OSHA Inspection: SUMMERS CONCRETE AND SUPPLY, INC.

Issued

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 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 toeboards.      (a) Mixer: Employees accessed a platform on the mixer to perform service and maintenance on the scale. The platform was not equipped with a standard railing and employees were exposed to a 14 foot fall to the lowest portion of the ground, as determined on or about 01/06/2016.

Issued

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(b): Fixed stairs were not provided for access from one structure level to another where operations necessitated regular travel between levels, and for access to operating platforms at any equipment which requires attention routinely during operations:      (a) Beltline: Employees have to climb upon a beltline to reach a working platform at the mixer. The employer did not provide fixed stairs for access, as determined on or about 01/06/2016.

Issued

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:      (a) Beltline: Employees perform maintenance and service on machinery such as, but not limited to the mixing tower which requires the control of hazardous energy by locking out the 220 volt 3 phase beltline.  The employees do not affix a lock or tag on the energy isolating device, as determined on or about 01/06/2016.

Issued

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    (a) Facility Wide: Employees perform maintenance and service on machinery such as, but not limited to the 220 volt 3 phase beltline which requires the control of hazardous energy by locking out the equipment.  The employer has not conducted a periodic inspection of the energy control procedures, as determined on or about 01/06/2016.

Issued

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $280.00 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) Summers Concrete and Supply Inc.: An in-patient hospitalization of an employee injured in a work-related incident was not reported within 24 hours. The in-penitent hospitalization occurred on October 19, 2015 and OSHA was not made aware of the injury until January 4, 2016, as determined on or about January 6, 2016.