OSHA Inspection: CASINGS, INC.

Issued

Nov 15, 2016

Abate by

Dec 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $5,000 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 was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to caught-in hazards while working in and around belt conveyors:    (a) Shredder building, car and truck tire side -- primary and secondary shredder and shaker feed conveyors and stacking conveyors:   On or prior to 6/14/16, belt conveyor system(s), including emergency stop controls, were not designed, installed, and maintained to protect employees from caught-in hazards.

Issued

Nov 15, 2016

Abate by

Nov 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(c): Covers and/or guardrails were not provided to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc.    (a) Car tire side, Barclay primary shredder:   On or prior to 6/14/16, shredder pit was not guarded with a guardrail or toe board, exposing employees to potential fall hazards into the pit.

Issued

Nov 15, 2016

Abate by

Dec 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(ii): Stairway(s) less than 44 inches wide having one side open, did not have at least one stair railing on the open side:    (a) Shredder building, sidewall cutting platform, front side:  On or about 6/14/16, access stair to platform was not equipped with a stair rail on the open side.

Issued

Nov 15, 2016

Abate by

Dec 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(b): Fixed stairs were not provided for access from one structure level to another where operations necessitated regular travel between levels, and for access to operating platforms at any equipment which requires attention routinely during operations:    (a) Shredder building, car tire side:  On or prior or 6/14/16, fixed stairs were not provided for access to the Barclay Shredder (primary shredder); employees were using single scaffold planks and stacks of tires for access.    (b) Shredder building, truck tire side, back side of sidewall cutter platform:  On and prior to 6/14/16, a length of aluminum extension ladder approximately 4' long was used for access to and from the platform.

Issued

Nov 15, 2016

Abate by

Dec 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.136(a): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used protective footwear when working in areas where there was a danger of foot injuries due to falling or rolling objects, or objects piercing the sole, and where such employee's feet were exposed to electrical hazards:    (a) Shredder building, all area(s) -- On or prior to 6/14/16, the employer did not ensure that employees used steel-toe safety footware while performing jobs including, but not limited to, operating tire shredding equipment, operating sidewall cutters, handling tires, performing maintenance, and related tasks where they could be exposed to foot injury hazards.

Issued

Nov 15, 2016

Abate by

Dec 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $5,000 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:     (a) Shredder building, car tire and truck tire side:  On or prior to 6/14/16, an energy control program was not established to protect employees from hazards associated with unexpected startup, energizing, or release of stored energy associated with machinery and equipment including, but not limited to: primary and secondary shredders, belt conveyors, and shaker(s).

Issued

Nov 15, 2016

Abate by

Dec 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    (a) Shredder building, car tire and truck tire side:  On or prior to 6/14/16, energy control procedures (lockout/tagout)were not used to protect employees from hazards associated with unexpected startup, energizing, or release of stored energy associated with machinery and equipment including, but not limited to: primary and secondary shredders, belt conveyors, and shaker(s) during unjamming, cleaning, and maintenance activities.

Issued

Nov 15, 2016

Abate by

Dec 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:    (a) Shredder building, car tire and truck tire side:  On or prior to 6/14/16, employees were not trained in energy control procedures (lockout/tagout) for protection from hazards associated with unexpected startup, energizing, or release of stored energy associated with machinery and equipment including, but not limited to: primary and secondary shredders, belt conveyors, and shaker(s) during unjamming, cleaning, and maintenance activities.

Issued

Nov 15, 2016

Abate by

Dec 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by:    (a) Shredder building, car tire and truck tire sides: On or prior to 6/14/16, One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect employees from in-running nip points associated with primary and secondary shredder and shaker feed conveyors, including but not limited to:  head pulleys, tail pulleys, idler rollers, and return rollers that were less than 8' above the work surface or a path of egress.

Issued

Nov 15, 2016

Abate by

Dec 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): Machine guard(s) on machine(s) were so installed that they offered accident hazards in themselves:    (a) Shredder building, car tire side:   Expanded metal guard on Barclay primary shredder feed conveyor was damaged and corroded, presenting laceration hazard(s) to employees working in the immediate area.

Issued

Nov 15, 2016

Abate by

Dec 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:      (a) Shredder building, sidewall cutting platform:    On or prior to 6/14/16, the point of operation of the Butty SW150 sidewall cutting machine was not adequately guarded to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.  On or about 6/10/16, an employee was severely injured when his right foot was caught in the point of operation, resulting in amputation of his right middle toe.

Issued

Nov 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $500 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.    (a) Shredder building:   On or about 6/10/16, an employee was severely injured when his right foot was caught in the point of operation of a Butty SW150 sidewall-cutting machine, resulting in amputation of his right middle toe.  The incident was not reported to OSHA within 24 hours.

Issued

Nov 15, 2016

Abate by

Dec 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:  (a) Shredder building -- On or prior to 6/14/15, the employer did not maintain a written certification that a personal protective equipment hazard assessment had been conducted.