OSHA Inspection: TEXAS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

May 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,434 · Current $2,660 Reduced

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:  a) At the facility, where employees working on blender platforms in excess of four feet were not protected from falling.  b) At the facility, where employees working on the liquid soap tank platforms in excess of four feet were not protected from falling.  c) At the facility, where employees working on the bag machine platforms in excess of four feet were not protected from falling.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

May 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,330 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  a) At the facility, employees were not medically evaluated prior to using 3M N95 respirators while operating the bagging and blending machines.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

May 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,330 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) At the facility, where employees using 3M N95 respirators while operating the bagging and blending machines had not been fit tested.  This condition exposed employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

May 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $415 · Current $249 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace with a a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  a) At the facility, where the employer did estimate employee exposure to respirable dust while operating the bag machine.  This condition exposed employees to inhalation hazards.  b) At the facility, where the employer did not estimate employee exposure to respirable dust while operating the blending machines.  This condition exposed employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

Apr 2, 2018

Abate by

May 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $415 · Current $249 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  a) At the facility, where the employer did not certify that employees had been trained and evaluated to operate the forklifts at the facility.