OSHA Inspection: G.M.C. EXCAVATION & TRUCKING, LTD.

Issued

Oct 22, 2019

Abate by

Nov 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $3,031

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.177(c)(1): The employer did not provide a program to train all employees who service rim wheels in the hazards involved and the safety procedures to follow while servicing rim wheels:  (a) G.M.C. Excavation & Trucking, Ltd., on or about October 18th, 2019, at the location of 352 South St., Galion, OH, 44833: The employer did not provide a training program to employees tasked with servicing rim wheels.  Employees were exposed to potential struck-by hazards from the tires while removing, handling, and inflating single rim tires for large vehicles such as multi-axel trucks.

Issued

Oct 22, 2019

Abate by

Nov 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.177(d)(2): The employer did not provide a restraining device or a barrier to be used when inflating tires on single piece rim wheels which are not bolted onto the vehicles:  (a) G.M.C. Excavation & Trucking, Ltd., on or about October 18th, 2019, at the location of 352 South St., Galion, OH, 44833: The employer tasked employees with servicing single rim tires for large, multi-axel vehicles, including inflating the tires without the benefit of a restraining device or barrier to protect employees from potential struck by hazards, or ensuring that tires were securely mounted onto a vehicle while being inflated.

Issued

Oct 22, 2019

Abate by

Nov 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

Hazardous substances 05050931130022809030

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29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  (a) G.M.C. Excavation & Trucking, Ltd., on or about October 18th, 2019, at the location of 352 South St., Galion, OH, 44833: The employer tasked employees with using hazardous chemicals, such as those in fiberglass resins and body fillers (styrene, talc, dimethylaniline, calcium carbonate, and fibrous glass dust) without the benefit of a written hazard communication program to ensure that employees were made aware of these potential inhalation, ingestion, and contact hazards and of the precautions to take to protect themselves.

Issued

Oct 22, 2019

Abate by

Nov 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 05050931130022809030

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):   (a) G.M.C. Excavation & Trucking, Ltd., on or about October 18th, 2019, at the location of 352 South St., Galion, OH, 44833: The employer tasked employees with using hazardous chemicals, such as those in fiberglass resins and body fillers (styrene, talc, dimethylaniline, calcium carbonate, and fibrous glass dust) without the benefit of safety data sheets being maintained for these chemicals for employees to reference for awareness of the hazards and methods to use to protect themselves from these hazards.

Issued

Oct 22, 2019

Abate by

Nov 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 05050931130022809030

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a) G.M.C. Excavation & Trucking, Ltd., on or about October 18th, 2019, at the location of 352 South St., Galion, OH, 44833: The employer tasked employees with using hazardous chemicals, such as those in fiberglass resins and body fillers (styrene, talc, dimethylaniline, calcium carbonate, and fibrous glass dust) without the benefit of effective information and training on these potential inhalation, ingestion, and contact hazards and the precautions to take to protect themselves.

Issued

Oct 22, 2019

Abate by

Nov 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $758 · Current $758

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.   (a) G.M.C. Excavation & Trucking, Ltd., on or about October 18th, 2019, at the location of 352 South St., Galion, OH, 44833, the employer did not record the following workplace injury on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for 2019: On or about June 20th, 2019, an employee's back was injured at work and the injury resulted in ongoing medical treatment.

Issued

Oct 22, 2019

Abate by

Nov 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  (a) G.M.C. Excavation & Trucking, Ltd., on or about October 18th, 2019, at the location of 352 South St., Galion, OH, 44833: The employer provided dust masks to employees for use on a voluntary basis without providing employees with the information contained in Appendix D of the respiratory protection standard which covers limitations and precautions for safe use of the respirator.