OSHA Inspection: PET-AG INC.

Issued

Aug 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer must ensure all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:   a. On or about August 13, 2018, at the above referenced inspection site, the employer failed to ensure that all work areas and walking-working surfaces were kept free of accumulated dust. Employees were thereby exposed to slip/trip/fall and fire hazards.   c. On or about August 13, 2018, at the above referenced inspection site, the employer failed to ensure ladders were orderly stored on the second floor mezzanine where maintenance employees worked. Employees were thereby exposed to head injuries from the low clearance created by a ladder left leaning across a walkway.   There is no abatement certification of documentation required for this item.

Issued

Aug 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling:   a. On or about August 13, 2018, at the above referenced inspection site, the employer failed to ensure all electrical components making up an electrical extension cord were used as listed and labeled.  A metallic single gang box listed for wall mounting was used, with missing knockouts, at the end of a job made extension cord / pendant drop. Employees handling the box were thereby exposed to fire and shock hazards.   There is no abatement certification of documentation required for this item.