OSHA Inspection: DUNN ROAD BUILDERS

Issued

Dec 20, 2017

Abate by

Dec 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,310 · Current $2,586 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(11): Portable ladders used to gain access to an upper landing surface did not have side rails that extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface:    (a) Plant site - During the period July 24, 2017 through August 11, 2017 step ladder used by employee(s) to access drag chain did not extend above the landing surface.

Issued

Dec 20, 2017

Abate by

Jan 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,232 · Current $1,939 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    (a)  Plant Site - On or about July 14, 2017 employees performed servicing and maintenance activities on equipment including, but not limited to, silos and batchers which had multiple energy sources including pneumatic, electric and gravity.  Specific procedural steps had not been documented to control the hazardous energy.

Issued

Dec 20, 2017

Abate by

Jan 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,232 · Current $1,939 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed:    (a)  Plant site - On or about August 14, 2017 the employer had not certified that a periodic inspection of energy control procedures had been performed, such as but not limited to, the procedure to control the unexpected startup of drag chain conveyor while employee(s) removed asphalt build-up from doors.

Issued

Dec 20, 2017

Abate by

Dec 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,387 · Current $3,232 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:    (a) Plant site - During the period July 17, 3017 to August 11, 2017 temporary employee performing service or maintenance on equipment, such as burning silo doors, was not trained on the company's energy control procedure as required.

Issued

Dec 20, 2017

Abate by

Dec 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $5,324 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(8): Lockout or tagout was not performed only by the authorized employees who are performing the servicing or maintenance:    (a)  Plant site - During the period July 24, 2017 through August 11, 2017 each employee performing service or maintenance of equipment at top of silos did not apply a personal lockout device to power source.

Issued

Dec 20, 2017

Abate by

Dec 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(e)(2)(i): Before lockout or tagout devices were removed and energy was restored to the machine or equipment, authorized employees did not ensure that all employees had been safely positioned or removed from the work area:  (a)  Plant site - On or about July 24, 2017 and August 11, 2017 authorized employee did not ensure that employee burning door was safely positioned before the chain drag conveyor was re-started.

Issued

Dec 20, 2017

Abate by

Dec 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(i): A procedure was not utilized to afford the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device when servicing and/or maintenance was performed by a crew, craft:  (a)  Plant site - During the period July 24, 2017 through August 11, 2017 each employee performing service or maintenance of equipment at top of silos did not apply a personal lockout device to power source.  The non-written procedure in place where the operator or supervisor applied the lock for the employee(s) performing the task and the procedure did not provide equivalent protection.

Issued

Dec 20, 2017

Abate by

Dec 29, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v):  (a) Plant site - On or about August 11, 2017 employee(s) used portable propane tanks that were not labeled to fuel torch.