OSHA Inspection: TARTOB COMMERCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Issued

Jul 27, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(viii): Portable fire extinguishers were not inspected periodically and maintained in accordance with maintenance and use of portable fire extinguishers, N.F.P.A. No. 10A-1970:    On or about June 9, 2016, at the job site, where employees were exposed to fire hazards while working with flammable chemicals without properly maintained fire extinguishers.

Issued

Jul 27, 2016

Abate by

Aug 2, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.302(b)(10): Abrasive blast cleaning nozzles were not equipped with an operating valve which must be held open manually:    On or about June 9, 2016, at the job site, where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when operating an abrasive blast nozzle with the operating valve switch taped open.

Issued

Jul 27, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.     On or about June 9, 2016, inside the water tank, employees were exposed to fall hazards when accessing a scaffold more than 2 feet above or below a point of access with out using a ladder or approved device.

Issued

Jul 27, 2016

Abate by

Aug 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.    On or about June 9, 2016:    a:  Outside the water tank where employees were exposed to fall hazards when painting the outside of a water tank on a Werner extension ladder with defective and missing safety feet that was not taken out of service or marked "Do Not Use".     b. Outside the water tank a Werner extension ladder with bent side rails was not marked "Do Not Use" and was not taken out of service.