OSHA Inspection: UMC ENERGY SOLUTIONS

Issued

Apr 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms and walking-working surfaces were not kept clean, orderly and in sanitary condition.      On or about October 18, 2018 and at times prior thereto, the employer failed to keep the shop, work floor and breakroom in a clean and sanitary condition, exposing employees to health hazards along with slip, trip and fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 5, 2019

Abate by

May 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(15): Walking-working surfaces not otherwise addressed. Except as provided elsewhere in this section or by other subparts of this part, the employer must ensure each employee on a walking-working surface 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by: (i) Guardrail systems; (ii) Safety net systems; or (iii) Personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems.      On or about October 18, 2018, and at times prior thereto, the employer failed to ensure employees working on top of the vessels are tied off at a higher connection and are protected from a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet to the concrete below.

Issued

Apr 5, 2019

Abate by

May 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):      On or about October 18, 2018, and at times prior thereto, the employer failed to ensure employees operating the powered industrial forklifts were trained, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Apr 5, 2019

Abate by

May 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service.      On or about October 18, 2018, and at times prior thereto, the employer failed to ensure daily inspections on the industrial trucks were conducted, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Apr 5, 2019

Abate by

May 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(e)(2)(ii): Bridge bumper(s) were not so designed and installed as to minimize parts falling from the crane(s) in case of breakage.      On or about October 18, 2018, and times prior thereto, the employer failed to ensure that all overhead cranes were equipped with bridge bumpers, exposing the employees to drop load hazards.

Issued

Apr 5, 2019

Abate by

May 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(v): Pendant control box(es) were not clearly marked for identification of functions.      On or about October 18, 2018, and at times prior thereto, the pendant control operating the overhead crane in the 2nd Bay did not have all of its functions properly identified, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Apr 5, 2019

Abate by

May 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3): Complete inspections of the crane was not being performed at intervals as generally defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii)(b) of this section.        On or about October 18, 2018, and times prior thereto, the employer failed to conduct annual crane inspections exposing the employees to drop load hazards.

Issued

Apr 5, 2019

Abate by

May 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(f)(1): Sling use. Employers must use only wire-rope slings that have permanently affixed and legible identification markings as prescribed by the manufacturer, and that indicate the recommended safe working load for the type(s) of hitch(es) used, the angle upon which it is based, and the number of legs if more than one.        On or about October 18, 2018, and times prior thereto, the employer used a set of wire-rope slings where the identification tags were illegible, exposing the employees to dropping load hazards.

Issued

Apr 5, 2019

Abate by

May 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(f)(5)(iii): Wire rope sling(s) that had kinking, crushing, bird caging or other damage resulting in distortion of the wire rope structure were not immediately removed from service.   On or about October 18, 2018, and times prior thereto, the employer failed to removed a set of wire-rope slings out of service due to kinking and distortion of the rope, exposing employees to dropping load hazards.

Issued

Apr 5, 2019

Abate by

May 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:      On or about October 18, 2018, and at times prior thereto, employer failed to ensure the foot pedals that control the rollers were guarded, exposing employees to rotating parts or struck by hazards.

Issued

Apr 5, 2019

Abate by

May 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields.      On or about October 18, 2018, and at times prior thereto, the employer failed to install protective welding screens in the different bays during welding operations exposing employees to health hazards.

Issued

Apr 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective.      On or about October 18, 2018, and at times prior thereto, the employer failed to ensure extension cords used in the plant had permanent and continuous path to ground, exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Apr 5, 2019

Abate by

May 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1): Openings through which conductors enter boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed.      On or about October 18, 2018, and at times prior thereto, the employer failed to ensure receptacle boxes were effectively closed, exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Apr 5, 2019

Abate by

May 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $10,608 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.254(d)(9)(iii): Cables with damaged insulation or exposed bare conductors were not replace.      On or about October 18, 2018, and at times prior thereto, in Bay 2, a Miller electric welder, had damaged cables exposing the employees to electrical shock hazards.    The UMC Energy was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (29 CFR 1910.254(d)(9)(iii)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number  1049297, citation number 1, item number 1,  and was affirmed as a final order on August 27, 2015, with a final abatement date of August 27, 2015 with respect to a workplace located at 3421 Sylvania Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76111.