OSHA Inspection: FOLSOM SERVICES, INC.

Issued

2015-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 electrical hazards:  (a) at the workplace - employees were exposed to electrical hazards when working on or near energized electrical equipment up to 480 VAC in which shock and arc flash risk assessments were not conducted before exposure to determine the appropriate safety-related work practices, boundary requirements, and the electrical personal protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed; on or about 10/15/15.

Issued

2015-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  (a) at the workplace - employees who operated the forklift were not trained and evaluated on the forklift; on or about 10/15/15.

Issued

2015-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not conducted at least once every three years:  (a) at the workplace - forklift operators did not receive refresher training and evaluation every three years; on or about 10/15/15.

Issued

2015-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour:  (a) warehouse - a miniature compressed gas tank of oxygen was stored in a cage with two miniature acetylene tanks; observed on or about 10/15/15.

Issued

2015-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):  (a) Mitsubishi FGC15 serial # F81-51674 - the horn was not operable; observed on or about 10/15/15.

Issued

2015-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(i): The employer did not maintain a written copy of the procedures outlined in paragraph (b)(2) of 29 CFR 1910.333 when any employee was exposed to contact with parts of fixed electric equipment or circuits which had been de-energized:  (a) at the workplace - there were no written lockout tagout procedures to be followed when work was to be done on exposed de-energized parts; on or about 10/15/15.