OSHA Inspection: MOSIER INDUSTRIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer shall ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5).     a. On or about August 4, 2016, located on the 3rd floor at the Columbus Municipal Light Plant, an employee was operating an Allis-Chalmers, model FT 20-24PS, serial number 53348000, forklift without being trained to operate powered industrial vehicles, thereby exposing the operator and other employees in the area to the hazards associated with forklift operations.

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(a)(9): Compressed gas cylinders shall be secured in an upright position at all times except, if necessary, for short periods of time while cylinders are actually being hoisted or carried.     a. On or about August 4, 2016, located on the 1st floor of the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, there was an unsecured propane cylinder that had a regulator attached, thereby exposing the employees to a fire/explosion hazard.

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.353(e)(2): Employees performing any type of welding, cutting, or heating shall be protected by suitable eye protective equipment in accordance with the requirements of Subpart E of this part.      a. On or about August 4, 2016, located on the 3rd floor of the Columbus Municipal Power Plant, an employee was performing torch cutting operations without any secondary eye and face protection, thereby exposing the employee to severe eye  and face burns.

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $12,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface shall be protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers.    a. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the southwestern portion of the 3rd floor at the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, there was an uncovered 24 inch i.d. floor hole where employees were removing scrap material, thereby exposing employees to trip/fall hazards.        b. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the eastern generator on the 3rd floor at the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, there were two uncovered 7-7/8 inch floor holes and a 9 x 20-3/4 inch floor hole where employees were removing scrap material, thereby exposing the employees to trip/fall hazards.      c. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the southwestern portion of the 3rd floor at the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, there were four uncovered 12 inch i.d. floor holes where employees were removing scrap material, thereby exposing the employees to trip/fall hazards.        d. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the southwestern portion of the 3rd floor at the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, there was an uncovered 25-1/2 inch diameter floor hole where employee were removing scrap material, thereby exposing the employees to trip/fall hazards.            e. On or about August 4, 2016, located on the 6th floor at the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, there were three 17-1/2 inch diameter floor holes where employees cut and removed scrap material, thereby exposing the employees to a trip/fall hazard.       f. On or about August 4, 2016, located on the southeastern stairway landing between the 6th and 7th floors, there was a 28 inch diameter uncovered floor hole in the middle of the landing where employees walked with cutting equipment and removed scrap materials, thereby exposing the employees to a trip/fall hazard.         g. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the generator on the eastern portion on the 3rd floor of the building at the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, there was a 6 inch by 12 inch floor hole and a three foot by four foot floor hole where employees removed scrap material with the use of cutting torches, exposing the employees to a trip/fall hazard.        h. On or about August 4, 2016, located near the northern 3rd floor stairs going down to the second floor at the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, there was a 10 inch by 10-1/2 inch floor hole where employees gained access to the stairs and carried scrap material, thereby exposing the employees to a trip/fall hazard.    i. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the generator on the northwestern portion of the building at the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, there were two 7-7/8 inch floor holes in the floor, thereby exposing the employees to a trip/fall hazard.

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(i): All floor openings, not used as material drops, shall be covered over with material substantial enough to support the weight of any load which may be imposed. Such material shall be properly secured to prevent its accidental movement.     a. On or about August 4, 2016, located on the 3rd floor walkway to the southern end of the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, there was a floor hole that was 5 feet, 10 inches long and 2 feet, 9-1/2 inches wide that had a piece of plywood over the hole. The plywood was not secure, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 21 feet.             b. On or about August 4, 2016, located on the 5th floor of the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, there were two 17 inch floor holes with unsecured covers, thereby exposing the employees to a trip/fall hazard.

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $76,049 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces shall be protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.    a. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the southeastern portion of the building on the second floor, there were two floor holes that were approximately 24 inch by 48 inch where employees removed scrap material, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet.      b. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the eastern end of the 3rd floor, employees were operating cutting torches to remove a generator's motor while standing at an unprotected floor hole that was approximately 6 foot wide, thereby exposing the employees to an 11 foot fall hazard.        c. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the southwestern portion of the 3rd floor, employees dropped scrap material through an 11 foot, 3 inch wide unguarded floor hole, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 22 feet.    d. On or about August 4, 2016, located where the eastern generator was located on the 3rd floor, there was a floor 7 foot 4 inch by 12 foot 4 inch floor hole where employees worked, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet.       e. On or about August 4, 2016, located where the western generator was located on the 3rd floor, there was a approximate 6 foot floor hole where employees were operating cutting torches, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet.      f. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the southeastern portion of the 3rd floor under the condenser tubes, employees dropped scrap material down into the basement without any protection from a fall hole that was approximately 25 feet long and 24 inches wide, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 22 feet.       g. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the 3rd floor walkway to the southern end of the building, there was a 34 inch by 70 inch floor hole where employees removed scrap material, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 22 feet.        h. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the southwestern stairway on the 4th floor, there was a 11 foot wide floor hole near the boiler that had no means to protect the employees from a fall, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet.       i. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the southwestern walkway to the 5th floor, there was a floor hole that measured 60 inches wide by 25 inches where employee gained access to the 5th floor, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard of 11 feet.       j. On or about August 4, 2016, located in the center of the 5th floor, there was an unprotected floor hole that measured 12 feet in diameter where employees worked, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 21 feet.        k. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the southern end of the 6th floor, there was an unprotected open floor hole that was  that was approximately 40 inches wide and 25 feet long which exposed the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 21 feet.    l. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the 6th floor walkway to the middle set of stairs, there was an unprotected floor hole that was approximately 36 inches by 36 inches, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 21 feet.

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $127,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(h): When debris is dropped through holes in the floor without the use of chutes, the area onto which the material is dropped shall be completely enclosed with barricades not less than 42 inches high and not less than 6 feet back from the projected edge of the opening above. Signs, warning of the hazard of falling materials, shall be posted at each level. Removal shall not be permitted in this lower area until debris handling ceases above.     a. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the northeastern portion of the 2nd floor at the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, employees were removing scrap material by throwing the material off of an open-sided floor into the basement of the building. There were no barricades and warning signs where the material landed, thereby exposing the employees on the lower floor to a struck-by hazard.      b. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the northwestern portion of the 2nd floor at the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, employees were removing scrap material by throwing the material off of an open-sided floor into the basement of the building. There were no barricades and warning signs where the material landed, thereby exposing the employees on the lower floor to a struck-by hazard.          c. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the northeastern portion of the 3rd floor at the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, employees were removing scrap material by throwing the material off of an open-sided floor into the basement of the building. There were no barricades and warning signs where the material landed, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by hazard.      d. On or about August 4, 2016, located on at the southeastern portion on the 3rd floor at the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, employees dropped scrap material through a floor hole to the basement. The area where the material was being dropped was not enclosed with barricades and warning signs, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by hazard.        e. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the southwestern portion on the 3rd floor at the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant employees dropped scrap material through a floor hole that was approximately 11 feet by 11 feet to the basement.  The area where the material was being dropped was not enclosed with barricades and did not have warning signs, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by hazard.        f. On or about August 4, 2016, located on the 5th floor at the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, employee dropped scrap material through a 12 foot diameter floor hole to the 3rd floor.  The 3rd floor did not have any barricades and signs to prevent and warn employees from being struck-by falling material.

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $12,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(12): Unprotected sides and edges of stairway landings shall be provided with guardrail systems. Guardrail system criteria are contained in subpart M of this part.    a. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the southeastern stairway landing between the 5th and 6th floors, there were no guardrails on the western side of the landing, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 30 feet.    b. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the southern center stairway landing between the 5th and 6th floors, there were no guardrails on the eastern side of the landing, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 30 feet.    c. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the southeastern stairway landing on the 7th floor, there were no guardrails on the western side of the landing, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 48 feet.

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $76,049 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): "Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.       a. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the northeastern section on the 2nd floor of the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, employees worked around and threw scrap material from an unguarded section of the floor, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet.        b. On or about August 4, 2106, located at the northwestern section on the 2nd floor of the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, employees worked around and threw scrap material from an unguarded section of the floor, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet.       c. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the northeastern section of the 3rd floor of the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, employees worked around and threw scrap material from an unguarded section of the floor, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 22 feet.       d. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the garage door at the eastern end of the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, employees removed scrap from an unprotected opening while the door was in the up position, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 9 feet.         e. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the northern 4th floor at the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, employees removed batteries from the floor while the employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 15 feet.     f. On or about August 4, 2016, located on the southwestern portion of the 6th floor near the stairwell, there was an open-sided floor along the western wall on both floors that was approximately 25 feet long by one foot wide, thereby exposing the employees to trip/fall hazards.    g. On or about August 4, 2016, located near the southern middle stairway on the 6th floor, there were no guardrails along approximately 20 feet on the eastern side of the floor, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 40 feet.     h. On or about August 4, 2016, located near the southern middle stairway on the 5th floor, there were no guardrails along approximately 20 feet on the eastern side of the floor, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet.    i. On or about August 4, 2016, located near the southern middle stairway on the 4th floor, there were no guardrails along approximately 20 feet on the eastern side of the floor, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet.     j. On or about August 4, 2016, located near the southeastern stairway on the 6th floor, there were no guardrails along approximately 20 feet on the western side of the floor, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 40 feet.     k. On or about August 4, 2016, located near the southeastern stairway on the 5th floor, there were no guardrails along approximately 20 feet on the western side of the floor, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet.    l. On or about August 4, 2016, located near the southeastern stairway on the 4th floor, there were no guardrails along approximately 20 feet on the western side of the floor, thereby exposing the employee's to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet.

Issued

Feb 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $1,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.856(c):  Employers must meet the requirements specified in subparts N, O and CC of this part.    a. On or about August 4, 2016, located at the former Columbus Municipal Light Plant, the employer did not document annual/comprehensive and monthly inspections of a 40 ton Shaw Box Manning Maxwell & Moore, Inc. overhead crane that was used to hoist sections of scrap equipment.