OSHA Inspection: A-1 JET, LLC

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $640 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not kept free and unobstructed:    (a) A-1 Jet, LLC at 3405 West Eide Drive in Sioux Falls, SD 57107: On or about and at times prior to September 13, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from hazards associated with emergency egress of the shop area in that the southeast emergency exit door was obstructed by overhanging materials on a nearby pipe rack. This condition exposed employees to hazards associated with emergency egress of the shop area.

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":    (a) A-1 Jet, LLC at 3405 West Eide Drive in Sioux Falls, SD 57107: On or about and at times prior to September 13, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from hazards associated with emergency egress of the shop area in that the southeast emergency exit door was not marked by a sign reading "Exit." This condition exposed employees to hazards associated with emergency egress of the shop area.

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(ii): Propane containers when stored inside were located near exits, stairways, or in areas normally used or intended for the safe exit of people:    (a) A-1 Jet, LLC at 3405 West Eide Drive in Sioux Falls, SD 57107: On or about and at times prior to September 13, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from fire hazards and hazards associated with emergency egress of the shop area in that propane cylinders used for the forklift onsite were stored in close proximity to the northwest emergency exit door of the shop area. This condition exposed employees to fire hazards and hazards associated with emergency egress of the shop area.

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,300 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedures, 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 was isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    (a) A-1 Jet, LLC at 3405 West Eide Drive in Sioux Falls, SD 57107: On or about and at times prior to September 13, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from caught-in, pinch-point, struck-by and similar hazards in that the company had not developed, implemented, and maintained an energy control program. This condition exposed employees to caught-in, pinch-point, struck-by and similar hazards.

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,300 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(i): The employer did not ensure that the point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, was guarded:      (a) A-1 Jet, LLC at 3405 West Eide Drive in Sioux Falls, SD 57107: On or about and at times prior to September 13, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from caught-in hazards when operation the  Amada Bendamatic 100 in that the point of operation was not guarded to prevent employee injury. This condition exposed employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:    (a) A-1 Jet, LLC at 3405 West Eide Drive in Sioux Falls, SD 57107: On or about and at times prior to September 13, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from caught-in hazards in that Craftsman 10-inch contractor saw (Model: 351.218330, Code No: 2009.08) was not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut. This condition exposed employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:    (a) (a) A-1 Jet, LLC at 3405 West Eide Drive in Sioux Falls, SD 57107: On or about and at times prior to September 13, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from struck-by hazards in that employees performed cross-cuts without the Craftsman 10-inch contractor saw (Model: 351.218330, Code No: 2009.08) not being equipped with kickback fingers. This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $640 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:     (a) A-1 Jet, LLC at 3405 West Eide Drive in Sioux Falls, SD 57107: On or about and at times prior to September 13, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from chemical hazards in that the company had not developed, implemented and maintained a written hazard communication program. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(6)(i) through (ii) of this section:    (a) A-1 Jet, LLC at 3405 West Eide Drive in Sioux Falls, SD 57107: On or about and at times prior to September 13, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from chemicals hazards in that not all hazardous chemicals in the shop were labeled or marked with the information under paragraphs (f)(6)(i) through (ii) of this section.

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:    (a) A-1 Jet, LLC at 3405 West Eide Drive in Sioux Falls, SD 57107: On or about and at times prior to September 13, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from chemicals hazards in that the company did not retain safety data sheets for all hazardous chemical used onsite. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    (a) A-1 Jet, LLC at 3405 West Eide Drive in Sioux Falls, SD 57107: On or about and at times prior to September 13, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from chemical hazards in that the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Dec 6, 2018

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, was not provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer:      (a) A-1 Jet, LLC at 3405 West Eide Drive in Sioux Falls, SD 57107: On or about and at times prior to September 13, 2018, the employer did not provide employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by the employer with information on respirators as presented in Appendix D.