OSHA Inspection: DETROIT CHASSIS, LLC

Issued

Apr 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,577 · Current $3,020 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(c): 29 CFR 1910.22(c): The employer did not ensure that each employee used a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces:    a) On March 14, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees used safe means of access to perform inventory in the low volume storage area. An employee fell and was hospitalization while utilizing a pallet to view the parts on the shelving unit.

Issued

Apr 25, 2019

Abate by

May 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $5,683 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer shall make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure, and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up to all employees who have had an exposure incident.    a)  On or about March 14, 2019 at the facility in Avon, OH, the employer did not make available the Hepatitis B vaccination within 10 working days of the initial assignments to all employees who have occupational exposure.

Issued

Apr 25, 2019

Abate by

May 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer did not train each employee with occupational exposure in accordance with the requirements of this section:   a)  On or about March 14, 2019 at the Avon, OH facility the employer did not assure the each employee with occupational exposure was trained in accordance with 1910.1030.  Such training should have taken place at the time of the employees initial assignment, and should have covered items such as, but not limited to, a copy of the regulatory text of 1910.1030 regulation, explanations of the modes of transmission of bloodborne pathogens and a general explanation of the epidemiology and symptoms of bloodborne diseases.

Issued

Apr 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $5,683 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye.    a)  On or about March 14, 2019, at the Avon, Ohio facility the employer did not report to the local OSHA office of an employee hospitalization within twenty-four hours. An employee was hospitalized with injuries on March14, 2019 after the employee fell approximately 3 feet from a pallet. The Toledo area office was notified of the hospitalization on March 18, 2019.