OSHA Inspection: PAULSEN PIPE, LLC

Issued

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition.    a.  On or about January 13, 2016, in the south east corner of the facility, employees were exposed to slip, trip and fall hazards from metal wire sticking out from the floor.

Issued

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(c)(1): Each exit discharge must lead directly outside or to a street, walkway, refuge area, public way, or open space with access to the outside.    a.  On or about February 23, 2016, on the south side of the building, three exit discharges were blocked with pipe exposing employees to potential fire and smoke hazards.

Issued

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employees must be able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge. A device such as a panic bar that locks only from the outside is permitted on exit discharge doors.  a.  On or about January 5, 2016, on the north side of the building, employees were exposed to fire hazards when a  designated fire exit was locked with a padlock and not accessible in the event of an emergency.   b.  On or about January 5, 2016, on the south side of the building, employees were exposed to fire hazards when a designated fire exit was locked with a metal bar and roped off to prohibit access to the panic bar of the door.

Issued

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:    a.  On or about January 5, 2016, in the facility, the employer had not performed a personal protective equipment assessment which had identified and assessed all the hazards necessitating the use of personal protective equipment.  Employee exposure included but was not limited to 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)-ethanol, acetone, light radiation and welding sparks during torch cutting.

Issued

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE. Each such employee shall be trained to know at least the following:  a.  On or about January 5, 2015, in the facility, employees were not trained to know at least the following:    1.  What PPE is necessary. 2.  When PPE is necessary. 3.  How to properly don, doff, adjust and wear the PPE. 4.  The limitations of PPE. 5.  The proper care, maintenance, useful life and disposal of the PPE.  Employee exposure included but was not limited to 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)-ethanol, acetone, light radiation and welding sparks during torch cutting.

Issued

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.    a.  On or about January 5, 2016, in the facility, employees were required to service machines and equipment including but not limited to, changing blades on saws and cleaning metal shot blasting equipment.  The employer did not have a written lockout/tagout program and thereby exposed employees to unexpected energizing or startup of machines and equipment.

Issued

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall 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.  On or about January 5, 2016, in the facilty, employees were required to operate powered industrial vehicles and had not been provided with training including but not limited to formal instruction, practical training and an evaluation of the operators performance thereby exposing employee to struck by and crushing hazards.

Issued

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage shall be separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour.    a.  On or about January 5, 2016, in the facility, oxygen compressed gas cylinders were stored less than twenty feet (20') away from fuel-gas cylinders including propylene and propane cylinders thereby exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings shall be provided with covers identified for the purpose. If metal covers are used, they shall be grounded. In completed installations, each outlet box shall have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy. Covers of outlet boxes having holes through which flexible cord pendants pass shall be provided with bushings designed for the purpose or shall have smooth, well-rounded surfaces on which the cords may bear.    a.  On or about January 5, 2016, near the south west corner of the building, employees were exposed to electrical hazards when a junction box was uncovered.

Issued

2016-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    a.  On or about January 5, 2016, in the facility, employees were exposed to hazardous materials including , but not limited to polypropylene, propane and 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)-ethanol when the employer failed to develop and implement a hazardous communication program.  The employer failed to develop and maintain a hazard communication program