OSHA Inspection: CLEAR CREEK SKIING CORPORATION

Issued

May 3, 2018

Abate by

May 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $9,239

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:  (a) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444:  On and preceding December 28, 2017, the employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces.  Lift maintenance personnel entered the space adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift to remove snow and ice and to inspect the rollers with the lift running.  The space adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift consisted of a tunnel approximately 75 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet high, with only one entrance/exit at the top of the tunnel.  The Mini Carpet Lift included a moving conveyor belt and rollers operating through the length of the tunnel, and powered rollers and belt tensioners at one end of the tunnel.  The employer did not evaluate this tunnel to determine if this work space included any recognized serious safety or health hazards that would classify the tunnel as a permit-required confined space.  This condition exposed employees to the hazard of getting caught in the rollers and moving parts.

Issued

May 3, 2018

Abate by

May 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:  (a) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444:  On and preceding December 28, 2017, the employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces.  Lift maintenance personnel entered the space adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift to remove snow and ice and to inspect the rollers with the lift running.  The space adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift consisted of a tunnel approximately 75 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet high, with only one entrance/exit at the top of the tunnel.  The Mini Carpet Lift included a moving conveyor belt and rollers operating through the length of the tunnel, and powered rollers and belt tensioners at one end of the tunnel.  The employer did not post danger signs at the entrance of the space, and the employer did not train personnel on the existence and dangers of this permit space.  This condition exposed employees to the hazard of getting caught in the rollers and moving parts.

Issued

May 3, 2018

Abate by

May 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $9,239

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:  (a) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444:  On and preceding December 28, 2017, when the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146.  Lift maintenance personnel entered the space adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift to remove snow and ice and to inspect the rollers with the lift running.  The space adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift consisted of a tunnel approximately 75 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet high, with only one entrance/exit at the top of the tunnel.  The Mini Carpet Lift included a moving conveyor belt and rollers operating through the length of the tunnel, and powered rollers and belt tensioners at one end of the tunnel.  The employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146 for employees entering the tunnel adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift.  This condition exposed employees to the hazard of getting caught in the rollers and moving parts.

Issued

May 3, 2018

Abate by

May 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:  (a) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444:  On and preceding December 28, 2017, the employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146.  Lift maintenance personnel entered the space adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift to remove snow and ice and to inspect the rollers with the lift running.  The space adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift consisted of a tunnel approximately 75 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet high, with only one entrance/exit at the top of the tunnel.  The Mini Carpet Lift included a moving conveyor belt and rollers operating through the length of the tunnel, and powered rollers and belt tensioners at one end of the tunnel.  The employer did not provide permit-required confined space training so that the employees working in the Mini Carpet Lift tunnel acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146.  This condition exposed employees to the hazard of getting caught in the rollers and moving parts.

Issued

May 3, 2018

Abate by

May 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(h)(1): The employer did not ensure that all authorized entrants knew the hazards that could be faced during entry, including information on the mode, sign or symptoms, and consequences of the exposure:  (a) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444:  On and preceding December 28, 2017, the employer did not ensure that all authorized entrants knew the hazards that could be faced during entry.  Lift maintenance personnel entered the space adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift to remove snow and ice and to inspect the rollers with the lift running.  The space adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift consisted of a tunnel approximately 75 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet high, with only one entrance/exit at the top of the tunnel.  The Mini Carpet Lift included a moving conveyor belt and rollers operating through the length of the tunnel, and powered rollers and belt tensioners at one end of the tunnel.  The employer did not ensure that all authorized entrants knew the hazards that could be faced during entry, including information on the recognized serious safety hazards.  This condition exposed employees to the hazard of getting caught in the rollers and moving parts.

Issued

May 3, 2018

Abate by

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $12,934

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) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444:  On and preceding December 28, 2017, the employer did not ensure that procedures were developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section in the following instances:    1)  Lift maintenance personnel entered the space adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift to remove snow and ice and to inspect the rollers with the lift running.  The space adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift consisted of a tunnel approximately 75 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet high, with only one entrance/exit at the top of the tunnel.  The Mini Carpet Lift included a moving conveyor belt and rollers operating through the length of the tunnel, and powered rollers and belt tensioners at one end of the tunnel.  The employer did not develop and utilize energy control procedures to prevent exposure to the rollers and moving parts.  This condition resulted in the fatality of a maintenance employee who was caught in the rollers and moving parts.    2)  The employer did not develop, document, and utilize energy control procedures for chair lifts when performing maintenance on these lifts.  The chair lifts included multiple energy sources, such as, but not limited to, electrical and gravity, and the employer did not develop, document, and utilize specific procedures to be used for maintenance activities on these lifts.  This condition resulted in exposure to amputation hazards associated with rotating and moving parts.

Issued

May 3, 2018

Abate by

May 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $9,239

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:  (a) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444:  On and preceding December 28, 2017, the employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed.  Employees performed maintenance on equipment subject to the lockout tag out standard, such as, but not limited to, carpet and chair lifts.  The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure the procedure was followed.  This condition exposed employees to the hazards associated with rotating and moving parts.

Issued

May 3, 2018

Abate by

May 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444:  On and preceding December 28, 2017, the employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed.  Employees performed maintenance on equipment subject to the lockout tag out standard, such as, but not limited to, carpet and chair lifts.  The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed.  This condition contributed to the exposure of maintenance employees to the hazards associated with rotating and moving parts.

Issued

May 3, 2018

Abate by

May 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $9,239

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) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444:  On and preceding December 28, 2017, the employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees.  Employees performed maintenance on equipment subject to the lockout tag out standard, such as, but not limited to, carpet and chair lifts.  The employer did not provide adequate training on the energy control procedures.  This condition exposed employees to the hazards associated with rotating and moving parts, and contributed to the fatality of a maintenance employee performing work on the Mini Carpet Lift.

Issued

May 3, 2018

Abate by

May 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv): The employer did not certify that employee training had been accomplished:    (a) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444:  On and preceding December 28, 2017, the employer did not certify that employee training had been accomplished.  Employees performed maintenance on equipment subject to the lockout tag out standard, such as, but not limited to, carpet and chair lifts.  The employer did not certify that training on energy control procedures had been accomplished.  This condition contributed to the exposure of maintenance employees to the hazards associated with rotating and moving parts.

Issued

May 3, 2018

Abate by

May 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $9,239

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  (b) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444:  On and preceding December 28, 2017, the employer did not ensure that one or more methods of machine guarding was provided to protect lift operators and lift maintenance personnel in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks.  An electrically powered apparatus called a Snow Chute was used to pull snow from under the Mini Carpet Lift, and then move it out through the top through an opening measuring approximately 8"x14".  Both lift operators and lift mechanics working in close proximity to the Snow Chute were exposed to amputation hazards from rotating parts.

Issued

May 3, 2018

Abate by

May 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,544 · Current $5,544

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:  (a) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444:  On and preceding December 28, 2017, 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.  Lift maintenance employees worked with certain chemicals such as, but not limited to, brake cleaners, lubricants, adhesives, and solvents.  The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program which describes how labeling, safety data sheets, and training will met.

Issued

May 3, 2018

Abate by

May 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444:  On and preceding December 28, 2017, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area.  Lift maintenance employees worked with certain chemicals such as, but not limited to, brake cleaners, lubricants, adhesives, and solvents.  The employer did not provide effective training on these chemicals, including information on updated safety data sheets.

Issued

May 3, 2018

Abate by

May 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444:  On and preceding December 28, 2017, the employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).  Lift maintenance employees were exposed to electrical hazards, chemical hazards, and mechanical hazards that necessitated the use of personal protective equipment.  The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

May 3, 2018

Abate by

May 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):  (a) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444:  On and preceding December 28, 2017, the employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification.  Lift maintenance employees were exposed to electrical hazards, chemical hazards, and mechanical hazards that necessitated the use of personal protective equipment.  The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2).