OSHA Inspection: KIWI TRUCKING, LLC

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $9,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(ii): Suitable extinguishing equipment was not maintained in a state of readiness for instant use:    (a) Jobsite - On or about November 21, 2016, fire extinguishing equipment, e.g. portable fire extinguisher was not maintained in a state of readiness for instant use.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(v): Where combustible materials such as paper clippings, wood shavings, or textile fibers were on the floor, the employer did not ensure that the floor was swept clean for a radius of 35 feet (10.7 m) from the cutting or welding operation:  (a) Jobsite - On or about November 21, 2016, combustibles material on the work area floor was not swept clean for a safe distance around the cutting operation.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $800 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:    Facility - (a) On or about November 21, 2016, employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to diesel fuel, oxygen, acetylene and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) and were not provided with a Hazard Communication program.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:     (a) Facility - On or about November, 2016 an employee was involved in a work-related accident which resulted in a fatality.  The employer failed to report the incident to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) within eight (8) hours.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identified the workplace evaluated; the person which certified that the evaluation had been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identified the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  (a) Jobsite - On or about November  30, 2016, the employer did not have a written certification verifying that the required hazard assessment for PPE needed to protect employee's eye/face, head, hands and feet had been done.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  (a) Jobsite - On or about November 21, 2016 portable fire extinguisher located in the work area was not mounted and identified.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:  (a) Jobsite - On or about November 21, 2016 the employer did not ensure that a portable fire extinguisher was subjected to an annual maintenance check.

Issued

Mar 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Jobsite - On or about November 30, 2016, the employer placed a portable fire extinguisher in the work area without providing a familiarization program and incipient stage ire fighter training.