OSHA Inspection: AG EQUIPMENT SPECIALTIES

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Dec 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    (a)  820 Petersburg Road, Carlisle, PA  - The employer did not assess the workplace to determine the hazards that necessitate the use of personal protective equipment, on or about July 10, 2017.     Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.177(c)(1)(i): The employer did not assure that no employee services any single piece rim wheel unless the employee has been trained and instructed in the correct and safe operating procedures described in 29 CFR 1910.177(g) for servicing single piece rim wheels.    (a)  820 Petersburg Road, Carlisle, PA - The employer did not ensure that employees had been trained in the correct and safe operating procedures described within the 1910.177 standard including precautions for preventing tire over inflation and the use of nonflammable lubricants, thereby exposing employees to injuries on or about, July 10, 2017.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.177(c)(3): The employer did not evaluate each employee's ability to service rim wheels safely:  (a)  820 Petersburg Road, Carlisle, PA - The employer did not evaluate each employee on their ability to safely the servicing of rim wheels to include but not limited to; overinflating a tire, using non-flammable lubricant to set the bead and standing out of the trajectory of a tire being inflated, thereby exposing employees to injuries on or about, July 10, 2017.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Feb 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.177(g): The employer did not establish a safe operating procedure for servicing single piece rim wheels which contained, at a minimum, the elements listed in 29 CFR 1910.177(g)(1) through (12).    (a)  820 Petersburg Road, Carlisle, PA - The employer did not establish a safe operating procedure for employees who serviced single piece rim wheels and did not assure that employees followed that procedure. On July 10, 2017 two employees suffered fatal injuries while servicing a single piece rim tire as the result of a tire explosion.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.177(g)(3): The employer did not establish safe operating procedures to ensure that employees apply nonflammable rubber lubricant to bead and wheel mating surfaces before assembly of rim wheel:  (a)  820 Petersburg Road, Carlisle, PA - The employer did not establish a procedure that identified that employees were to use a non-flammable lubricant when servicing tires.  The employees used TY 6350 John Deere Multi-Purpose Spray Lubricant, which is extremely flammable to set tire beads, on or about, July 10, 2017.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.177(g)(10): The employer did not ensure that procedures were implemented to ensure that tires on single piece rim wheels were not inflated above the maximum pressure recommended by the manufacturer to seat the tire bead firmly against the rim flange:  (a)  820 Petersburg Road, Carlisle, PA - The employer did not establish procedures to be followed which would ensure that tires were not inflated above the maximum pressure recommended by the manufacturer, on or about July 10, 2017.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.177(g)(6): A procedure was not developed for ensuring single piece rim wheels were contained within a restraining device, positioned behind a barrier or bolted on the vehicle with the lug nuts fully tightened during tire inflation:    (a)  820 Petersburg Road, Carlisle, PA - The employer did not establish a procedure that required the single piece rim wheel to be contained in a restraining device, positioned behind a barrier or the lug nuts fully tightened. On July 10,2017 employees inflated a tire with the lug nuts installed with only a few threads engaged onto the studs.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.177(g)(8): The employer did not establish a safe operating procedure to ensure that employees stay out of the trajectory when inflating a tire on a single piece rim wheel:    (a)  820 Petersburg Road, Carlisle, PA - The employer did not establish an operating procedure to ensure that employees were out of the trajectory path when inflating tires on single piece rim wheels. On July 10, 2017, two employees suffered fatal injuries while servicing a single piece rim tire when the tire exploded while the employees were standing in the trajectory path.      Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program including the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):     a) 820 Petersburg Road, Carlisle, PA  - The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program with respect to hazardous chemical such as but not limited to, REMA Tip Top Universal Mounting Paste (polymers and rust inhibitors), John Deere TY 6350 Multi-Purpose Spray Lubricant (xylene, Stoddard solvent) and John Deere Premium Ether Starting Fluid RE556468 (diethyl ether), on or about, July 10, 2017.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use  a) 820 Petersburg Road, Carlisle, PA - Employees worked with chemicals such as but not limited to REMA Tip Top Universal Mounting Paste (polymers and rust inhibitors), John Deere TY 6350 Multi-Purpose Spray Lubricant (xylene, stoddard solvent) and John Deere Premium Ether Starting Fluid RE556468 (diethyl ether) and the employer did not ensure safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical were available to employees, on or about, July 10, 2017.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:  a)  820 Petersburg Road, Carlisle, PA - The employer did not train the employees on the hazards of the chemicals in the work area, employees used chemicals such as but not limited to: REMA Tip Top Universal Mounting Paste (polymers and rust inhibitors), John Deere TY 6350 Multi-Purpose Spray Lubricant (xylene, stoddard solvent) and John Deere Premium Ether Starting Fluid RE556468 (diethyl ether), and the measures employees can take to protect themselves, on or about, July 10, 2017.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report the fatality of one or more employees to OSHA within eight (8) hours:    (a)  820 Petersburg Road, Carlisle, PA -  The employer failed to report the fatality of two employee to OSHA within eight hours for an incident occurring on July 10, 2017.     No abatement certification or documentation required.