OSHA Inspection: PROSSER LABORATORIES, INC.

Issued

Feb 5, 2020

Abate by

Apr 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $4,722 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(6)(ii): Each employee 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above dangerous equipment was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, travel restraint systems or personal fall arrest systems:    a) Middle Smithfield WWTP: An employee performed work at and adjacent to the EQ Tanks (2), and the employer did not ensure that these tanks were covered and/or guarded on all open sides, as discovered on or about 01/21/2020.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED      ABATEMENT NOTE:  Feasible means of abatement are to install a guardrail system around all open sides of the tanks and/or cover the open tops of the tanks with safety grating.

Issued

Feb 5, 2020

Abate by

Apr 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,834 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    a) Prosser Laboratories: Employees worked at sites that contained permit required confined spaces (PRCSs), including, but not limited to, pump stations and valve chambers, and the employer did not evaluate these workplaces to determine if they contained PRCS, as discovered on or about 10/03/2019.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED      ABATEMENT NOTE: Proper application of the decision flow chart in Appendix A to section 1910.146 would facilitate compliance with this requirement.

Issued

Feb 5, 2020

Abate by

Apr 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:    a) Prosser Laboratories: Employees worked at sites that contained permit required confined spaces (PRCSs), including, but not limited to, pump stations and valve chambers, and these employees were not informed of the existence, location, and danger of the PRCSs via signage and/or training, as discovered on or about 10/03/2019.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED      ABATEMENT NOTE: A sign reading DANGER -- PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign.

Issued

Feb 5, 2020

Abate by

Mar 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 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) Middle Smithfield WWTP: An employee operated a forklift, and the employer did not provide this employee with forklift operator training and certification, as discovered on or about 10/03/2019.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 5, 2020

Abate by

Mar 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv): Employee training did not include the details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  a) Middle Smithfield WWTP: An employee worked with hazardous chemicals, and the employer did not provide this employee with the required OSHA Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) training, as discovered on or about 10/03/2019.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED