OSHA Inspection: TROXELL TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Issued

Nov 3, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:  In the manufacturing area, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet while climbing up onto trailer tanks, working from and using air to fill trailer tanks to perform leak checks without fall protection.

Issued

Nov 3, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1):  The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces:    This violation occurred in the manufacturing area, the employer allows employees to enter into confined spaces to perform leak check without evaluating the workplace to determine if the spaces are permit required confined spaces exposing employees to blast and atmospheric hazards.