OSHA Inspection: NORTH BREVARD AUTO SALVAGE

Issued

Jan 30, 2019

Abate by

Feb 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $11,934 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to a fire and explosion hazard:  (a) On or about August 1, 2018, employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards when using a powered tool to cut the vehicle's fuel line while in the process of dropping/removing the gas tank that contained gasoline/vapors.

Issued

Jan 30, 2019

Abate by

Feb 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $1,023 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): Where the employer had provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer did not provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:  (a) At the workplace, employees were not trained on fire extinguisher use; on or about 8/8/2018.

Issued

Jan 30, 2019

Abate by

Feb 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,705 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(2): Employee(s) stood or passed under the elevated portion of a powered industrial truck(s) that was loaded or empty:  a) In the yard, employees stood under the elevated forks of forklifts to remove parts from underneath vehicles that were positioned on the forks, exposing employees to a crushing hazard; on or about 8/1/2018.

Issued

Jan 30, 2019

Abate by

Feb 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $1,023 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which described how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) would be met:  (a) At the workplace, there was not a written hazard communication program for employees who were exposed to the hazards associated with the chemicals in salvaged vehicles including, but not limited to, gasoline and motor oil when pulling parts; on or about 8/8/2018.

Issued

Jan 30, 2019

Abate by

Feb 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain, in the workplace, copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  (a) At the workplace, there were no safety data sheets where employees were exposed to the hazards associated with the chemicals in salvaged vehicles including, but not limited to, gasoline and motor oil when pulling parts, on or about 8/8/2018.

Issued

Jan 30, 2019

Abate by

Feb 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,705 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye:  (a) The employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization of an employee on August 1, 2018.

Issued

Jan 30, 2019

Abate by

Feb 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  a) In the yard, a fire extinguisher was not identified with signage indicating its location, on or about 8/8/2018.

Issued

Jan 30, 2019

Abate by

Feb 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  a) At the workplace, forklift operators did not receive a forklift performance evaluation within three years of previous forklift training, exposing employees to struck-by and crushing hazards, on or about 8/8/2018.