OSHA Inspection: WAUKESHA OIL EQUIPMENT INC.

Issued

2015-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(b)(1): The estimated location of underground utility installations, such as sewer, telephone, fuel, electric, water lines, or any other underground installations that reasonably may be expected to be encountered during excavation work, were not determined prior to excavation:    (a) The employer did not ensure to have utilities locations marked and or deactivated prior to starting excavation work in an area which was likely to contain underground gas and electric installations. This exposed employees to explosion and burn injuries.

Issued

2015-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(b)(2): Utility companies or owners were not contacted within established or customary local response times, advised of the proposed work, and asked to establish the location of the utility underground installations prior to the start of an excavation:   (a) The employer did not inform the utility company of the expected excavation work to be performed near and/or around utility installations. This exposed employees to explosion and burn injuries.

Issued

2015-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(b)(3): When excavation operations approached the estimated location of underground installations, the exact location of the installations was not determined by safe and acceptable means:  (a) The employer did not utilize safe and acceptable means for excavating, when approaching estimated locations of underground utilities. This exposed employees to explosion and burn injuries.

Issued

2015-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    (a) The employer did not develop a hazard communication program to provide employees with information on the hazardous material utilized as part of their work duties.

Issued

2015-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical  (a) The employer did not maintain safety data sheets for hazardous materials at work sites.

Issued

2015-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    (a) The employer did not provide employees, which are exposed to hazardous materials while conducting their normal work duties, with hazard communication training; which consisted of information on Safety Data Sheets, pictograms, warning statements, and labeling.