OSHA Inspection: PATRIOT READY MIXED CONCRETE, LLC

Issued

2017-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8873.00 · Current $6211.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  On or about 1/12/17 at 200 Jackson Road, Jackson, GA: Employees preparing to manufacture concrete were working inside the concrete batch plant sand bin breaking up frozen sand without being provided specific written emergency control procedures by the employer to protect them from startup of the equipment.  On 1/10/17 one employee was hospitalized after being caught-in the sand bend of the concrete batch plant, while the equipments, electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical energy sources were not de-energized and locked or tagged out.

Issued

2017-02-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:  On or about 1/12/17 at 200 Jackson Road, Jackson, GA: Authorized employees breaking up frozen sand in the concrete batch plant were not provided training to be able to recognize the hazardous energy source that were not de-energized.  On 1/10/17 one employee was hospitalized after being caught-in the sand bin of the concrete batch plant, while the equipments, electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical energy sources were not de-energized and locked or tagged out.