OSHA Inspection: WAGON MASTERS, INC.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 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:  At the Facility - The steel and aluminum storage was not maintained in an orderly condition.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate:    Storage Area - The area above the parts room, used for storage, was not load rated.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 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:    Storage Area - The storage area above the parts room was not guarded with a standard railing as there was a missing section of the midrail.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

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:   At the Facility -  The employer did not have a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear respirators while spray painting and welding.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:     At the Facility - The employer had not conducted air monitoring to determine employee exposures to respiratory hazards during painting and welding operations.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  At the Facility - The employer did not ensure that all employees fit tested or required to wear respirators were medically approved to do so.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator and annually thereafter:  At the Facility - The employer did not insure that employees were fit tested prior to the required use of tight fitting respirators and annually thereafter.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-05 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:  At the Facility - Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage or contamination as they being stored in tool boxes and in the paint storage room without being in bags or containers.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   At the Facility - The employer did not provide annual training to those employees required to use respirators.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed 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:    At the Facility - The employer did not have an energy control program to control the unexpected start-up of equipment.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 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:  Work Bay 3 - Oxygen cylinders were stored with propane tanks.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  In the following instances fire extinguishers were not mounted or located so that they were readily accessible:      a)    Prep Bay - A fire extinguisher was blocked by a floor cleaner and hoses.     b)    Bay 1 - A fire extinguisher was partially blocked by miscellaneous materials.     c)    End of the chop saw conveyor - A fire extinguisher was not mounted.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:  At the Facility - Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected on a monthly basis.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-30 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 operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:    At the facility - The last time the employer had evaluated each powered industrial truck operator's performance was in 2006.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv): Employee training did not include the details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labeling system and the material safety data sheet, and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:   At the Facility - The employees were not trained in the new labeling system nor the new safety data sheet format required by Chemical Hazard Communication 2012.