OSHA Inspection: LANCASTER-FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY ACTION RECYCLING CENTER

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1847.00 · Current $1293.00 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.  At the work site, employees used fork lift trucks to move materials into, out of, and throughout the building.  Materials included, but were not limited to, 55 gallon drums, large plastic totes of petroleum products, pallets of materials, trailers, drums of fluids and boxes.  The employer did not ensure that one employee who operated the fork lift trucks had been trained to do so.

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition shall be removed from service. All repairs shall be made by authorized personnel.  a.  At the work site located at 1761 East Main Street, Lancaster, employees used fork lift trucks to move materials in, around and out of the building during sorting and processing.  The employer did not ensure that Caterpillar Fork lift truck Model 40B S/N 81M3677 had a working horn.  b.  At the work site located at 1761 East Main Street, Lancaster, employees used fork lift trucks to move materials in, around and out of the building during sorting and processing.  The employer did not ensure that the Clark Fork lift truck Model GCS25, S/N GX230-0418-9245KF had a working horn.

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily. Where industrial trucks are used on a round-the-clock basis, they shall be examined after each shift. Defects when found shall be immediately reported and corrected:  a.  At the work site located at 1761 East Main Street, Lancaster, employees used fork lift trucks to move materials in, around and out of the building during sorting and processing.  The employer did not ensure that each employee who operated the fork lift truck performed a safety check at the start of the shift.

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2463.00 · Current $1724.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.   a.  At the work site, employees on the sorting line tossed recycled plastic materials into three openings where a perforating device was located.  The employer failed to ensure that guards were in place to prevent ejected items from striking employees in the head, face, chest and arms.

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2463.00 · Current $1724.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  a.  The employer had not developed a Hazard Communication Program. At the work site, employees who sorted and processed recycled materials used chemicals and products that included (but were not limited to):  propane, hydraulic fluid, motor oils, antifreeze, paints, petroleum lubricants and unknown liquids.

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.  At the work site, employees who sorted and processed recycled materials sorted and handled chemicals and products that included (but were not limited to):  propane, hydraulic fluid, motor oils, antifreeze, paints, petroleum lubricants and unknown liquids.  The employer did not ensure that all chemicals were in containers with appropriate labeling.

Issued

2017-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.  a.  At the work site, employees who sorted and handled recycled materials used chemicals and products that included (but were not limited to):  propane, hydraulic fluid, motor oils, antifreeze, paints, petroleum lubricants and unknown liquids.  The employer had not trained employees about the hazards of the chemicals received and used at the work site.