OSHA Inspection: C & C PERSONNEL, LLC

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 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, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.    The employer does not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, 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 is isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative. This violation occurred on or about March 17, 2015 and at times prior thereto, at the facility, where employees were exposed to electrical, caught-in and struck-by hazards, when performing maintenance and servicing work on the V-Groove#1 and V-Groove#2 machines that contain electrical and hydraulic energy without an established program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections.      Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that they develop and implement an energy control program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.    The employer does not ensure that all stored materials are stacked and blocked so that materials are stabled and secured against sliding and collapse to prevent employee injury. This violation was observed on or about March 17, 2015, throughout the facility where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while working near material stored in tiers without any means to secure the material against sliding and collapse.      Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that material stored in tiers is stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it is stable and secure against sliding and collapse.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting 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.    The employer does not ensure that employees required to operate forklifts are trained and evaluated to ensure they can operate them safely. This violation occurred on or about March 17, 2015 and at times prior thereto, throughout the facility, where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when employees were required to operate forklifts while moving material without having been trained and evaluated.      Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that they provide the employees training consisting 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.