OSHA Inspection: COASTAL PROCESSING, LLC

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,017 · Current $4,810 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(3): Regardless of height, open-sided floors, walkways, platforms, or runways above or adjacent to dangerous equipment, pickling or galvanizing tanks, degreasing units, and similar hazards were not guarded with a standard railing and toe board:  a)  Offal Area, on or about and prior to June 8, 2016, employees were exposed to approximately a five foot fall hazard from an area of the catwalk that had guardrails missing where employees walk by, exposing employees to a fall and engulfment hazards.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,811 · Current $2,887 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:  a)  Propane Area - on or about June 07, 2016, employees required to refill the forklifts propane tank were not provided with or required to wear face protection, exposing them to frostbite from the Liquid Propane Gas.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Abate by

Nov 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,413 · Current $3,848 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  a) Inside the machinery room, outside the machinery room exit door, and near the ammonia refrigeration accumulator and recirculator, on or about June 8, 2016 and at times prior to, eyewash/emergency shower systems were not installed for employees who worked around the ammonia refrigeration equipment.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,017 · Current $4,810 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:  a)  Maintenance Shop, on or about June 7, 2016, and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to amputation hazards, in that the unused portion of the horizontal drop band saw located near the center of the shop was not guarded as the operator used it to cut angle iron and plastic PVC pipes.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,017 · Current $4,810 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections:  a)  Maintenance Shop,  on or about June 7, 2016, the spindle end, nut and flange on the Simmons Engineering Company sharpener/grinder were not guarded, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:   a)  Maintenance Shop, on or about June 6, 2016, there was no work rest installed on both side of the DeWalt bench grinder,  exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:  a)  Maintenance Shop, on or about June 6, 2016, there was no  tongue guard installed on both side of the DeWalt bench grinder,  exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,017 · Current $4,810 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  a)  Maintenance Shop, on or about June 7, 2016, the drive pulley for the motor that runs the sharpener was not guarded, exposing employees to caught-in and struck by hazards.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  a)  Maintenance Shop, on or about June 7, 2016, the vertical and inclined v-belts on the pulleys for the motor of the sharpener were not guarded, exposing employees to a nip point hazard.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,811 · Current $2,887 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:  a)  Maintenance Shop, on or about June 07, 2016, two oxygen cylinders and one acetylene cylinder were stored together, exposing employees to burn hazard.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,413 · Current $3,848 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions:  a) Maintenance Shop, on or about June 7, 2016, terminals entering a switch box for the Simmons Engineering Sharpener were not protective from abrasion, exposing employees to the hazard of contacting an energized source.  The outer jack around the terminals was withdrawn and the terminals were resting metal.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":   a) Front Office, on or about June 8, 2016, the exit door leading from the office area to outdoor was not marked exit, exposing employees to burns and smoke inhalation hazards.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   a)    Propane storage area, on or about June 7, 2016, and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to fire hazards, in that a portable fire extinguisher was not located at the 500-gal. LPG tank positioned outside while employees expected to use fire extinguishers used it to fight incipient propane fires.