OSHA Inspection: LEEDS WEST WISCONSIN, LLC

Issued

2018-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $5174.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  (a) A written Energy Control Program (Lockout/Tagout) was not developed and implemented to ensure employee(s) who perform maintenance, repair, and other associated mechanical diagnostic procedures on but not limited to The Challenger Lift  and other Vehicle service equipment were not exposed to unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy from mechanical equipment.

Issued

2018-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Written machine/equipment specific energy control procedures were not developed, documented, and utilized by authorized personnel to follow when performing maintenance, repair, and other associated mechanical diagnostic procedures on, but not limited to Challenger Vehicle lift model E10  and other manufacturing equipment and processes, this exposed employees to mechanical and Hydraulic energy sources.

Issued

2018-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee did not received training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.    (a) Authorized employees were not trained to properly isolate energy sources prior to performing maintenance or servicing of equipment.

Issued

2018-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):    (a)  Bay (4) Challenger Vehicle lift model E10: During maintenance Tag located on the challenger lift was not sufficient means to safely isolate machine from energy sources.

Issued

2018-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3142.00 · Current $1571.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(a)(1): Mixtures of fuel gases and air or oxygen that were explosive during oxygen fuel gas cutting were not guarded against:  (a)Portable Oxygen  Acetylene cutting torch: Mixture of fuel gases was not properly guarded against when standard hose clamps were used to repair/ reconnect gas hoses that had been damaged, this allowed  hose to pull away from fittings allowing the possibility of gas and oxygen mixture at a location other than the torch or burner head.

Issued

2018-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3142.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that at least one entrance of sufficient area was provided to give access to the working space about electric equipment 600 Volts, nominal, or less.    (a)  In the northwest corner of the service shop, the working space  around the two Electric Breaker Switch boxes was being used for the storage of a snow shovel and an automobile tire, which did not allow at least one sufficient entrance to the 120/240 volt  electrical panels.

Issued

2018-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(2): Where exposed electrically charged parts were not de-energized, safety-related work practices were not employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work is performed near or on equipment or circuits which are or may be energized. The specific safety-related work practices shall be consistent with the nature and extent of the associated electrical hazards:     (a) On or about February 15, 2018, an employee did not employ electrical safety-related work practices while working on or around the exposed 240 Volt AC energized electrical components within the Challenger vehicle lift electrical enclosure.  This exposed the employee to electrical arc flash hazards and electrical shock hazards.

Issued

2018-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards, were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:  (a)  On or about February  15, 2018, employees working on or around exposed 240 Volt AC energized electrical components extruding from the  electrical equipment enclosure did not use personal protective equipment, such as, but not limited to arc rated apparel, face shield, and voltage-rated gloves to protect against arc flash hazards and electrical shock hazards