OSHA Inspection: OKLAHOMA TIRE RECYCLERS, LLC

Issued

Jul 22, 2016

Abate by

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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.  Tire shredding area. On or about April 18, 2016, and at times prior thereto, surface dust had accumulated to a level greater than 1/32-inch. Employees were exposed to explosion, deflagration, and other fire hazards.

Issued

Jul 22, 2016

Abate by

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floors of workroom were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:  Tire shredding area. On or about April 18, 2016, and at times prior thereto, the floors surrounding the tire shredding machines were not maintained in a dry condition and proper drainage was not provided. Employees were exposed to slips and trip hazards.

Issued

Jul 22, 2016

Abate by

Sep 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  Tire shredding area. On or about April 18, 2016 and at times prior thereto, the employees working near the equipment were exposed to a continuous noise level dose of 76%, which converts to a time-wighted average (TWA) of 88.0 dBA. Sampling was performed for 241 minutes during an 8 hour shift on May 17, 2016. Zero exposure was assumed for the time not sampled. The employer had not established a hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95 (c) through (o) where employees were exposed to noise levels above the allowed 85 dBA TWA.

Issued

Jul 22, 2016

Abate by

Sep 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 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:    On or about April 18, 2016 and at times prior thereto, lockout/tagout procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for control of potentially hazardous energy from the M-80 and other similar machinery.  The employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when clearing jams and cleaning the machine.

Issued

Jul 22, 2016

Abate by

Sep 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    On or about April 18, 2016 and at times prior thereto,  Adequate guarding was not in place to prevent contact with ingoing nip points on roller on the conveyor feeding the tire shredding machine. Employees were exposed to contact with belts and rollers causing lacerations, bruises, fractures and amputations from caught in hazards.

Issued

Jul 22, 2016

Abate by

Sep 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 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:  On or about April 18,2016 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not develop, implement or maintain a written hazard communication program. Employees at the facility use chemicals such as, but not limited to, antifreeze, lubricating oils, and diesel fuel, exposing them to skin and eye irritant hazards.

Issued

Jul 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours.    An in-patient hospitalization of one (1) employee, occurring on or about March 26, 2016, was not reported to the local OSHA area office within the 24-hour reporting requirement.