OSHA Inspection: YORK PLANT HOLDING, LLC

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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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)  651 Memory Lane, York Pennsylvania - Employees worked on an elevated platform.  The employer did not ensure that the platform was provided with toeboards to prevent items being knocked off the platform, on or about February 1, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $6000.00

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29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(i): The emergency response plan did not address, to the extent not addressed elsewhere, pre-emergency planning and coordination with outside parties:  (a) 651 Memory Lane, York Pennsylvania -  The employer required employees to clean up a 286 gallon spill of 50 percent Sodium Hydroxide solution.  The employer did not adequately address pre-emergency planning and coordination with outside parties such as but not limited to describing procedures or existing agreements addressing how outside parties will be notified of a potential emergency and existing factors that could delay or prevent outside parties from responding, on or about February 1, 2016.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(iii): The emergency response plan did not address, to the extent not addressed elsewhere, emergency recognition and prevention:  (a) 651 Memory Lane, York Pennsylvania -  The employer directed employees to clean up a 286 gallon spill of 50 percent Sodium Hydroxide solution.  The employer did not adequately address and define the types of releases that could potentially require an emergency response and did not define what types of releases would not require an emergency response, on or about February 1, 2016.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(vii): The emergency response plan did not address, to the extent not addressed elsewhere, decontamination:  (a) 651 Memory Lane, York Pennsylvania -  The employer directed employees to clean up a 286 gallon spill of 50 percent Sodium Hydroxide solution.  The employer did not adequately address the procedures to be used for decontamination of the responders, equipment or contaminated area, on or about February 1, 2016.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(xi): The emergency response plan did not address, to the extent not addressed elsewhere,  personal protective equipment and emergency equipment:  (a) 651 Memory Lane, York Pennsylvania -  The employer directed employees to clean up a 286 gallon spill of 50 percent Sodium Hydroxide solution.  The employer did not adequately address personal Protective equipment (PPE) and emergency equipment and materials by describing their use, limitations and under what situations the responders will use them, on or about February 1, 2016.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iii): Based on the hazardous substances and/or conditions present, the individual in charge of the ICS did not implement appropriate emergency operations and did not ensure that the personal protective equipment worn was appropriate for the hazards encountered:    (a) 651 Memory Lane, York Pennsylvania - The employer directed employees to clean up a 286 gallon spill of 50 percent Sodium Hydroxide solution.   The employer did not ensure that employees had access to and wore adequate personal protective while cleaning the sodium hydroxide spill on or about August 21, 2015.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) 651 Memory Lane, York Pennsylvania - The employer directed employees to clean up a 286 gallon spill of 50 percent Sodium Hydroxide solution.   The employer did not ensure that employees  used adequate personal protective while cleaning the sodium hydroxide spill, on or about August 21, 2015.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6): The employer did not provide training in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(i) through (q)(6)(v) for employees who participated in or were expected to participate in emergency response:    (a) 651 Memory Lane, York Pennsylvania - The employer directed employees to clean up a 286 gallon spill of 50 percent Sodium Hydroxide solution.   The employer did not ensure that employees who participate in or were expected to participate in emergency response had the appropriate training in accordance with the standard, on or about August 21, 2015.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.137(c)(2)(viii): Electrical protective equipment was not subjected to periodic electrical tests. Test voltages and/or the maximum intervals between tests were not conducted in accordance with Table I-4 and Table I-5.  (a)  651 Memory Lane, York Pennsylvania - The employer did not ensure that electrical protective equipment such as gloves were tested at intervals in accordance with Tables I-4 and I- 5, on or about February 1, 2016.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates or markings were maintained in a legible condition:  (a)  651 Memory Lane, York Pennsylvania - The employees used a Caterpillar forklift.  The employer did not ensure that the nameplate was maintained in a legible condition, on or about February 1, 2016.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.