OSHA Inspection: FLEX-N-GATE, TEXAS, LLC

Issued

2015-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1620.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s)    At the establishment; in the shipping/receiving area, employees operated the Toyota 5000 pound forklift, model BFGAFGU32, with the left rear tire badly torn and needing replaced or repaired, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2015-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $2160.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:    At the establishment, in the rear bumper line, the power cord powering the Maxess floor fan had the ground prong missing, exposing employees to the hazard of electrical shock.

Issued

2015-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1620.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall 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, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:   At the establishment, a hazard communication program was not developed or maintained when employees were using chemicals such as but not limited to, 3M Finesse-It Polish, exposing employees to the hazard of skin irritations.