OSHA Inspection: ENVIRO-CARE SERVICES

Issued

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7605.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.  a) On or about August 12, 2016 and times prior at 6 Downing Dr., Phenix City, Al; fall protection: The employer failed to provide fall protection to employees who conducted detailed cleaning of the DSI #2 line which exposed them to fall hazards of approximately 9 feet 8 inches to the concrete floor.

Issued

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3802.00 · Current $5000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(h)(1): The employer did not provide the protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), used to comply with this part, at no cost to employees:  a) On or about August 12, 2016 and times prior at 6 Downing Dr., Phenix City, Al; personal rain gear: The employer failed to provide rain gear to employees conducting sanitation clean-up at a chicken processing facility at no charge to employees.

Issued

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8873.00 · Current $5000.00 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) On or about August 12, 2016 and times prior at 6 Downing Dr., Phenix City, Al; energy control procedure and employee training: The employer failed to ensure employees were trained on the company lockout procedures and locked out equipment such as the DSI#1 and #2 incline belts, tender line, and D-bone equipment before conducting detailed cleaning which exposed the employees to moving gears exposing them to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8873.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:  a) On or about August 12, 2016 and times prior at 6 Downing Dr., Phenix City, Al; periodic inspection of lockout program: The employer failed to conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedures at least annually to ensure procedures were being followed and employees were properly trained and issued required equipment to perform lockout.

Issued

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3802.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer did not make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure:  a) On or about August 12 at 6 Downing Dr., Phenix City, Al; hepatitis B vaccine post exposure: The employer failed to make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to employees who had an occupational exposure after they cleaned up and transported blood from the DSI #2 floor following an employee injury.