OSHA Inspection: COLUMBUS CAR CLEANING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Feb 25, 2019

Abate by

May 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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. Located at 4881 Sinclair Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43229: On or about January 14, 2019, the employer failed to establish an energy control program to include specific procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections, resulting in the unexpected startup of the miter machine causing the victim to be caught in the miter machine.

Issued

Feb 25, 2019

Abate by

Apr 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, shall be guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section. Pulleys serving as balance wheels (e.g., punch presses) on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than six feet six inches (6 ft. 6 in.) from the floor or platform may be guarded with a disk covering the spokes.  a. Located at 4881 Sinclair Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43229: On or about January 14, 2019, where employees accessed the control room, there were unguarded pulleys on the high pressure pump for the prep gun, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.  b. Located at 4881 Sinclair Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43229: On or about January 14, 2019, where employees accessed the control room, there were unguarded pulleys on the high pressure pump for the Omni Wash, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

Feb 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Where both runs of horizontal belts are seven (7) feet or less from the floor level, the guard shall extend to at least fifteen (15) inches above the belt or to a standard height, except that where both runs of a horizontal belt are 42 inches or less from the floor, the belt shall be fully enclosed in accordance with paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section.  a. Located at 4881 Sinclair Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43229: On or about January 14, 2019, where employees accessed the control room, there were unguarded belts on the high pressure pump for the prep gun, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.  b. Located at 4881 Sinclair Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43229: On or about January 14, 2019, where employees accessed the control room, there were unguarded belts on the high pressure pump for the Omni Wash, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

Feb 25, 2019

Abate by

Apr 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings shall be effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.  a. Located at 4881 Sinclair Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43229: On or about January 14, 2019, where employees accessed the control room, there were unused openings in the side of the electrical box on the west side of the room, thereby exposing employees to an electrical contact hazard.  b. a. Located at 4881 Sinclair Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43229: On or about January 14, 2019, where employees accessed the control room, there were unused openings in the circuit breaker panel located on the east side of the room, thereby exposing employees to an electrical contact hazard.

Issued

Feb 25, 2019

Abate by

Apr 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,557 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings shall be provided with covers identified for the purpose. If metal covers are used, they shall be grounded. In completed installations, each outlet box shall have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy. Covers of outlet boxes having holes through which flexible cord pendants pass shall be provided with bushings designed for the purpose or shall have smooth, well-rounded surfaces on which the cords may bear.   a. Located at 4881 Sinclair Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43229: On or about January 14, 2019, where employees accessed the control room, the electrical cover for the Omni Wash junction box was missing, thereby exposing employees to an electrical contact hazard.

Issued

Feb 25, 2019

Abate by

Apr 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,556 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided that will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.   a. Located at 4881 Sinclair Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43229: On or about January 14, 2019, where employees accessed the control room, the electrical cable clamp was not secured to the Omni Wash junction box permitting a pull to be directly transmitted to the joints in the box, thereby exposing employees to an electrical contact hazard.