OSHA Inspection: SAF HOLLAND, INC.

Issued

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,967 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(c):  Access and egress.  The employer must provide, and ensure each employee uses, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces.    The employer did not provide a safe means of access and egress while unhooking a two leg sling with j hooks from a 5th wheel part while standing on top of the frame of a metal rack approximately 31 inches in height.

Issued

May 16, 2017

Abate by

May 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,967 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5): If the truck is equipped with front-end attachments other than factory installed attachments, the user shall request that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally centered.    The employer used a forklift beam lifting attachment secured to the tine of a Caterpillar sit-down forklift without the truck being marked to show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally centered.

Issued

May 16, 2017

Abate by

Jun 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(G): Fork and attachment adaptation, operation, and use limitations;    The Company provided inadequate training to sit-down powered industrial truck operators to how to operate and properly secure the Caldwell Group forklift beam attachment used to lift 5th Wheel parts into slots of a  metal rack.

Issued

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,992 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): How quickly must each injury or illness be recorded? You must enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred.    The Company had not filled out the OSHA 301 Form or equivalent form completely on a recordable injury that occurred on April 6, 2017 until April 17, 2017.

Issued

May 16, 2017

Abate by

Jul 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(3)(i): In addition to the inspection required by paragraph (d) of this section, a thorough periodic inspection of alloy steel chain slings in use shall be made on a regular basis, to be determined on the basis of (A) frequency of sling use; (B) severity of service conditions; (C) nature of lifts being made; and (D) experience gained on the service life of slings used in similar circumstances. Such inspections shall in no event be at intervals greater than once every 12 months.    A two leg alloy steel chain sling used in conjunction with a Caldwell Group forklift beam attachment on a forklift to lift parts into a metal rack was last inspected on November 15, 2015.