OSHA Inspection: SGS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INC.

Issued

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8695.00 · Current $5698.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:    (a) On or about April 01, 2019 - 1 Kronospan Way, Eastaboga, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when they were not instructed on the hazards associated with disassembly of a structural I-beam and columns.

Issued

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5796.00 · Current $5796.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi): Industrial truck(s) in use did not meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks:    (a) On or about April 09, 2019 - 1 Kronospan Way, Eastaboga, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when employees drove industrial trucks with the forks elevated in violation of ANSI Standard B56.1-1969, Paragraph 604 TRAVELING, Subparagraph G3 which states the following:  On all grades the load and load engaging means shall be tilted back if applicable, and raised only as far as necessary to clear the road surface.

Issued

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):      (a) On or about April 09, 2019 - 1 Kronospan Way, Eastaboga, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when an employee with no previous experience was certified to drive a forklift.

Issued

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11934.00 · Current $8500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.754(a): Structural stability was not maintained at all times during the erection process:    (a) On or about April 01, 2019 - 1 Kronospan Way, Eastaboga, AL, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when a column fell during disassembly of a structural I-beam and columns.

Issued

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1450.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A log of all recordable work-related injuries and illness (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent) was not completed in the detail required by the regulation:    (a) On or about April 11, 2019 - 1 Kronospan Way, Eastaboga, AL, the employer had not completed the OSHA form in the detail required by the regulation for entries such as case #6 where no information was documented in columns G, H, I, J, K, L, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, or M6 and case #7 where no information was documented in columns G, I, J, K, L, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6 and the number of days away were incorrectly reported in Column H.

Issued

2019-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1450.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3): The 300A annual summary was not certifyed by a company executive to ensure  that he or she has examined the OSHA 300 Log and that he or she reasonably believes, based on his or her knowledge of the process by which the information was recorded, that the annual summary is correct and complete:    (a) On or about April 11, 2019 - 1 Kronospan Way, Eastaboga, AL, a company executive had not signed the OSHA 300A for 2018.