OSHA Inspection: ASPHALT SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

Abate by

Mar 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,760 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fall hazards:  a)  At Asphalt Services, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about January 26, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to work from and transit to and from a pallet elevated by a forklift  exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 10 feet 11 inches to the ground below.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

Abate by

Mar 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,760 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to crush hazards while operating a forklift without a seatbelt:  a)  At 11045 Old Hwy 31, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about January 26, 2018 and at times prior; the  employer  allowed his employees to operate a powered industrial truck without ensuring the employee wore the seatbelt at all times exposing the employee to crush-by hazards.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

Abate by

Mar 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,760 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fall hazards:  a)  At Asphalt Services, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about January 26, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to work from and transit to and from a pallet elevated by a forklift and the pallet was not secured to the forklift exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 10 feet 11 inches to the ground below.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

Abate by

Apr 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  a)  At 11045 Old Hwy 31, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about January 26, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to operate a Powered industrial truck on the job site without first ensuring the employees were trained exposing the employees to struck-by and crush hazards.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

Abate by

Mar 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,760 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(iii): When the operator of an industrial truck is dismounted and within 25 ft. of the truck still in his view, the load engaging means shall be fully lowered, controls neutralized, and the brakes set to prevent movement.  a)  At Asphalt Services, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about January 26, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to work from a pallet elevated by an unattended powered industrial truck exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 10 feet 11 inches to the ground below.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

Abate by

Mar 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,760 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:    a)  At Asphalt Services, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about January 26, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to work and transit a work platform on a ladder jack scaffold and the work platform measured 12 inches wide exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 9 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

Abate by

Mar 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:    a)  At Asphalt Services, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about January 26, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to work and transit a work platform on a ladder jack scaffold and the work platform did not have a ladder to provide safe access requiring employees to climb over the platform exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 9 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

Abate by

Mar 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,760 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system:    a)  At Asphalt Services, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about January 26, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform roofing activities from a low slope roof without fall protection exposing them to a fall hazard of 13 feet 1 inch to the ground below.

Issued

Mar 13, 2018

Abate by

Apr 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,760 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a)  At Asphalt Services, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about January 26, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform roofing activities from a low slope roof without first ensuring the employees were trained on but not limited to the hazards of falls and how to set up fall protection exposing them to a fall hazard of 13 feet 1 inch to the ground below.