OSHA Inspection: ACASS SYSTEMS, LLC

Issued

Aug 29, 2016

Abate by

Sep 13, 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:    The employer is failing to provide Lockout Tag-Out training.  The most recent occurrence of this was evident during the inspection of the facility located at 2215 Leavenworth St., Omaha, NE, where the employer has employees operating equipment that requires the de-energizing of stored energy during maintenance and cleaning operations.  Instances include but are not limited to:  i. Equipment operators not having been trained to recognize equipment placed in a lockout or tag out stage.  ii. Maintenance personnel not having been trained the lockout/tag-out procedures.

Issued

Aug 29, 2016

Abate by

Sep 13, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii):     The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a power industrial truck:   The employer is failing to train employees on how to safely operate powered industrial trucks prior to use.  The most recent occurrence of this was evident during the inspection of the facility located at 2215 Leavenworth St., Omaha, NE, where the employer has employees operating forklifts as a means of moving material and product throughout the facility without having been evaluated and certified.

Issued

Aug 29, 2016

Abate by

Sep 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:    The employer is failing to protect employees from struck by hazards associated with operating a bench grinder with an improperly adjusted tongue guard.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 2215 Leavenworth St., Omaha, NE; where the employer has employees using a Skill pedestal mounted bench grinder to sharpen tools while the tongue guard is adjusted greater than one quarter inch.

Issued

Aug 29, 2016

Abate by

Sep 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not required to wear appropriate goggles, to protect them from the rays when noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields were not used:     The employer is failing to protect employees from hazards associated with working adjacent to designated welding areas.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 2215 Leavenworth St., Omaha, NE, where the employer has employees welding the frames for the stage materials in a central area that is not protected by welding curtains.  Instances of employee exposure include but are not limited to:   i. Employees exposed to the bright arc flash from the welding operations.   ii. Employees exposed to the flying slag burn off from the welding operations.

Issued

Aug 29, 2016

Abate by

Sep 13, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings shall be effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.    The employer is failing to protect employees from electrical hazards associated with exposed live electrical components of a electrical panel box.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 2215 Leavenworth St., Omaha, NE, where the employer has employees accessing the electrical panel used in de-energizing equipment and overhead lighting with missing circuit box openings.

Issued

Aug 29, 2016

Abate by

Sep 13, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:     The employer is failing to protect employees from electrical hazards associated with storing materials so that they limit access to electrical panel boxes.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 2215 Leavenworth St., Omaha, NE, where the employer has limited the employees access to the electrical panel used in de-energizing equipment and overhead lighting by storing stacks of steel bar an plating in front of the panel.

Issued

Aug 29, 2016

Abate by

Sep 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    The employer is failing to protect employees from electrical hazards associated with using temporary flexible cords in lieu of fixed wiring.  The most recent occurrence of this was evident during the inspection of the facility located at 2215 Leavenworth St., Omaha, NE, where the employer has employees operating the warehouse computer and peripherals that is plugged into a portable power tap that gets power from an extension cord the employer is using in lieu of having fixed wiring installed.

Issued

Aug 29, 2016

Abate by

Sep 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $3,000 Reduced

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:     The employer is failing to train employees on the use of chemicals in their workplace.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the maintenance shed and throughout the facility located at 2215 Leavenworth St., Omaha, NE; where the employer has inadequately trained employees using various lubricants as part of the maintenance program.