OSHA Inspection: ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

2020-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5398.00 · Current $3779.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(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:    At 14530 NW 112 Ave, Hialeah Gardens, Florida, 33018: On or about March 13, 2020 and at times prior, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of 13 feet to ground level, while walking and working on top of a conveyor belt and not using any means of fall protection.

Issued

2020-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5398.00 · Current $3779.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:     At 14530 NW 112 Ave, Hialeah Gardens, Florida, 33018: On or about March 13, 2020 and at times prior, the employer failed to develop and implement an energy control program prior to allowing a worker from performing maintenance work on top of a conveyor belt, thereby exposing the worker to a fall hazard of 13 feet to ground level.