OSHA Inspection: SIMPSON TRUCKING & GRADING, INC.

Issued

2017-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12346.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(b): The employer had not identified and evaluated the hazards of the permit required confined space before employee entry:  a.   E E Robinson Park (Level Creek), 800 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Sugar Hill, GA - The employer did not evaluate the hazards such as environmental and/or atmospheric factors of the permit required confined space before employees' entrance.  Employee was exposed to asphyxiation hazard, on or about September 6, 2016.

Issued

2017-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(c)(4): The employer did not develop and/or implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, purging, inerting, flushing, or ventilating the permit space as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards:   a.   E E Robinson Park (Level Creek), 800 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Sugar Hill, GA - An employee was exposed to asphyxiation hazard. The employer did not develop and/or implemented procedures for ventilating the confined space to control atmospheric hazard (oxygen deficiencies).  The employer removed the manhole cover and purchased a flash light with the expectation that the employee would break the plain, on or about September 6, 2016.

Issued

2017-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(e)(1)(ii): The permit confined space was not tested to determine if acceptable entry conditions existed before authorized entry was begun, if entry is authorized, continuously monitor entry conditions in the areas where authorized entrants are working, except that employers may use periodic monitoring in accordance with paragraph (e)(2) of this section for monitoring an atmospheric hazard if they can demonstrate that equipment for continuously monitoring that hazard is not commercially available:   a.  E E Robinson Park (Level Creek), 800 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Sugar Hill, GA - An employee was exposed to asphyxiation hazard. The employer did not continuously monitor the permit space to verify that atmospheric conditions remain acceptable during entry. The employer removed the manhole cover and purchased a flash light with the expectation that the employee would break the plain, on or about September 6, 2016.

Issued

2017-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(e)(3): The employer did not test for atmospheric hazards, test first for oxygen, then for combustible gases and vapors, and then for toxic gases and vapors:  a.  E E Robinson Park (Level Creek), 800 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Sugar Hill, GA - An employee was exposed to asphyxiation hazard. The employer did not perform pre-entry testing for oxygen content, flammable gases and vapors, and potential toxic air contaminants. The employer removed the manhole cover and purchased a flash light with the expectation that the employee would break the plain, on or about September 6, 2016.

Issued

2017-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(f): The employer did not provide an attendant outside a permit confined space for the duration of entry operations:  a.  E E Robinson Park (Level Creek), 800 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Sugar Hill, GA - An employee was exposed to asphyxiation hazard. The employer did not station at least one trained attendant outside a permit space to perform all attendant's duties. The employer removed the manhole cover and purchased a flash light with the expectation that the employee would break the plain, on or about September 6, 2016.

Issued

2017-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12346.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1207(a): The employer did not provide training to each employee whose work is regulated by this standard, at no cost to the employee, and did not ensure that the employee possessed the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of duties assigned under this standard:   a.  E E Robinson Park (Level Creek), 800 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Sugar Hill, GA - An employee was exposed to asphyxiation hazard. The employer did not provide training to workers on how to safely perform permit space duties before their first assignment and as necessary. The employer removed the manhole cover and purchased a flash light with the expectation that the employee would break the plain, on or about September 6, 2016.

Issued

2017-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12346.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1211(c)(1): The employer did not ensure that each authorized entrant must use a chest or full body harness, with a retrieval line attached at the center of the entrant's back near shoulder level, above the entrant's head, or at another point which the employer can establish presents a profile small enough for the successful removal of the entrant:  a. E E Robinson Park (Level Creek), 800 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Sugar Hill, GA - An employee was exposed to asphyxiation hazard. The employer did not ensure the entrant used a chest or full body harness, with a retrieval line attached at the center of the entrant's back. The employer removed the manhole cover and purchased a flash light with the expectation that the employee would break the plain, on or about September 6, 2016.

Issued

2017-01-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1211(c)(2): The employer did not ensure that each authorized entrant had the other end of the retrieval their line attached to a mechanical device or fixed point outside the permit space in such a manner that rescue can begin as soon as the rescuer becomes aware that rescue is necessary:  a.  E E Robinson Park (Level Creek), 800 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Sugar Hill, GA - An employee was exposed to asphyxiation hazard. The employer did not ensure that the entrant had a retrieval line attached to a mechanical device or fixed point outside the space to ensure rescue could begin as soon as necessary. The employer remove the manhole cover and purchased a flash light with the expectation that the employee would break the plain, on or about September 6, 2016.