OSHA Inspection: SHELCO INC.

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(1)(i): Every wall opening from which there is a drop of more than 4 feet was not guarded by one of the following: Rail, roller, picket fence, half door, or equivalent barrier.  A)  Employees working on the ground at the recycling, and trash dumping areas worked at the edge of an 11 foot wall, adjacent to a 9 foot deep semi trailer without any guarding to keep the employee from falling.

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    A)     An employee working at the recyclables dump station was working between a truck and a tracked excavator in an area where motor vehicles came in and out, and was not wearing a high visibility traffic vest.

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours.    A)     An employee for Shelco Inc. received an injury resulting in an amputation of his lower leg, on November 25th, 2015, and the employer did not report the incident.

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.   A)     When asked for the OSHA 300 logs for The company, the owner of Shelco Inc., an company that has 20 employees stated he did not keep those records.