OSHA Inspection: SOUTHERN CRUSHED CONCRETE

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3500.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(2): Ladderway floor opening(s) or platform(s) were not guarded by a standard railing with standard toeboard(s) on all exposed sides (except at the entrance to opening) with passage through the railing either provided with a swinging gate or so offset that a person could walk directly into the opening:    a) on the Pug Mill, the passage ways through the railing on all fixed industrial ladders were not provided with a swing gate or offset.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven 7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:    (a) at the Pug Mill, under the cement hopper, on Vessel 2713, a chain and sprocket less than 7 feet above the floor level was unguarded.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(vi): A receptacle installed in a wet location where the product intended to be plugged into it was not to be attended while in use did not have an enclosure that was weatherproof with the attachment plug cap inserted or removed:    (a) at the facility scale house, a receptacle located where it is exposed to the weather, was in disrepair and did not have an enclosure that was waterproof.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1600.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances S900

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)  Employees exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, Portland cement and crystalline silica were not provided effective information on the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200; operations in the work area where crystalline silica and hexavalent chromium may be present; and the location and availability of the employer's written hazard communication program, including the required lists(s) of hazardous chemicals, and safety data sheets.  Employees were not provided effective training on the methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area; the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area; protective measures; and the details of the employer's written hazard communication program, including an explanation of the safety data sheet and labeling system used by the employer.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    (a) at the facility, vessels such as, but not limited to, silos and hoppers had not been evaluated.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(3): When the employer decided its employees would not enter permit spaces, the employer did not take effective measures to prevent its employees from entering the permit spaces:      (a) at the facility, an effective means had not been developed to prevent entry into confined spaces.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:    (a)  at the pug mill, the authorized employee was not provided the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control during maintenance.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:    (a) at the facility, in the scale house the fire extinguisher was last inspected in 2011.    (b) at the facility, next to the diesel fuel tank, the fire extinguisher was last inspected in 2011.