OSHA Inspection: HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

2016-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

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 crushing hazards from inadequate guarding during the use of stand-up forklifts.     (a)At the plant, an employee was exposed to horizontal intrusion and under-ride hazards while operating standup power industrial trucks in a forks trailing manner without proper guards. The employee was operating a Caterpillar NR4000 Rider Reach Electric forklift when he collided against a lower horizontal crossbar member of a storage-rack shelving system sustained a fatal injury, on or about 12/11/2015.

Issued

2016-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is 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 plant, where employees that operated power industrial trucks were not trained, on or about 12/11/2015.

Issued

2016-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(M) Powered industrial truck operators did not receive one component of training regarding other operating instructions, warnings, or precautions listed in the operator's manual for the types of vehicle that the employee is being trained to operate.     A) At the plant where employees operating standup power industrial trucks, such as but not limited to PIT#15 (Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift NR4000) among others, were not instructed to be aware of horizontal intrusion hazards.

Issued

2016-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-01 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 being conducted at least once every three years:   A) At the plant where amployees that operated powered industrial trucks had not been evaluated at least once every three years, on or about 12/11/2015.