OSHA Inspection: GERHART SCALE CORPORATION

Issued

Dec 11, 2015

Abate by

Jan 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    a) Walking and working space within the shop was cluttered by unused extension cord(s) and container(s), such as cans & pails, left laying around on the floor.  The lack of house-keeping in the shop represents a tripping hazard for employee(s) working within the shop.    Condition(s) were noted on or about 6/17/2015.

Issued

Dec 11, 2015

Abate by

Jan 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(6): The employer did not retain each canceled entry permit for at least one year to facilitate the review of the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(14):    a) Copies of canceled entry permits from scale pits at customer sites were not retained by the employer in order to facilitate review of the Permit-Required Confined Space Program.    Condition(s) were noted on or about 6/17/2015.

Issued

Dec 11, 2015

Abate by

Jan 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    a) The horizontal band saw in the shop used for cutting channel strip and other metal materials was not provided with a guard to protect employee(s) from accidental contact with the unused portion of running blade.    Condition(s) were noted on or about 6/17/2015.

Issued

Dec 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,547 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:    a) The floor space directly in front of electrical equipment, including the breaker panel controlling branch circuits for lights & equipment in the shop, was blocked by stored boxes and equipment like ladder(s) and a portable fan.    Condition(s) were noted on or about 6/17/2015.