OSHA Inspection: LARRY CUSHING ENTERPRISES, LTD

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3694.00 · Current $1845.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(8): The employer did not ensure that the top cap and the top step of a step ladder were not used as steps.    Casino Ride:  Employees were using the top cap and top step of the six foot step ladder to change light bulbs.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 is 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.  Casino Ride:  The employees, standing on the guardrail, surrounding the Casino ride, while changing light bulbs, were exposed to falls to lower levels.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $1810.00 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.    Casino and Dizzy Dragon rides:  The employer did not establish an energy control program for employees performing maintenance and service of amusement/carnival rides.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1847.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are maintained in a fully charged and operable condition and kept in their designated places at all times except during use.    Casino ride:  The fire extinguisher, available for employee use, was not fully charged.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section shall be visually inspected monthly.    Casino ride:  The fire extinguisher, available for employee use, was not visually inspected monthly.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are subjected to an annual maintenance check. Stored pressure extinguishers do not require an internal examination. The employer shall record the annual maintenance date and retain this record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell, whichever is less. The record shall be available to the Assistant Secretary upon request.    Casino ride:  The fire extinguisher, available for employee use, did not have an annual maintenance check.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $1810.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.    a) Casino ride booth: The four-inch surface mounted electrical box was not mounted to a solid surface as required by its listing and labeling.    b)  Dizzy Dragon:  The disconnect switch enclosure, used to enclose the 3-pole breaker, was not used according to its listing and labelling

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by this standard, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the following means:  Dizzy Dragon:  The metal enclosure, retrofitted by the employer to house a three-pole circuit breaker, exposed employees to live electric parts.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided that will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.  Casino ride: The flexible cord, on which the four-inch square surface mount box and flasher unit was suspended, was not equipped with strain relief.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.    a)  Casino ride operator's booth:  The unused half-inch side knock-out of four-inch, metal, surface mount junction box, hanging from a flexible cable was not effectively closed.    b)  Dizzy Dragon ride: The unused one-inch diameter hole, at the bottom of the breaker box, mounted on the operator's control pedestal, was not effectively closed.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4346.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.306(k)(1): Electric equipment and wiring methods in or on rides, concessions, or other units shall be provided with mechanical protection where such equipment or wiring methods are subject to physical damage.    Casino ride:  The wiring harness/bundle between the floor of the operator's booth and the foot switch were not protected from physical damage.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1085.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.    City Hall Plaza:  The employer did not have a written hazard communication program.