OSHA Inspection: S.I. SHREVEPORT CORPORATION

Issued

Oct 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,017 · Current $3,207 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i): Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed.  On or about 8/4/16 in the Maintenance Bay bathroom; the employer allowed employees to use the bathroom where the floor had a build-up of dirty rags, paper and old dirty clothes; thus exposing employees to serious health hazards.

Issued

Oct 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.141(c)(1)(iii): The sewage disposal method endangered the health of the employee(s):  On or about 8/4/16 in the Maintenance Bay bathroom; the employer allowed employees to use the bathroom where there were filthy, stopped-up urinals and commodes; thus exposing employees to human waste and other serious health hazards.

Issued

Oct 20, 2016

Abate by

Nov 16, 2016

Penalty

Initial $11,224 · Current $4,490 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(ii): Lavatories were not provided with hot and cold, or tepid running water.  On or about 8/4/16 in the Maintenance Bay bathroom; the employer allowed employees to use the bathroom where hot water was not provided to wash hands of cement, dirt, other chemicals and human waste; thus exposing employees to serious health hazards.

Issued

Oct 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iv): Lavatories were not provided with individual hand towels or sections thereof, of cloth or paper, warm air blowers or clean individual sections of continuous cloth toweling.  On or about 8/4/16 in the Maintenance Bay bathroom; the employer allowed employees to use the bathroom vided where no hand towels were provided to dry hands from washing of cement, dirt, other chemicals and human waste; thus exposing employees to serious health hazards.

Issued

Oct 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $11,224 · Current $4,490 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.  On or about 8/4/16 in Bay 1 at the eyewash station; the employer allowed employees to use the eyewash station to fill up buckets of water rather than to flush the eyes of cement, chemicals and other dusts, and the station was unsanitary (concrete and dirt build-up) with water coming out of only one spigot; thus exposing employees to serious eye injury.

Issued

Oct 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,017 · Current $3,207 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts:   On or about 8/4/16 in the Foam Cutting department; the employer allowed employees to use the Delta bandsaw to cut sheets of foam without a guard to cover the unused part of the saw blade; thus exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Oct 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,017 · Current $3,207 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(b)(3): Provisions were not made to prevent woodworking machine(s) from automatically restarting upon restoration of power after power failure:   On or about 8/4/16 in Bay 3 at the table saw; the employer allowed employees to use the McClamroch (220 volt) table saw without a magnetic-type starter switch; thus exposing employees to amputation and unexpected start-up hazards.

Issued

Oct 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator.  On or about 8/4/16 in Bay 3 at the table saw; the employer allowed employees to use the McClamroch (220 volt) table saw without a spreader during ripping and cross-cutting of wood; thus exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Oct 20, 2016

Abate by

Nov 16, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator.  On or about 8/4/16 in Bay 3 at the table saw; the employer allowed employees to use the McClamroch (220 volt) table saw without non-kickback fingers during ripping and cross-cutting of wood; thus exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Oct 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 truck.  On or about 8/4/16 at the production area; the employers allowed employees to operate powered industrial trucks without any documentation of their training.

Issued

Oct 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  On or about 8/4/16 in Bay 3 at the table saw; the employer allowed employees to stack large pieces of plywood over and to completely cover the electrical disconnect box for the McClamroch (220 volt) table saw; thus exposing employees to the delay in disconnecting the power.

Issued

Oct 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(1)(i): Metal raceways, cable armor, and other metal enclosures for conductors were not connected to all boxes, fittings, and cabinets to provide effective electrical continuity.  On or about 8/4/16 at the outside conveyor belt; the employer allowed employees to operate the conveyor electrical control box and the fittings and conduit were torn away from the bottom of the box; thus exposing employees to a break in electrical continuity.