OSHA Inspection: CONTINENTAL SCRAP METALS, LLC

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Feb 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,346 · Current $3,042 Reduced

Hazardous substances 073115202610

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i): Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed:    Lunch room:  The lunch room was not kept clean to the extent as possible, where metal, such as (but not limited to) Copper and Zinc Oxide were found on the table top, chair, in the microwave and in the refrigerator.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Feb 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:   Lunch Room:  All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable where lead accumulations were found on door handle and inside the employee's refrigerator used for storing consumable food products/items.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Mar 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $2,028 Reduced

Hazardous substances 073115202610

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    Facility:  The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace where employees are performing tasks such as (but not limited to) cutting metals, dry sweeping, handling oils with products that contain hazards metals and oils such as (but not limited to) Lead, Copper, Zinc Oxide, Antifreeze, and Freon.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Feb 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $2,028 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates and markings were in place:    Facility:  The following power industrial trucks did have nameplates and markings attached to them.            a. Caterpillar powered industrial truck #2, Model C6000, Serial Number AT83F00802.          b. Caterpillar powered industrial truck #4, Model C6000-LP, Serial Number AT83F10255.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(5): The employer did not evaluate the competency of the operator who had previously received training appropriate to the truck and working conditions encountered.    Facility: Each powered industrial truck operator was evaluated for competency for the powered industrial trucks at the jobsite.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):  Retail Division:   1.  The emergency brake on the Toyota powered industrial truck used to load and unload items was not adequately adjusted and was not taken out of service until the emergency brake had been properly adjusted.   2.  The tires on the Toyota powered industrial truck used to load and unload items were in disrepair whereby large portions of rubber was missing from the tires.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Mar 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,346 · Current $3,042 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:    Facility:  The employer did not perform an initial determination to determine if any employee exposed to lead may be exposed to lead at or above the action level.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Mar 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(m)(1)(iii): Employers shall include lead in the hazard communication program established to comply with the HCS (� 1910.1200). Employers shall ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of lead and to safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (l) of this section.    Facility:  The employer did not include lead in the hazard communication program.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Mar 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $2,028 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    Facility: A written hazard communications program was not developed and implemented that met the criteria specified in 29 CFR1910.1200(f), (g) and (h) in that topics such as but not limited to pictograms, signal words, product identification, hazard statements, precautionary statements.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Mar 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers 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 have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.    Facility:  Each employee required to work with and handle metals and chemicals such as (but not limited to) lead, copper, Zinc Oxide, propane, antifreeze, freon and oils were not provided with information and training on the hazardous products and chemicals at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into the work area.

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Feb 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A log of all recordable work-related injuries and illness (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent) was not completed in the detail required by the regulation.    Facility:  The employer did not maintain the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, OSHA 300 Log, the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, 300A form and the Injury and Illness Incident Reports, OSHA 301 forms or equivalent for the calendar years 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 (five years).

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Feb 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:  Facility:  A workplace hazard assessment was not conducted of the workplace to determine if hazards were present or likely to be present which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

Dec 14, 2017

Abate by

Feb 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  Facility:  Each employee using dust masks on a voluntary basis was not provided with the information contained within Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.