OSHA Inspection: ATLAS MATERIALS RECYCLING CORPORATION

Issued

Jan 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:      a) 2329 Wharton Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about October 15, 2015, during production activities at the Harris Gorilla Bailer, the employer did not ensure that fall protection systems/devices were used where employees were exposed to fall hazards of at least approximately 6 feet while removing cardboard/pallets/debris from the top of the dump end of the conveyor.

Issued

Jan 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(A): Refresher training was not done when the operator was observed to operate the vehicle in an unsafe manner:      Instances including but not limited to the following:    a) 2329 Wharton Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about November 3, 2015, during production activities the employer did not provide refresher training on forklift safety for items such as not wearing seat belts while driving forklifts, not slowing/beeping horns at aisle ways, blind spots and similar areas and allowing forklifts that needed repairs to be used.

Issued

Jan 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck was not taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition:   Instances including, but not limited to the following:  a) 2329 Wharton Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about November 3, 2015, during production activities, the employer did not ensure that forklifts that needed repairs were taken out of service until repairs were made such as the the Hyster unit # 4, serial number LI77VO7474J, was allowed to operate with a damaged shield/hood over the battery compartment.

Issued

Jan 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $1,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):      Instances including but not limited to the following:    a) 2329 Wharton Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about November 3, 2015, during removal of wiring from forklift axles, the employer did not ensure that all energy isolating devices were located and operated to isolate power in that the power was left on to the units while this work was performed.    b) 2329 Wharton Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 7, 2016, during wire jam activities at the Harris Gorilla Baler unit, the employer did not ensure that all energy isolating devices were located and operated to isolate power in that the unit was placed in manual mode during this work.

Issued

Jan 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Storage of material created a hazard or bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers were not stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they were stable and secure against sliding or collapse:  Instances including, but not limited to the following:  a) 2329 Wharton Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about November 20, 2015, during production activities, the employer did not ensure that materials stored near the # 918 baler were stable and would not collapse in that boxes were stacked on one another and were tipping, and in some cases appeared to be crushing lower boxes and collapsing them.

Issued

Jan 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose:    a) 2329 Wharton Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about November 20, 2015, during production activities, the employer did not ensure that the circuit breaker panel located near the ramp at the Harris Baler unit had the circuits labeled to identify their purpose.