OSHA Inspection: CONCRETE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Feb 24, 2017

Abate by

Mar 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $1,811 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.    a)  The employer had not developed a written Energy Control Program for cleaning, servicing and maintaining the Batch Plant and Pipe Machine.

Issued

Feb 24, 2017

Abate by

Mar 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.   a) The employer had not developed a written energy control procedures for the Batch Plant and Pipe Machine.

Issued

Feb 24, 2017

Abate by

Mar 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.  a)  The employer had not trained each employee involved with the cleaning, servicing and maintaining of the Batch Plant and Pipe Machine in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.

Issued

Feb 24, 2017

Abate by

Mar 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $1,811 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)  On November 22, 2016, employees were not protected from the hazardous ingoing nip points created by the head pulleys, tail pulleys, idler rollers and belt direction changing wheels associated with the conveyor systems on the Batch Plant and Pipe Machine.

Issued

Feb 24, 2017

Abate by

Mar 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $1,811 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.    a)  On November 23, 2016, the Front Room Table Saw used for cutting PVC piping was not protected with a hood guard that enclosed the portion of the blade above the table and the exposed portion of the saw blade while cutting material or equivalent guarding.    b) On November 23, 2016, the Maintenance Shop Delta Table Saw used for cutting PVC piping was not protected with a hood guard that enclosed the portion of the blade above the table and the exposed portion of the saw blade while cutting material or equivalent guarding.

Issued

Feb 24, 2017

Abate by

Mar 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Each circular hand-fed ripsaw shall be guarded by a hood which shall completely enclose that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut. The hood and mounting shall be arranged so that the hood will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut but it shall not offer any considerable resistance to insertion of material to saw or to passage of the material being sawed. The hood shall be made of adequate strength to resist blows and strains incidental to reasonable operation, adjusting, and handling, and shall be so designed as to protect the operator from flying splinters and broken saw teeth. It shall be made of material that is soft enough so that it will be unlikely to cause tooth breakage. The hood shall be so mounted as to insure that its operation will be positive, reliable, and in true alignment with the saw; and the mounting shall be adequate in strength to resist any reasonable side thrust or other force tending to throw it out of line.  a)  On November 23, 2016, the Front Room Table Saw used for cutting plywood and other wood products was not protected with a hood guard that enclosed the portion of the blade above the table and the exposed portion of the saw blade with spreader and anti-kickback attachments while cutting wood products.  b) On November 23, 2016, the Maintenance Shop Delta Table Saw used for cutting plywood and other wood products  was not protected with a hood guard that enclosed the portion of the blade above the table and the exposed portion of the saw blade with spreader and anti-kickback attachments while cutting wood products.

Issued

Feb 24, 2017

Abate by

Mar 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,086 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: (I) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be complied for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas; and (ii) The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks (for example, the cleaning of reactor vessels), and the hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas.    a)  The employer had not developed or implemented a Hazard Communication Program.

Issued

Feb 24, 2017

Abate by

Mar 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 chemical 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 safety data sheets.  a) The employer had not trained their employees on the hazards associated with the chemicals used in their work areas, the methods to protect themselves from the chemical hazards and the other hazard communication training requirements.   An effective hazard communication training program includes, but is not limited to: 1. Information of the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard. 2. The operations where hazardous chemicals are present in the employees' work areas. 3. The locations where the written hazard communication program and the safety data sheets are readily available. 4. The methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area. 5. The physical, health and other hazards associated with the chemicals located in the employees' work areas. 6. The measures employees can take to protect themselves from the chemical hazards. 7. An explanation of the labeling system for shipped and workplace containers.

Issued

Feb 24, 2017

Abate by

Mar 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment.  a)  The employer had not implemented a hearing conservation program. On December 8, 2016, the Cement Operator was exposed to a 245 minute time weighted average of 88.4 dBA. The extrapolated 8 hour dosage is 72.6% and the extrapolated 8 hour time weighted average is 87.4 dBA.  An effective hearing conservation program includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1. Audiometric Testing. 2. Providing hearing protection for employee use. 3. Employee training on the Occupational Noise Exposure standard, the effects of noise to the employee and training on the purpose of audiometric testing. 4. Ensure the Occupational Noise Exposure standard is available to affected employees. 5. Recordkeeping of exposure monitoring and audiometric testing.

Issued

Feb 24, 2017

Abate by

Mar 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  a) The employer had not documented their informal workplace hazard assessments.

Issued

Feb 24, 2017

Abate by

Mar 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.  a) The employer had not provided training on the contents of the Respiratory Protection standard Appendix D to employees voluntarily wearing dust masks.

Issued

Feb 24, 2017

Abate by

Mar 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.  a) The employer did not certify that employees had received formal and practical training, and evaluation on the safe operation of forklifts.