OSHA Inspection: KNIGHT WASTE SERVICES

Issued

2018-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:      In the work shop of the waste services facility, employees were not provided with an operable eye wash station for emergency quick drenching and flushing of the eyes.

Issued

2018-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii):  Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a non-combustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance  rating of at least one-half hour:                                                                                                                 In the maintenance shop of the facility, the employer had oxygen cylinders stored with flammable acetylene cylinders and other mixture cylinders exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

2018-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1294.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): Each employer required by this part to keep records of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses did not record each fatality, injury and illness that was work related, a new case, and meets one or more of the general recording criteria:                                                           In the waste services facility, the employer did not record workplace injuries and illnesses on the OSHA 300 log.