OSHA Inspection: STEWARTS AMUSEMENT CO., INC.

Issued

2017-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $3770.00 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.    WORKSHOP:   The employer had not established and implemented a site specific hazardous energy control lockout/tagout program consisting of machine specific step-by-step written procedures and employee training for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) Frog Hopper Ride and Amusement Rides of Stewarts Amusement.

Issued

2017-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.   WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established  and implemented step-by-step hazardous energy control procedures in machine specific for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the  Frog Hopper Ride and additional rides at Stewarts Amusement.    On/or about March 8, 2017, the tower/boom that was hoisted up with two unsecured wooden blocks on the fence of the ride fell down onto an employee while the employee was working in a very narrow space between the frame of the ride and the tower/boom to replace of the cables , and the employee sustained very serious injuries form the incident.

Issued

2017-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall 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.   WORKSHOP:  The employees, as authorized, affected and/or other types were not provided with training and information in the controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of revised energy sources (lockout/tagout) during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Frog Hopper Ride and Stewarts Amusement equipment.

Issued

2017-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall 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).    WORKSHOP: The employer did not ensure through performing training and evaluation that the operators of the powered industrial trucks (PIT) were competent to operate the PITs safely at all times.