OSHA Inspection: PARK CITY TRUCK EQUIPMENT, LLC

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $802.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    Facility:  Truck parts, oil spills, liquid spills, electrical cords, and other similar items on the floor created slips, trips and/or a fall hazards.

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1336.00 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:    Park City Area:  A workplace hazard assessment was not conducted of the workplace to determine if hazards were present or likely to be present which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $1871.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 13772590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    Facility-Park City:  A written respiratory protection program was not establish and implement for employees who were required to wear dust mask and half face tight fitting respirators while working with hazardous chemicals such as (but not limited to) SEM Rust Shield  and Gloss Enhancer, welding and/or grinding.

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3): The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness:    Park City:  The employer did not have a respiratory program administrator in place for employees performing spraying, painting, and/or similar operations.

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1336.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    Park City:  The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace where employees are welding metals such as (but not limited to) steel and aluminum and for those who are performing tasks such as (but not limited to) grinding and painting with products that contain  hazards chemicals such as (but not limited to) Hexamethylene di-isocyanate (HDI).

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2673.00 · Current $1336.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    Park City:  A medical evaluation of for each employee wearing tight fitting negative pressure half face respirators was not provided prior to each employee being fit tested or required to use a respirator.

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1069.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.    Park City:  Each employee wearing tight fitting negative pressure half-face respirators were not fit tested prior to use and at least annually.

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1377

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  Park City:  Employees wearing tight-fitting negative pressure half face respirators had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face.

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2673.00 · Current $1337.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer:    Park City:  The MSA half face negative pressure tight-fitting respirators worn by the employees were not clean.

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  Park City: Respirators used by the employees were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, damaging chemicals, and other similar damaging factors.

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1069.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable, and effective annual training to employees who were required to use respirators.    Park City: Comprehensive respiratory protection training, including items such as (but not limited to) necessity, proper fit, usage and maintenance, was not provided to employees who were required to wear respirators.

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1069.00 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):    Park City:  Each powered industrial truck operator operating the Caterpillar propane powered industrial truck were not trained properly in safe operation of powered industrial trucks as specified in paragraph (l).

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operators performance was not conducted at least once every 3 years.    Park City:  Each powered industrial truck operator operating the Caterpillar powered industrial truck were not evaluated at least once every 3 years.

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1069.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:     Park City Bay 6 Area: The work rest on the 6" Master Mechanic bench grinder used to perform tasks such as (but not limited to) cleaning parts and cutting was adjusted to more than 1/8th inch.

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:   Park City Bay 6 Area: The tongue guard on the 6" Master Mechanic bench grinder used to perform tasks such as (but not limited to) cleaning parts and cutting was adjusted over one fourth inch.

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2673.00 · Current $1337.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(i): Oxygen cylinders were stored near highly combustible material, especially oil and grease; or near reserve stocks of carbide and acetylene or other fuel-gas cylinders, or near other substance likely to cause or accelerate fire.    Outside Bay 6 Area Cylinder Storage Area:  Oxygen cylinders were stored near acetylene and/or other fuel-gas cylinders.

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1336.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 13772590

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:    Park City: A written hazard communications program was not developed and implemented that met the criteria specified in 29 CFR1910.1200(f), (g) and (h) in that topics such as but not limited to pictograms, signal words, product identification, hazard statements, precautionary statements.

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall 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 have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.  Park City: Each employee required to work and handle chemicals such as (but not limited to) propane, SEM gloss enhancer and rust shield, were not provided with information and training on the hazardous products and chemicals at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into the work area.

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(4): The employer did not post an OSHA 300A Form or equivalent by February 1 thru April 30.    Park City:  On or about February 22, 2016, the OSHA 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, for calendar year 2015 was not posted by February 1, 2016.