OSHA Inspection: CARS LOADING, LLC

Issued

2016-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3900.00 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 were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard:      A)  Hydraulic lift area, on or about November 30, 2015, an employee was using a hydraulic lift to raise a vehicle, exposing the employee to a hazard of being struck by a shifting or falling vehicle.

Issued

2016-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1020.00 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 were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to a thrown and crushing hazard:      A) Yard area, on or about November 30, 2015, employees operated a Hyster powered industrial truck and a Yale powered industrial truck (forklifts), exposing the employees to a hazard of be thrown from the forklift.

Issued

2016-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toe boards: Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.     A) Loading dock, on or about December 3, 2015, the open sided edges of the loading dock did not have guardrails in place, exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2016-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(7): LP gas container storage location(s) were not provided with at least one approved portable fire extinguisher having a minimum rating of 8-B, C:     A) By office trailer, on or about December 1, 2015, there was no fire extinguisher located in the area where liquefied petroleum gas (propane) was stored, exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

2016-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1020.00 Reduced

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:     A) Yard area, on or about December 1, 2015, a Hyster powered industrial truck (Forklift) and a Yale powered industrial truck that did not have functioning horns were not taken out of service, exposing employees to a struck by hazard.

Issued

2016-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1020.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:     A) On the Titan hydraulic lift, on or about November 30, 2015, the junction box that contained the control button for the hydraulic lift, did not have a cover, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard.

Issued

2016-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap:    A) By Hydraulic lift, on or about November 30, 2015, the wires from an electrical extension cord were spliced, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard.

Issued

2016-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposed an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service:   A) By hydraulic lifts, on or about November 30, 2015, an employee used an extension cord that had a damaged outside sheathing, exposing an employee to a possible electrical shock hazard.

Issued

2016-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(b)(1): Routine opening and closing of circuits. Load rated switches, circuit breakers, or other devices specifically designed as disconnecting means were not used for the opening, reversing, or closing of circuits under load conditions. Cable connectors not of the load break type, fuses, terminal lugs, and cable splice connections were used for such purposes:    A) Yard area, on or about November 30, 2015, the employer by-passed a motor control switch (start/stop switch) on a Titan hydraulic lift and wired the motor so a power cord with male/female connectors allowed the motor to operate, exposing the employee to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2016-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   A)  Yard area, on or about December 1, 2015, the employer did not develop a hazard communication program for employees who worked with liquefied petroleum gas (propane).

Issued

2016-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:   A)  Yard area, on or about December 1, 2015, the employer did not have a safety data sheet for the liquefied petroleum gas (propane) used by the employees at the time of the inspection.