OSHA Inspection: ATP-INC.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing for likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by and crush-by hazards:    a)  On or about May 5, 2015, employees were exposed to being struck-by and/or crushed by pallet racks while working in and around the 47C pallet rack where the pallet racks were not anchored and bolted to the ground.    b)  On or about May 5, 2015, employees were exposed to being struck-by and/or crushed by pallet racks while working in and around the 48C pallet rack where the pallet racks were not anchored and bolted to the ground.    c)  On or about May 5, 2015, employees were exposed to being struck-by and/or crushed by pallet racks while working in and around 42C pallet rack where the pallet racks were not anchored and bolted to the ground.    d)  On or about May 5, 2015, employees were exposed to being struck-by and/or crushed by pallet racks while working in and around area 41C pallet rack where the pallet racks were not anchored and bolted to the ground.    Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct the hazards noted are to follow the manufacturer installation instructions and/or conform with installation and assembly instructions and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard MH16.1-2012 (a revision of MH16.1-2008): Specifications for the Design, Testing and Utilization of Industrial Steel Storage Racks, which includes, among others, the following:      a.         Section 1.4.7 Column Base Plates and Anchors:      The bottom of all columns shall be furnished with column base plates, as specified in 7.1. All rack columns shall be anchored to the floor with anchor bolts, which shall be designed in accordance with Section 7.3, to resist all applicable forces as described in Section 2.1 or Section 2.2.     b.         Section 1.4.2 Plaque:      The owner is responsible for displaying in one or more conspicuous locations permanent plaque(s).  Each plaque shall have an area of not less than 50 inches.  Plaques shall show in clear, legible print (a) the maximum permissible unit load and/or maximum uniformly distributed load per level, (b) the average unit load, and (c) maximum total load per bay.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).    a) The employer failed to ensure that all employees who operated powered industrial trucks were competent and had demonstrated their competency through training and an evaluation of their driving capabilities.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Aug 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) The employer did not provide information and training to warehouse employees that could be exposed to hazardous chemicals, including ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, isobutene, naphthalenol, alkyl acid phosphate, amiones, soya alkyl, ethoxylated, glycol ether, petroleum distillates, zinc dialkyldithiophosphate, in the event of a spill or leak from a sealed container.  These chemicals can cause skin, eye, nose and throat irritation.  b) The employer did not provide training to employees by December 1, 2013 on the revised Safety Data Sheet format and content, as well as the new labeling elements, as required by the revised hazard communication standard. Warehouse employees could be exposed to hazardous chemicals, including ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, isobutene, naphthalenol, alkyl acid phosphate, amiones, soya alkyl, ethoxylated, glycol ether, petroleum distillates, zinc dialkyldithiophosphate, in the event of a spill or leak from a sealed container.  These chemicals can cause skin, eye, nose and throat irritation.