OSHA Inspection: M & J SALVAGE CORP.

Issued

May 3, 2017

Abate by

Oct 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(2)(i): Approved containers and portable tanks were not used:    Fuel removal area: Employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards when the employer did not provide approved fuel storage tanks.

Issued

May 3, 2017

Abate by

Oct 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(2)(ii): Each portable tank was not provided with one or more devices installed in the top with sufficient emergency venting capacity to limit internal pressure under fire exposure conditions to 10 p.s.i.g., or 30 percent of the bursting pressure of the tank, whichever is greater:    Fuel Removal area:  Employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards when the employer did not provide fuel storage tanks that were adequately vented.

Issued

May 3, 2017

Abate by

Oct 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(6)(iii): The flammable liquid storage area was not graded in a manner to divert possible spills away from buildings or other exposures or were not surrounded by a curb at least 6 inches high     Fuel Removal area: Employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards when the employer did not provide a storage area adequate to divert spills from buildings.

Issued

May 3, 2017

Abate by

Oct 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(7)(iii): Open flames and smoking were permitted in flammable liquid storage areas:    Fuel Removal area:  Employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards when the employer did not ensure open flames were eliminated or controlled.

Issued

May 3, 2017

Abate by

Oct 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors:    Fuel Removal area:  Employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards when the employer did not ensure ignition sources were eliminated or controlled.

Issued

May 3, 2017

Abate by

Oct 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 degree F (37.8 degree C), were dispensed into containers without the containers being electrically interconnected:    Fuel Removal area:  Employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards when the employer did not ensure the gasoline storage tank and dispensing containers were electrically interconnected.

Issued

May 3, 2017

Abate by

Oct 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    The employer did not ensure their employees had successfully completed training prior to operating powered industrial trucks.  Employees were exposed to struck by hazards.

Issued

May 3, 2017

Abate by

Oct 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 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:      The employer did not ensure that a written hazard communication program was developed.  Employees were exposed to fire and contact hazards when draining gasoline from salvage vehicle fuel tanks.

Issued

May 3, 2017

Abate by

Oct 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:       The employer did not ensure that the gasoline storage tank was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and hazards warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein.  Employees were exposed to fire and contact hazards.

Issued

May 3, 2017

Abate by

Oct 3, 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:          The employer did not ensure that safety data sheets were available for each chemical.  Employees were exposed to fire and contact hazards when draining gasoline from salvage vehicle fuel tanks.

Issued

May 3, 2017

Abate by

Oct 3, 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:      The employer did not ensure that employees received effective information and training on the chemicals in the work area.  Employees were exposed to fire and contact hazards.