OSHA Inspection: DANA RAIL CARE INC.

Issued

Jan 19, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $8,873 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2587

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(2)(i)(B): The employer did not provide a full facepiece pressure demand supplied-air respirator (SAR) with auxiliary self-contained air supply for employee use in IDLH atmospheres:    Dana Rail Care, Inc. Tank Car Maintenance & Repair Shop - On or about 12/6/16 and on prior dates, the SAR provided by the employer did not have an auxiliary air supply for employees who entered tank cars to perform maintenance activities, exposing employees to an inhalation hazard.    Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit abatement certification and documentation, required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Jan 19, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $6,971 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(C): Employees entered into permit spaces that met the conditions set forth in 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(i) but before an employee entered the space, the internal atmosphere was not tested with a calibrated direct-reading instrument:    a) Dana Rail Care, Inc. Tank Car Maintenance & Repair Shop and Cleaning Department, Wilmington, DE - On or about 12/6/16 and on prior dates, the employer failed to calibrate ALTAIR Multigas Detectors before each use, in accordance with the manufacturer's requirements for calibration, exposing employees to a potential toxic gas inhalation hazard.    Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit abatement certification, required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jan 19, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,967 · Current $5,576 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):    a) Dana Rail Care, Inc. Tank Car Maintenance & Repair Shop Upstairs Compressor Room, Wilmington, DE - On or about 7/21/2016, the employer failed to guard the 110-volt energized metal contacts within the wall-mounted outlet box containing the light switch for this room.    Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit abatement certification, required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jan 19, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(1)(i): Fixtures, lampholders, lamps, rosettes, and receptacles located within 8 feet of the floor had live parts exposed to employee contact:  a) Dana Rail Care, Inc. Tank Car Maintenance & Repair Shop Upstairs Compressor Room, Wilmington, DE - On or about 7/21/2016, the employer failed to guard a 110-volt energized fluorescent lamp receptacle (socket) from employee contact exposing employees to an electrical hazard.  Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit abatement certification, required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jan 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $8,873 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.    a) Tank Car Cleaning Area outside adjacent to the tank cars set on the rails - On or about 7/21/2016, the employer failed to close multiple unused openings in a 480-volt switch cabinet, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard as the; and,    b) Inside the maintenance room in the building across from the Tank Car Maintenance & Repair Shop - On or about 7/21/2016, the employer failed to close multiple unused openings in a 110-volt switch cabinet exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard.

Issued

Jan 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,975 · Current $4,183 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:    Dana Rail Care, Inc. Tank Car Maintenance & Repair Shop, Wilmington, DE - On or about 7/21/2016, the employer used flexible electrical cord to supply power from an outdoor pole-mounted electrical panel to the electrical disconnect switch used to power a wooden storage shed, exposing employees to an electrical hazard.