OSHA Inspection: AMERITEX PIPE & PRODUCTS, LLC

Issued

Nov 13, 2018

Abate by

Nov 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $3,234 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.140(c)(10)(i): The employer did not ensure that snaphooks and carabiners were not connected directly to webbing, rope, or wire ropes:    On or about May 31, 2018 in the fabrication area, employees were exposed to fall hazards when working on concrete pipes and culverts with a snaphook connected directly to the webbing of a lanyard.

Issued

Nov 13, 2018

Abate by

Dec 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.140(d)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that personal fall arrest systems were rigged in such a manner that the employee cannot free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) or contact a lower level.    On or about May 31, 2018 in the fabrication area, employees were exposed to fall hazards when working on concrete pipes and culverts with fall protection that was not set up in a way that would prevent an employee from striking a lower level or the ground.

Issued

Nov 13, 2018

Abate by

Feb 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $3,234 Reduced

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.    On or about May 31, 2018 in the fabrication area, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while cleaning an underground concrete form area and concrete mixers without evaluating the space to determine if they were permit required confined spaces.

Issued

Nov 13, 2018

Abate by

Dec 3, 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.   On or about May 31, 2018 in the fabrication area of the facility where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when working in an underground concrete form area, and around concrete mixers without danger or other equally effective means posted of the permit space.

Issued

Nov 13, 2018

Abate by

Feb 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $3,234 Reduced

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:    On or about May 31, 2018 in the mixer area, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while cleaning the concrete mixers without the employer having a confined space program.

Issued

Nov 13, 2018

Abate by

Feb 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $3,234 Reduced

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.      On or about May 31, 2018, on the RP and Variant lines, employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when performing cleaning tasks on machinery without having clear and specific procedures to control hazardous energy.

Issued

Nov 13, 2018

Abate by

Dec 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.   On or about May 31, 2018, at the facility where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when performing cleaning tasks when the energy control procedures were not reviewed annually.

Issued

Nov 13, 2018

Abate by

Dec 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible.  On or about May 31, 2018 employees were wearing filtering face piece respirators without being provided information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134.