OSHA Inspection: HOLLENBAUGH'S TRASH & RECYCLING, LLC

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(b)(1)(i): Potable water was not provided in all places of employment, for drinking, washing of the person, cooking, washing of foods, washing of cooking or eating utensils, washing of food preparation or processing premises, and personal service rooms:    (a) 65 Industrial Park Road, Lewistown, Pennsylvania - No potable water is provided for the employees working at the facility during operation, thereby exposing employees to unsanitary work conditions, on or about June 24, 2015.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(i): Lavatory(s) were not made available:  (a) 65 Industrial Drive, Lewistown, Pennsylvania - The employer did not provide employees working at the facility with a lavatory, thereby exposing employees to health risks, on or about June 24, 2015.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(ii): Lavatories were not provided with hot and cold, or tepid running water:    (a) 65 Industrial Park Road, Lewistown, Pennsylvania - The employer did not provide employees working at the facility with hot and cold or tepid running water, thereby exposing employees to unsanitary work conditions, on or about June 24, 2015.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iii): Lavatories were not provided with hand soap or similar cleansing agent:  (a) 65 Industrial Road, Lewistown, Pennsylvania - The employer did not provide hand washing agents to employees working at the facility, thereby exposing employees to unsanitary working conditions, on or about June 24, 2015.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iv): Lavatories were not provided with individual hand towels or sections thereof, of cloth or paper, warm air blowers or clean individual sections of continuous cloth toweling:  (a) 65 Industrial Park Road, Lewistown, Pennsylvania - The employer did not provide employees working at the facility hand towels, paper towels or other means of wiping or drying their face or hands, thereby exposing employees to unsanitary working conditions, on or about June 24, 2015.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Feb 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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:    (a) 65 Industrial Park Road, Lewistown, Pennsylvania - An employees unjams a Williams pulverizer machine.  The employer did not develop an energy control program to protect employees from unexpected energy or start up, on or about June 24, 2015.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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) 65 Industrial Park Road, Lewistown, Pennsylvania - The chain and sprocket system for the Williams pulverizer machine was 2 feet above the ground and was not guarded exposing employees performing maintenance and housekeeping tasks to amputation hazards from ingoing nip points, on or about June 24, 2015.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):  (a) 65 Industrial Park Road, Lewistown Pennsylvania - The employer did not ensure that electrical boxes and disconnects were effectively closed, on or about June 24, 2015.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  (a) 65 Industrial Park Road, Lewistown Pennsylvania - The employer did not ensure that devices and fittings were connected so tension would not be transmitted to the joints and screws, on or about June 24, 2015.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): Flexible cord sets were not inspected before use for external defects and evidence of possible internal damage and defective / damaged cords wee not removed from service:  (a) 65 Industrial Park Road, Lewistown Pennsylvania - The employer did not remove extension cords from service when there was visible damage to the outer casing, on or about June 24, 2015.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition:  (a) 65 Industrial Park Road, Lewistown Pennsylvania - The employer did not maintain safety glasses and goggles in a sanitary manner, on or about June 24, 2015.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.