OSHA Inspection: PORT-A-PIER DIVISION OF ESP PRODUCTS INC

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    a) On or about August 6, 2015 employees accessing the top of storage racking were not protected from a fall hazard of over 8 feet onto the concrete floor below with the appropriate fall protection.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $880 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:    a) On or about August 8, 2015 the employer did not provide employees required to perform specific hazardous tasks with the appropriate training for the care, use, inspection or disposal of personal protective equipment.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $880 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:    a) On or about August 8, 2015 the employer did not provide employees authorized to use portable fire extinguishers with training regarding the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards associated with incipient stage firefighting.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,100 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(B): Refresher training, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of that training, was not provided to the operator when the operator has been involved in an accident or near-miss incident:    a) On or about October 9, 2015 the employer did not conduct refresher training including an operator evaluation of that training when an employee carried a load too high with an All-Terrain Forklift (ATF) and tipped the lift onto its side.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $880 Reduced

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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) On or about August 6, 2015 the drill press in the shop area was not guarded to prevent employee exposure to rotating chuck and tool.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    a) On or about August 6, 2015 the point of operation on the punch operation on the iron worker was not guarded.     b) On or about August 6, 2015 the point of operation of the shear on the iron worker was not guarded.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $880 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.242(a): Hand and portable powered tools or equipment were not kept in safe condition:    a) On or about August 13, 2015 several hooks attached to Lincoln hand winches were field modified to remove the safety latch and attached point exposing employees to potential struck-by hazard in the event of hook failure.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1)(ii)(a): Safety guard(s) for portable abrasive wheel(s) did not cover the spindle end, and flange projections:    a) On or about August 13, 2015 there were no guards installed on the portable abrasive grinders that employees used in the field.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:     a) On or about August 8, 2015 the employer did not provide employees with the necessary training required by the standard when utilizing chemicals in their work-place such as but not limited to:       1) 133 K Anti-Seize Lubricant   2) Tri-Flow Superior Lubricant   3) Gasoline  4) Sun Fluid   5) Welding wire   6) Motor Oil and Lubricants   7) Oxy-fuel welding gas cylinders (portable apparatus)   8) Batteries, acid

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(6)(i) through (ii) of this section:  a) On or about August 8, 2015 the employer did not ensure that secondary containers of SunFluid were labeled appropriately. SunFluid was placed in old cranberry bottles for employee use.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,540 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupers for personal protection:     a) On or about August 8, 2015 the employer did not require nor provide employees with ground fault circuit interrupters to utilize while working over and/or near water when powered equipment was connected to a predator generator.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $440 · Current $220 Reduced

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29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent:     On or about August 6, 2015, the employer did not record the following workplace injuries or illnesses in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent:     a) On or about June 26, 2015 an employee suffered a slipped disk and torn cartilage that required days away from work and job restrictions.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $440 · Current $220 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(b): There was neither an infirmary, clinic, or hospital used for the treatment of all injured employees in near proximity to the workplace nor a person or persons adequately trained to render first aid:     a) On or about August 8, 2015 the employer did not provide employees working in the shop or the field with first aid training per the standard requirement in the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital within an immediate response time.