OSHA Inspection: FULLINGTON TRAILWAYS LLC

Issued

Feb 27, 2018

Abate by

Mar 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,652 · Current $4,910 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(iii): Each employee was not protected from falling into a stairway floor hole by a fixed guardrail system on all exposed sides, except at the stairway entrance:     (a)  SERVICE GARAGE - The floor opening for the stairway leading to the service pit located in the service garage 58 inches above the lower level was not provided with guardrails on the open sides, which thereby exposed employee(s) to fall hazards, on or about November 1, 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

Feb 27, 2018

Abate by

Mar 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(8): The employer did not provide protection for repair pits less than ten feet deep in accordance with the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(8)(i) through (b)(8)(iii):  (a)  Service Garage, Repair Pit - Employees performed vehicle service and repair work in the service garage near a repair pit that measured approximately 54 inches deep.  The employer had not adequately marked the pit area or otherwise restricted access to the repair pit area to only employees who had been trained and authorized to work near the pit, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards, on or about November 1, 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

Feb 27, 2018

Abate by

Mar 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $9,545 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) SERVICE GARAGE - The employer did not develop and implement a procedure for securing vehicles from unwanted movement while performing servicing and maintenance activities on buses, which thereby exposed employees to serious injuries.  On October 31, 2017, an employee was fatally injured when a 2000 MCI D Series 47 passenger Motor Coach traveled backwards over the employee after the engine of the bus had been started.  The brakes had not been set and the bus had not been secured in any other way while the servicing activities were taking place.    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

Feb 27, 2018

Abate by

Mar 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):  (a) SERVICE GARAGE - Employees performed servicing and maintenance activities on vehicles, including a 2000 MCI D Series 47 passenger Motor Coach, and the employer did not ensure that the employees had utilized any means to secure the bus from unwanted movement, which thereby exposed employees to serious injuries, on or about October 31, 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

Feb 27, 2018

Abate by

Mar 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $9,545 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices:    (a) SERVICE GARAGE - The employer did not ensure that employees who performed vehicle services had been trained to secure the vehicles from unwanted movement during the servicing activities, on or about October 31, 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.