OSHA Inspection: COATING SYSTEMS, LLC

Issued

Apr 12, 2019

Abate by

May 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,415 · Current $1,208 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(10): (10) Any ladder with structural or other defects is immediately tagged "Dangerous: Do Not Use" or with similar language in accordance with �1910.145 and removed from service until repaired in accordance with �1910.22(d), or replaced.    On or about January 22, 2019, employees of Coating Systems, LLC. were using ladders that had structural defects in the following areas:    a) a 4 foot ladder located in the paint area with a wooden plank attached to the bottom of the ladder by screws that had been installed through the sides of the ladder.     b) a 6 foot ladder located near the blasting area with a wooden plank attached to the bottom of the ladder by screws through the sides of the ladder and a foot of the ladder being bent inward.

Issued

Apr 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(iv): (iv) Each employee is protected from falling into a ladderway floor hole or ladderway platform hole by a guardrail system and toeboards erected on all exposed sides, except at the entrance to the hole, where a self-closing gate or an offset must be used;  On or about January 22, 2019, employees accessing and working from the crushed glass platform were not protected by a self-closing gate or offset in the entrance of the guardrail system.

Issued

Apr 12, 2019

Abate by

May 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,415 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition.    On or about January 22, 2019, Coating Systems, LLC was utilizing a Clark Forklift Model #C500-55, Type G, Serial # 355-667-4046 with a broken safety belt.