OSHA Inspection: WRIGHT'S AUTO BODY & GLASS, INC.

Issued

Jul 12, 2019

Abate by

Aug 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $2,976 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(8): The employer did not ensure ladders were used only for the purposes for which they were designed:    (a) This violation occurred on or about March 14, 2019 between the paint shop building and the office buildings where a Werner 10 foot A-frame self-supporting ladder was placed on top of an air conditioning unit, in the closed position, and leaned up against the exterior wall of the paint shop building. This was done to allow three employees access to the roof of the offices and exposed them to a fall hazard of approximately 8 feet to the ground below.    (b) This violation occurred on or about March 14, 2019 between the paint shop building and the office buildings where a Werner 8 foot A-frame self-supporting ladder had been placed on top of the roof of the office building, in the closed position, and leaned up against the exterior wall of the paint shop building. This was done to allow three employees access to the roof of the paint shop building and exposed them to a fall hazard of approximately 8 feet to the roof below.

Issued

Jul 12, 2019

Abate by

Aug 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $2,976 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(13): Ladders were placed on boxes, barrels, or other unstable bases to obtain additional height:    (a) This violation occurred on or about March 14, 2019 in between the paint shop building and the office buildings where a Werner 10 foot A-frame ladder was placed on top of a Rheem air conditioning unit exposing employees ascending/descending the ladder to a fall hazard of approximately eight feet.

Issued

Jul 12, 2019

Abate by

Aug 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $4,976 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i): The employer did not ensure each employee is protected from falling through any hole (including skylights) that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level by one or more of the following: covers, guardrail systems, travel restraint systems, or personal fall arrest systems, as required by sub-items A through D of this section:      (a) This violation occurred on or about March 14, 2019 when employees working on installing guy-wires to an intake stack on the roof of the paint shop were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately seventeen (17) feet to the concrete floor below from an unguarded skylight.

Issued

Jul 12, 2019

Abate by

Aug 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $4,976 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 did not ensure each employee on a walking-working surface 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level was 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:    (a) This violation occurred on or about March 14, 2019 in the paint shop where an employee standing on a plywood covered wooden pallet was hoisted into the air approximately 12 feet to install nuts on the bottom of eyebolts protruding through the ceiling of the shop.

Issued

Jul 12, 2019

Abate by

Aug 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,001 Reduced

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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):    (a) This violation occurred on or about March 14, 2019 when the employer did not ensure that employees operating a Nissan model CPH01A1SV forklift were trained and evaluated.

Issued

Jul 12, 2019

Abate by

Aug 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident:    (a) The employer did not report to OSHA within eight hours the death of an employee on March 16, 2019 from injuries sustained at work from a fall through a skylight on March 14, 2019. The employer reported the death of the employee on March 21, 2019.

Issued

Jul 12, 2019

Abate by

Aug 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:  (a) The employer did not report to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours the hospitalization of an employee on March 14, 2019 from injuries sustained at work from a fall through a skylight. The employer reported the hospitalization of the employee on March 21, 2019.