OSHA Inspection: HAROLD BREY & SONS, INC.

Issued

Nov 2, 2016

Abate by

Aug 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,471 · Current $8,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck by and caught between hazards:    a)  Main Garage - On or before May 3, 2016, employees were exposed to being struck by the tailgate while repairing the bed of a Mack dump truck due to the potential energy of the propped open tailgate not being controlled.  An employee was working under the tailgate and fatally struck by it when it released.

Issued

Nov 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and 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(Agricultural Reference 1928.21(a)(5)):      (a) Egg production, grading and main garage areas - On and before May 3, 2016, the employer did not develop, implement, or maintain a hazard communication program for the employees working with hazardous substances, including but not limited to, heavy duty alkaline egg washing detergent (corrosive) and nonstick acidic detergent descaler (corrosive).

Issued

Nov 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use (Agricultural Reference: 1928.21(a)(5)):   (a) Egg production, grading and main garage areas - On and before May 3, 2016, the employer did not have safety data sheets in the workplace for the hazardous chemicals in use by employees handling chemicals, including but not limited to, heavy duty alkaline egg washing detergent (corrosive) and nonstick acidic detergent descaler (corrosive).

Issued

Nov 2, 2016

Abate by

Nov 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area (Agriculture Reference: 1928.21(a)(5)):  (a) Egg production, grading area, and main garage - On or before May 3, 2016 the employer did not provide training and information for the employees with hazardous chemicals in their work area.  Employees are working near chemicals, including but not limited to, alkaline egg washing detergent (corrosive) and nonstick acidic detergent (corrosive).