OSHA Inspection: CAPITAL CONCRETE CO.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3141.00 · Current $3141.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B):  The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy:   The employer is failing to protect employees from struck by and crushing hazards associated with servicing and maintaining equipment with stored energy.  This was most recently documented on March 22, 2018 at the facility located at 431 A Street, Lincoln, NE 68501 where the employer has developed inadequate written specific procedures for the maintenance of the bridge tags on the fleet of Mack concrete mixer trucks.  The procedures do not identify gravity and hydraulic pressure as potential sources of stored energy nor do they provide instruction on methods to secure the bridge tag to prevent it from swinging down and striking an employee.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):  The employer is failing to protect employees from struck by and crushing hazards associated with servicing and maintaining equipment with stored energy.  The most recent occurrence of this was documented to occur on March 22, 2018 at the facility located at 431 A St. Lincoln, NE 68501when an employee was servicing the bridge tag on a Mack 713 concrete mixer truck without using the a means to secure it and isolate it from the forces of the gravity that caused the bridge tag swing and injure an employee.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3141.00 · Current $3141.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:  The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by and crushing hazards in that, periodic inspections were not performed annually with authorized employees to ensure they effectively utilize lockout/tagout procedures for protection from hazardous energy sources while servicing and maintaining equipment such as concrete trucks containing stored gravity and hydraulic pressure energy  This was most recently documented to occur on 3/22/2018 during this inspection at the facility located at 431 A Street, Lincoln, NE 68501 where the last prior periodic inspection performed by the employer was in 2015.

Issued

2018-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  The employer is failing to evaluate employees' exposure to respiratory contaminants in the workplace located at 431 A Street, Lincoln, NE 68501.  This was most recently documented to occur on 3/19/2018 and at times prior when employees were required to chip-out concrete in the batch mixer without an evaluation of exposure to respirable dust and crystalline silica to determine if respiratory protection was needed.

Issued

2018-07-06 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:  The employer is failing to document the energy control procedure required for maintenance on the 20 cubic yard Coneco concrete batch mixer.  This was most recently documented to occur on or about March 19, 2018 and dates prior in the workplace located at 431 A Street, Lincoln, NE 68501.  A machine specific lockout/tagout procedure was not developed for the this equipment that explains hazardous energy sources, the proper sequence for de-energization, and specific energy isolation points for multiple energy sources such as the multiple electrical motors and conveyor feeds.