OSHA Inspection: JAKEN CO., INC.

Issued

2016-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to amputation and crushing hazards when working in an elevated platform on the forks of a material handling powered industrial truck that did not have protection against falls and the moving parts of the mast.   Warehouse Area.  Employee(s) stood on a job-made platform elevated on the forks of a material handling powered industrial truck in order to retrieve items from upper storage racks approx. 15 feet high. The platform was deficient in that it did not have adequate guarding to protect employees from falls and getting caught in the moving parts of the mast.   There is no abatement documentation or certification required for this item.

Issued

2016-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 energization, 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:    Mayer PS80 Panel Saw.  Employees performed servicing and maintenance tasks such as greasing of components on the panel saw and did not lock it out to prevent unexpected energization.  The employer did not implement and maintain a lockout/tagout program consisting of specific energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections as follows:     a) Procedures for the control of hazardous energy were not developed, documented and utilized by the employer.     b) Training of "Authorized", "Affected" and "Other" employees was not conducted and certified by the employer.   Employees authorized to perform lockout/tagout were not informed of and trained to control hazardous energy sources according to specific procedures.    c) Periodic inspections of the energy control procedures were not conducted and certified by the employer at least annually to ensure that the procedures and requirements of the standard were being followed.    Abatement documentation is required in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2016-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.  Warehouse Area.  The employer did not ensure that each authorized powered industrial operator had received training consisting of a combination of formal instruction, practical training and a performance evaluation (driving test) in the workplace.  Employees were exposed to injuries associated with struck-by and crushing hazards.  Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2016-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition was not taken out of service, and/or repairs were not made by authorized personnel:  Warehouse Area.  The Toyota sit-down powered industrial truck was in need of the following repairs:  a) the horn worked only intermittently b) the seat belt was missing   There is no abatement documentation or certification required for this item.

Issued

2016-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(iii): Floor(s), working place(s), and passageway(s) were not kept free from protruding nails, splinters, loose boards, and unnecessary holes and openings to facilitate cleaning:  Men's Bathroom, Stall Area.  Due to a water leak in the ceiling, an HVAC duct fell through an opening in the ceiling tiles onto the floor, creating a potential trip hazard and making the floor area difficult to clean.  There is no abatement documentation or certification required for this item.