OSHA Inspection: ROYAL OAK ENTERPRISES LLC

Issued

2020-06-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1082.00 · Current $1082.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  The employer failed to provided to OSHA a certificate of abatement for the citations issued on February 20, 2020 for the facility located at 150 Royal Oak Dr. Branson, MO. The certifications were due to OSHA by March 17, 2020 and were not provided.

Issued

2020-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12723.00 · Current $11959.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(1):     Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not implement the measures necessary to prevent unauthorized entry:    The employer is failing to protect employees from caught-in, laceration, and amputation hazards associated with unauthorized entry into permit required confined spaces. This was most recently documented on September 5, 2019 at a worksite located at 1010 Century Ave, Branson, Missouri when the  employer did not implement the measures necessary to prevent unauthorized entries into the coke hopper of the 3 Hopper Rocket Launcher.

Issued

2020-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12723.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations:    The employer is failing to protect employees from caught-in, laceration, and amputation hazards. This was most recently documented on September 5, 2019 at a worksite located at 1010 Century Ave, Branson, Missouri when the employer did not implement and enforce adequate procedures to protect  the employees cleaning out the coke hopper of the 3 Hopper Rocket Launcher.

Issued

2020-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12723.00 · Current $11959.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(6): The employer did not provide at least one attendant outside the permit space into which entry was authorized for the duration of entry operations:    The employer is failing to protect employees from caught-in, laceration, and amputation hazards associated with permit required confined space entries. This was most recently documented on September 5, 2019 at a worksite located at 1010 Century Ave, Branson, Missouri when the employer did not provide at least one attendant outside the permit-required confined space during entry into the coke hopper of the 3 Hopper Rocket Launcher.

Issued

2020-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12723.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): The employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and/or for preventing unauthorized entry.    The employer is failing to protect employees from caught-in, laceration, and amputation hazards associated with permit required confined space entry. The employer did not develop or implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit required confined spaces, and/or for preventing unauthorized entry. This was most recently documented on September 5, 2019 at a worksite located at 1010 Century Ave, Branson, Missouri.

Issued

2020-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $9967.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit:       The employer is failing to protect employees from caught-in, laceration, and amputation hazards associated with permit required confined space entry. The employer did not document the completion of measures required by for entry to a permit required confined space including but not limited to measures required before entry into the coke bin of the rocket launcher.This was most recently documented on September 5, 2019 at a worksite located at 1010 Century Ave, Branson, Missouri.

Issued

2020-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $11959.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(3):     The employer did not provide training that established employee proficiency in the duties required by 29 CFR 1910.146, Permit-required confined spaces, and did not introduce new or revised procedures, as necessary, for compliance:     The employer is failing to protect employees from caught-in, laceration, and amputation hazards associated with entry to permit required confined spaces. The employer did not provide training that established employee proficiency in the duties required by 29 CFR 1910.146, when entering permit required confined spaces such as, but not limited to, coke hopper of the 3 Hopper Rocket Launcher. This was most recently documented on September 5, 2019 at a worksite located at 1010 Century Ave, Branson, Missouri.

Issued

2020-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $12684.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(ii):    The employer did not evaluate a prospective rescue service's ability, in terms of proficiency with rescue related tasks and equipment, to function appropriately while rescuing entrants from the particular permit space or types of permit spaces identified.    The employer is failing to protect employees from caught-in, laceration and amputation hazards associated with permit required confined space entry. The employer did not evaluate a prospective rescue service's ability, in terms of proficiency with rescue related tasks and equipment, to function appropriately while rescuing entrants from including but not limited to the coke hopper of the Rocket Launcher a 3 hopper fabricated machine. This was most recently documented on September 5, 2019 at a worksite located at 1010 Century Ave, Branson, Missouri.

Issued

2020-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6361.00 · Current $5979.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(D):     Lockout devices and tagout devices did not indicate the identity of the employee applying the device.     The employer is failing to protect employees from caught-in, struck-by, electric shock and amputation hazards associated with servicing equipment. The lockout tagout devices attached to the Rocket launcher when CSHO Smith arrived on scene to a media reported injury, did not have a tag or any identification to show who had applied the lockout tagout device.This was most recently documented on September 5, 2019 at a worksite located at 1010 Century Ave, Branson, Missouri.

Issued

2020-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8482.00 · Current $7973.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv):     The employer did not certify that employee training had been accomplished and kept up to date through documentation.  The certification shall contain each employee's name and dates of training.    The employer is failing to protect employees from caught-in, struck-by, electric shock, and amputation hazards associated with servicing equipment. The employer did not certify that employee training had been accomplished and documented with each employee's name and date of training.This was most recently documented on 5, 2019 September at a worksite located at 1010 Century Ave, Branson

Issued

2020-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13494.00 · Current $12675.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:      The employer is failing to protect employees from caught-in and amputation hazards associated with inadequate guarding while employees were accessing the lime hopper and while cleaning under the horizontal conveyor system while it was in operation.  Employees in the Burn Room area were exposed to serious caught in and amputation injuries from the horizontal conveyor belt system on the Rocket launcher in that the machine did not have a guard that fully enclosed the moving parts on all exposed sides. This was most recently documented on September 5, 2019 at a worksite located at 1010 Century Ave, Branson, Missouri    a. Employer requires employees to lock out disconnects in the back of the Rocket Launcher for the three hoppers, lime coke and sawdust. The disconnects for the hoppers are located next to an unguarded horizontal belt  which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level and were not fully enclosed.    b. Employees are required to clean the floors under and around the Rocket Launcher, a 3 hopper fabricated machine that powers an unguarded conveyor belt exposing a horizontal belt and which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level and were not fully enclosed.

Issued

2020-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13494.00 · Current $12675.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3):     Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:    The employer is failing to protect employees from caught-in and amputation hazards associated with inadequate guarding of a sprocket wheel and chain. Employees working in the Burn Room on the backside of the Rocket Launcher were exposed to serious injuries to the fingers and hands. This was most recently documented at a worksite located at a worksite located at 1010 Century Ave, Branson, Missouri    a. The employer requires employees to lock out disconnect in the back of the Rocket Launcher for the lime hopper. The disconnect for the lime hopper is located approximately 12-18 inches from a chain and sprocket less than 7 feet from the floor level and were not fully enclosed.    b.  The employer requires employees to access the backside of the lime hopper to manipulate material through a fabricated grate to an feed auger. To gain access  to the back of the Rocket Launcher for the lime hopper employees have to duck under the support system for the rocket launcher approximately 12-18 inches from a chain and sprocket that was not fully enclosed less than 7 feet from the floor level.