OSHA Inspection: BEASLEY FLOORING PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $4527.00 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:  On or about September 9, 2016, an employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 17 feet when there were guardrails on only three sides of the lower platform used to access the baghouse silo hatches.  There was no guardrail on the side opposite the bag house silo's wall.  The employee accessed the platform to loosen dust inside the silo.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $4527.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.27(d)(2)(ii): Landing platforms were not equipped with standard railings arranged to give safe access to the ladder.  On or about September 9, 2016, outside of the finishing and coating building, at the baghouse: a.  Ladder landing platform on the side next to the wall of the baghouse:  Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 32 feet in that no guardrails were installed.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $4527.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:  On or about September 6, 2016, there was no confined space sign on the bag house located outside the finishing building.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:  On or about September 6, 2016, employees were exposed to dust engulfment and struck-by hazards when entering or accessing the baghouse located outside the finishing building:   a.  Employees entered the top of the baghouse in order to change the bags.  The equipment was not locked out per the written lockout/tagout machine specific procedures for the equipment.  No permit was required.  Employees are exposed to moving parts such as fans and motors. b.  Employee breaks the plain of the baghouse silo in order to knock down dust bridges during truck loading.  The equipment is not locked out and no permit is required.  Employee is exposed to moving parts such as fans, motors, and screws.  Employee is exposed to engulfment from dust accumulation.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit:  On or about September 6, 2016, employees were exposed to struck-by and engulfment hazards in that no entry permits were prepared:  a. Employees entered the top of the baghouse to change out 540 bags.  There are fans and motors in the top of the baghouse. b.  Employee broke the plain of the lower part of the baghouse by opening the hatches to knock down dust bridges.  There are fans, motors, and an auger/screw in the lower part of the baghouse.  Dust accumulates in the lower section of the baghouse.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $4527.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:  On or about September 6, 2016, employees were not trained or training was not effective when employees entered the baghouse outside of the finishing building. a. Employees who entered the top of the baghouse to change the 540 dirty bags did not lockout out the equipment per the written machine specific procedures.  There are fans and motors in the top of the baghouse. b. Employee who broke the plain of the lower part of the baghouse in order to knock down dust with a pole was not aware that the lower section was a confined space.  No lockout/tagout was performed.  There are fans, motors, and screw/auger in the lower part of the baghouse.  Dust accumulates in the lower section of the baghouse.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  On or about September 15, 2016, employees use chemicals such as, but not limited to, machine oil, Waxilit, gasoline, diesel, and propane.  The employer did not have SDS for these chemicals.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2017-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and material safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:  On or about September 15, 2016, employees did not know that SDSs were now located online.  Employees used chemicals such as, but not limited to, diesel, gasoline, propane, machine oil, and Waxilit.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).