OSHA Inspection: BASIN COOP, INC

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.177(c)(1): The employer did not provide a program to train all employees who service rim wheels in the hazards involved and the safety procedures to follow while servicing rim wheels:    a)  On or about March 12, 2016, and at times prior to that date, employees were not trained or adequately trained in the hazards involved with servicing industrial tires and rims and the safety procedures to follow to mitigate those hazards.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.177(c)(2)(vii): The employer did not train emloyees inflating single and multi-rim wheels on the necessity of standing outside the trajectory both during tire inflation and inspection following inflation:    a)  On or about March 12, 2016, and at times prior to that date, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while inflating tires inside the trajectory both during inflation and inspection.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.177(c)(3): The employer did not evaluate each employee's ability to service rim wheels safely:    a)  On or about March 12, 2016, and at times prior to that date, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while servicing industrial wheels created by the employer failing to ensure their employees were familiar with the hazards associated with servicing industrial wheels through adequate training and evaluation.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

Apr 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.177(g)(6): Tires on single piece rim wheels were not contained within a restraining device, positioned behind a barrier or bolted on the vehicle with the lug nuts fully tightened during tire inflation:  a)  On or about March 12, 2016, and at times prior to that date, employees were exposed to being struck by an exploding tire and rim assembly while attempting to seat the tire bead, without the benefit of a restraining device or other adequate means to protect the employees from being struck-by a tire and/or rim in the event of a catastrophic failure.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

May 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.177(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that employees stay out of the trajectory when inflating a tire on a single piece rim wheel:  a)  On or about March 12, 2016, and at times prior to that date, employees were exposed to being struck by an exploding tire and rim assembly while inflating tires while standing inside the trajectory.

Issued

Apr 8, 2016

Abate by

May 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(b): Machine(s) designed for fixed location(s) were not securely anchored to prevent walking or moving:    (a)  On or about March 12, 2016, and at times prior to that date, employees were exposed to "struck by" hazards from a COATS 9500 Electro-Hydraulic Tire Changer For Medium and Large Size Tires was not installed in accordance with the manufacturers specifications, where the machine was not anchored to the floor.