OSHA Inspection: ARROWHEAD INTERMODAL SERVICES, LLC

Issued

May 11, 2016

Abate by

Jun 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $360 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(a): The employer did not establish a written emergency evacuation plan for employees expected to evacuate in the event of a fire or other emergency:  At the establishment a written emergency action plan had not been implemented to inform all employees of the procedures to follow in case of fire or similar emergencies, thus exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

May 11, 2016

Abate by

Jun 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $360 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:  A personal protective equipment written hazard assessment had not been performed to determine the type of personal protective equipment needed for changing propane cylinders on powered industrial trucks, performing welding tasks, and etc.

Issued

May 11, 2016

Abate by

Jun 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $480 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:  At the establishment, employee(s) allowed to use fire extinguishers to extinguish incipient stage fires were not provided with fire extinguishment training, thus exposing all employee(s) to fire hazards.

Issued

May 11, 2016

Abate by

Jun 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $840 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):  Employee(s) operating the Taylor, Capacity trailer jockey, and the Kalmar AC powered industrial trucks at the facility were exposed to struck-by hazards due to no powered industrial truck operator training being performed to demonstrate competency to operate the equipment safely.

Issued

May 11, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $480 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):  Employee(s) operating the Capacity trailer jockey (VIN:  4LMBB21158L019562) to move equipment around the facility were exposed to a fire hazard due to a leaking diesel fuel tank.

Issued

May 11, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $360 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(ii): Suitable extinguishing equipment was not maintained in a state of readiness for instant use:   Employee(s) operating truck #710 at the establishment to perform welding work were exposed to fire hazards due to no fire extinguisher being available.

Issued

May 11, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $360 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii):   Cylinders were not stored in areas to ensure that the cylinders would not be knocked over:  Inside the parts & storage container oxygen, acetylene, and propane cylinders were not secured in place to prevent the cylinders from being knocked over inadvertently.  Employee(s) were exposed to struck-by hazards while walking through the parts & storage container to access parts / materials.

Issued

May 11, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not 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:  Employee(s) accessing the parts & storage container were exposed to a fire / explosion hazard due to oxygen cylinders being stored within 20 feet of propane cylinders and gasoline containers.

Issued

May 11, 2016

Abate by

Jun 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $480 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  At the establishment a written hazard communication program had not been implemented to inform employee(s) of the health hazards associated with hazardous chemical products such as gasoline, acetylene, diesel, propane, and etc.

Issued

May 11, 2016

Abate by

Jun 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $480 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift:  Employee(s) using hazardous chemicals such as gasoline, acetylene, diesel, propane, and etc., were exposed to health hazards due to no safety data sheets being available at the establishment.

Issued

May 11, 2016

Abate by

Jun 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $480 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area and chemical-specific information was not always available through labels and safety data sheets:  At the establishment employees handling hazardous chemical products such as diesel fuel, gasoline, acetylene, oxygen, and etc., were exposed to health hazards due to no effective training to recognize and avoid health hazards associated with hazardous chemical products.