OSHA Inspection: PAPER RECOVERY SERVICE CORP.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Jan 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l): Operators were not trained in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks      Forklift operators were required to operate forklift such as, but not limited to, Komastu and TCM, and the employer failed to provide adequate training to eliminate crushing and struck-by hazards.       Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Jan 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefore, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.      Alligator Shear operators in the Buy Back Building were exposed to amputation hazards and/or hazards caused by ejecting metal parts while operating shears and the employer failed to install adequate guarding.       Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(d)(2): Panelboards, other than the dead front externally-operable type and accessible only to qualified persons, were not mounted in cabinets, cutout boxes, or enclosures designed for the purpose and/or were not dead front:       Employees working in the Warehouse Building were exposed to contact with live parts, as a circuit breaker opening was not covered in the dead front.       There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Jan 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit must be clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":   On October 26, 2015, employees were exposed to fire hazards when the following exits were not clearly visible and marked as required:  a) The employer installed exit signs over windows instead of exit doors within the Main Office Building.   b) The employer did not install exit signs over an exit door within the Main Office Building (near production).    Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(1): Washing facilities were not maintained in a sanitary condition:    Employees were exposed to unsanitary conditions when allowed to clean/wash hands and other body parts in the Warehouse Building men's and women's bathrooms and the employer failed to maintain sanitary conditions within the bathroom area.      There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iii): Lavatories were not provided with hand soap or similar cleansing agents:   Employees were exposed to unsanitary conditions when required to clean/wash hands and other body parts in the Warehouse Building men's bathroom and the employer failed to maintain hand soap or similar cleansing agents within the area.      There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.