OSHA Inspection: TANNER RECYCLING, INC.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,663 Reduced

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)  At the baler in the production area, on or about July 19, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure for employees that entered the baler to perform servicing or maintenance exposing them hazards associated with energizing, startup, or release of stored energy associated with the equipment.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Storage of material created a hazard:  (a) In the storage section of the outdoor covered production area, on or about July 19, 2018 and at times prior to, the employer allowed employees to walk through the area where bales of plastics were stored and regularly collapsed, exposing them to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $998 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(x): Flexible cords and cables were not protected from accidental damage, as might be caused, for example, by sharp corners, projections, and doorways or other pinch points.  (a)  On the south side of the Office Building, on or about July 19, 2018 and at times prior to, the electrical wiring associated with providing power to the structure was not protected from sharp corners and projections, resulting in an electrical/fire hazard.  (b)  In the rafters of the Production Area Shelter, on or about July 19, 2018 and at times prior to, the electrical wiring associated with providing power to the structure and baler was not protected from sharp corners and projections, resulting in an electrical/fire hazard.