OSHA Inspection: ANUVIA FLORIDA LLC

Issued

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,508 · Current $3,381 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(b)(2): The employer did not ensure that midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels, or equivalent intermediate members are installed between the walking-working surface and the top edge of the guardrail system as follows when there is not a wall or parapet that is at least 21 inches (53 cm) high:      (a) At the establishment - the mid rail was removed from around a hole below the Lump Buster Machine, creating a 6 feet fall hazard, on or about March 20, 2019.

Issued

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,763 · Current $5,072 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:      (a) At the establishment - authorized employees were allowed to do maintenance and/or repair on equipment such as but not limited to a Lump Buster without specific procedures with energy sources of electrical and air, on or about March 20, 2019.

Issued

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,763 · Current $4,058 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by:     a) At the warehouse, an employee was exposed to gears from the Lump Buster, while trouble shooting a issue in the warehouse, creating a amputation hazard, on or about March 2, 2019.

Issued

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,763 · Current $5,072 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(b)(2): Airhose and hose connections used for conducting compressed air to utilization equipment was not designed for the pressure and service to which they were subjected.    (a) At The establishment - located at the Hump Buster machine,  there was an air hose that was used in part to supply air to a pneumatic operation of the machine.  The air hose was attached to the hose fitting by a worm drive type hose clamp which was not designed for use on an air hose, thereby exposing the employees to the whipping action of the hose if the clamp were to come off, on or about March 20, 2019.