2015

Abate by

Feb 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition.  a) Throughout the facility- A part of the clamp used to secure the propane tank on a Kalmar AC forklift truck was missing; on or about 12/3/14.  b) Throughout the facility- The horn on the Kalmar AC forklift powered industrial truck was inoperative; on or about 12/3/14.