OSHA Inspection: INTERSTATE COMMODITIES INC

Issued

2020-02-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10390.00 · Current $6750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.140(c)(13)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    On or about October 17, 2019, employees engaged in hopper car repair, cleaning and maintenance activities worked on top of the railcars, close to 14 feet above ground, and the employer had not provided fall protection.

Issued

2020-02-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7422.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(ii): Lavatories were not provided with hot and cold, or tepid running water:    On or about October 17, 2019, employees engaged in hopper car repair, cleaning and maintenance activities were not provided lavatories with hot and cold, or tepid running water for washing.

Issued

2020-02-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7422.00 · Current $4825.00 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:    On or about October 17, 2019, employees were exposed to injury when entering confined spaces. Employees entered covered hoppers to conduct maintenance, repair, welding and cleaning and activities. They used solutions of Clorox Germicidal Bleach, Majestic Ammonia Cleaner or Garden Harvest vinegar to power wash inside railcars with residues of grains, lime and other products. Potential exists for exposure to grain decomposition by-products and for reactions with cleaning agents. The employer did not evaluate the atmospheric hazards to make the determination regarding permit-required confined spaces.

Issued

2020-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5937.00 · Current $3860.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.    On or about October 17, 2019, employees used hazardous chemicals such as Clorox Germicidal Bleach, Majestic Ammonia Cleaner and Garden Harvest vinegar while engaged in hopper car repair, cleaning and maintenance activities and the employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

Issued

2020-02-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  On or about October 17, 2019, employees used hazardous chemicals such as Clorox Germicidal Bleach, Majestic Ammonia Cleaner and Garden Harvest vinegar while engaged in hopper car repair, cleaning and maintenance activities and employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area.

Issued

2020-02-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $17812.00 · Current $11578.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    On or about October 21, 2019, employees engaged in hopper car cleaning activities wore full face respirators and the employer had not provided a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace.    INTERSTATE COMMODITIES INC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD 1910.134(e)(1) , WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1059871, CITATION NUMBER 2, ITEM NUMBER 1 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 09/16/2015, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 3001 CORNHUSKER HWY, LINCOLN, NE 68504.

Issued

2020-02-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  On or about October 21, 2019, employees engaged in hopper car cleaning activities wore full face respirators and the employer had not provided a fit test prior to initial use of the respirator.   INTERSTATE COMMODITIES INC  WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF AN EQUIVALENT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD 1910.134(f)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1059871, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2  AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 09/16/2015, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 3001 CORNHUSKER HWY, LINCOLN, NE 68504.