OSHA Inspection: J. E. GIBSON INC.

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Abate by

Feb 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $2,315 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)  Transfer Area, on or about 10/6/16:  Open-sided platforms were not guarded with standard railings to prevent workers from falling 9 to 14 feet to the ground below.    b)  Old Tool Room, Second Floor, on or about 10/6/16:  Open-sided floor was not guarded with standard railings to prevent workers from falling approximately 8 feet to the concrete floor below.

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Abate by

Feb 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,390 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:    a)  At the facility, on or  about 10/6/16:  Employees were not  provided with training on the use and application of portable fire extinguishers initially and annually thereafter.

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Abate by

Jan 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,390 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:    a)  Maintenance Shop, on or about 10/6/16:  Dayton bench grinder, right side was not equipped with an adjustable tongue guard at the top.  The abrasive wheel was positioned 1-3/4 inches from the top peripheral member.

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Abate by

Jan 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  a)  Old Tool Room, Second Floor, on or about 10/6/16:  Compressor was not equipped with a guard over the belt and pulley drive.  Employees exposed the to the in-running points where the belt and pulley meet.

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Abate by

Jan 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  a)  Old Tool Room, Second Floor, on or about 10/6/16:  Compressor was not equipped with a guard over the belt and pulley drive.  Employees exposed the to the in-running points where the belt and pulley meet.

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Abate by

Jan 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $2,315 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):      a)  Old Tool Room, Second Floor, on or about 10/6/16:  Single phase, 240 Volt compressor had exposed live parts that were not guarded against accidental contact.

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Abate by

Feb 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,390 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a)  J. E. Gibson Inc. dba Cardinal Carriers Cardinal Disposal, on or about 10/6/16:  The employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met.

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Abate by

Feb 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:(a)(   a)  J. E. Gibson Inc. dba Cardinal Carriers Cardinal Disposal, on or about 10/6/16:   The employer did not maintain at the workplace a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use.

Issued

Jan 13, 2017

Abate by

Feb 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a)  J. E. Gibson Inc. dba Cardinal Carriers Cardinal Disposal, on or about 10/6/16:  The employer had provided information and training on the hazardous chemicals being used in the work place.  Hazardous chemicals used include but are not limited to:  motor oil, hydraulic fluid, transmission fluid, compressed gases and paint thinner.