OSHA Inspection: HEUER SONS EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):    Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  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 employee(s) in that employee(s) were exposed to the hazard of being caught-in:    Inside of the Maintenance Shop, employees were exposed to an amputation/laceration hazard due to a possible, inadvertent cycling of the following machine:    a/  Pedestal mounted abrasive wheel grinder, unknown make, model, or serial number.    One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to install a protected manually operated control device as required by ANSI B11.9 - 2010, paragraph 8.1.4.1.    DISCLAIMER:    a/  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by OSHA.  b/  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an effective abatement method.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): A standard railing did not consist of top rail, intermediate rail, and posts, and did not have a vertical height of 42 inches nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform, runway, or ramp level:    a/  Inside of the Small Parts Department, the guardrail spanning three sides of an elevated platform was missing an intermediate rail.  The fall distance to the concrete floor below was approximately 91 inches.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had 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/  The workplace hazard assessment was not certified.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.138(a):  Employers did not 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/  Inside of the Warehouse, employees were not provided with suitable gloves whenever the LPG cylinders belonging to the Hyster Fork Truck, m/n 35, s/n C010H05496W, were replaced.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):  The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment was not isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    A lockout/tagout program was not established for employees who service or repair the following pieces of equipment:    a/  Hyster Fork Truck, m/n 35, s/n C010H05496W.    b/  TEREX Fork Truck, m/n TH842C, s/n TH0805B-6531.    c/  Massey-Ferguson Fork Truck, m/n 202, s/n JGF311787.    d/  Massey-Ferguson Fork Truck, m/n MF4500, s/n 2026400720.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:  Specific lockout/tagout procedures were not established for employees who service or repair the following pieces of equipment:  a/  Hyster Fork Truck, m/n 35, s/n C010H05496W.  b/  TEREX Fork Truck, m/n TH842C, s/n TH0805B-6531.  c/  Massey-Ferguson Fork Truck, m/n 202, s/n JGF311787.  d/  Massey-Ferguson Fork Truck, m/n MF4500, s/n 2026400720.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:  Lockout/tagout devices were not provided for the battery cables belonging to the following pieces of equipment:  a/  Hyster Fork Truck, m/n 35, s/n C010H05496W.  b/  TEREX Fork Truck, m/n TH842C, s/n TH0805B-6531.  c/  Massey-Ferguson Fork Truck, m/n 202, s/n JGF311787.  d/  Massey-Ferguson Fork Truck, m/n MF4500, s/n 2026400720.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control:  a/  Training in the proper application of lockout/tagout was not provided.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv): The employer did not certify that employee training has been accomplished and is being kept up to date. The certification shall contain each employee's name and dates of training:  a/  Employee training had not been certified.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): Training did not consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:    Training in fork truck operations did not include formal instruction followed by an evaluation of the operator's performance. Employees operated the following fork trucks:    a/  Massey-Ferguson Fork Truck, m/n 202, s/n JGF311787.    b/  Massey-Ferguson Fork Truck, m/n MF4500, s/n 2026400720.    c/  TEREX Fork Truck, m/n TH842C, s/n TH0805B-6531.    d/  Hyster Fork Truck, m/n 35, s/n C01H05496W.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6):  The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:  a/  Employees were not certified to operate fork trucks.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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 was not taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition:  a/  Inside of the Maintenance Shop, the Massey-Ferguson Fork Truck, m/n 202, s/n JGF311787, had a severely cracked windshield.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii):  Monthly inspection of hook(s), with signed reports, were not performed:    a/  Inside of the Maintenance Shop, the hook attached to the Tri-State Equipment 2T Overhead Crane, s/n 100300-1, had not been inspected since it was installed on or about 2009.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iv):  Monthly inspections of hoist chains, with signed reports, were not performed:  a/  Inside of the Maintenance Shop, the hoist chains attached to the Tri-State Equipment 2T Overhead Crane, s/n 100300-1, had not been inspected since they were installed on or about 2009.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3):  A complete periodic inspection of crane(s) had not been conducted in the past 12 months:  a/  Inside of the Maintenance Shop, the Tri-State Equipment 2T Overhead Crane, s/n 100300-1, had not been inspected since it was installed on or about 2009.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.212(b):  Machines designed for a fixed location were not securely anchored to prevent walking or moving:    a/  Inside of the Maintenance Shop, the pedestal mounted abrasive wheel grinder, unknown make, model, or serial number, was not anchored to prevent movement.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4):  Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support off-hand grinding work:    a/  Inside of the Maintenance Shop, the pedestal mounted abrasive wheel grinder, unknown make, model, and serial number, was not equipped with a work rest.  The distance between the abrasive wheel and the lower peripheral member was approximately 1.5 inches.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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/  Inside of the Maintenance Shop, the distance between the abrasive wheel and the peripheral member belonging to a pedestal mounted abrasive wheel grinder, unknown make, model, and serial number, was approximately one inch.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.254(d)(9)(iii): Cables with damaged insultation or exposed, bare conductors were not replaced:    a/  Inside of the Maintenance Shop, the outer insulation belonging to the flexible cord supplying 240 volt power to an arc welder, unknown make, model, or serial number, was missing.  The bare conductors were exposed.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.244(a)(1)(ii): The rated load was not legibly and permanently marked in a prominent location on the jack by casting, stamping, or other suitable means:  a/  Inside of the Maintenance Shop, the jack was not stamped with its rated load or otherwise indicated.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers did not 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, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:  a/  A written hazard communication program was not developed or implemented for employees who work with hazardous materials such as gasoline, grease, hydraulic fluid, and motor oils.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); was not prepared:  a/  A list of all hazardous materials had not been prepared.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers did not 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 chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:    a/  Employees were not instructed in the contents of a written hazard communication program, how to read and interpret the contents of a safety data sheet, or how to react to catastrophic spills.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(1): Employers did not train employees regarding the new label elements and safety data sheets format by December 1, 2013:  a/  Employees were not instructed in the new label elements or the format for the safety data sheets as of February 20, 2015.