OSHA Inspection: BORDERLINE SERVICES, LLC

Issued

Jul 26, 2017

Abate by

Aug 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,620 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the methods specified in subparagraphs (A) through (C):      a)  At the bay facility, where an employee working from an Evergreen tanker, serial #N-41875, at an approximate height of 10 feet, was not protected from falling by any type of a fall protection system.

Issued

Jul 26, 2017

Abate by

Aug 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $1,955 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):    a) At the bay facility, a Hyster forklift (serial number #16242) with a defective seatbelt was in use, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Jul 26, 2017

Abate by

Aug 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,630 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    a)  At the northwest side of the bay building, an unused opening in an electrical junction box was not closed, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Jul 26, 2017

Abate by

Aug 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,629 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i): Equipment in hazardous (classified) location(s) was not approved for the ignitable or combustible properties of the specific gas, vapor, dust, or fiber that was or could be present:    a) On or about March 6, 2017, at the bay facility, an electrical power cord was in the hazardous area was not intrinsically safe, exposing employees to electrical hazards.    b) On or about February 15, 2017, at the bay facility, an electrical power cord in the hazardous area was not intrinsically safe, exposing employee to electrical hazards.

Issued

Jul 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $305 · Current $183 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(i)(9): Synthetic web sling was not immediately removed from service for having snags, cuts and tears:    a)  At Bay #4, a defective harness was not removed from service, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Jul 26, 2017

Abate by

Aug 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $305 · Current $183 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    a)  At the northwest side of the bay building, the circuit breakers in an electrical panel were not marked, exposing employees to electrical hazards.