OSHA Inspection: BUTTE IMPLEMENT COMPANY

Issued

2020-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $3036.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer is failing to furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to crushing hazards, while operating and troubleshooting Bobcat skid steers.    Butte Implement Company: 530 Carl St, Butte, Nebraska 68722 - On May 7, 2020, an employee received fatal head injuries while attempting to troubleshoot repairs made to a Bobcat Skid Steer.  The skid steer was operating but the employee was not in the drivers seat at the time of the incident.    Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to correct this hazard includes, but are not limited to the following:    i) Provide operator training to employees to address the hazards associated with operating skid steers per NIOSH Publication 98-117.     ii) Develop procedures for protecting employees working on or near skid steers during troubleshooting operations when complete lockout and de-energization is not possible, per maintenance manual warnings.      iii) Develop procedures to identify hazards like bypassed or inoperative safety systems to mitigate these hazards prior to employee exposure as per OSHAs Safety and Health Bulletin 01-12-2009. Examples include inoperative brakes, and bypassed seat safety switches.

Issued

2020-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $3036.00 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:    The employer is failing to protect employees from caught between, crushing, and struck-by hazards associated with the unexpected energization, start up, or release of stored energy.  This was most recently documented at 530 Carl St, Butte, Nebraska on May 7, 2020 when the employer has an employee repairing a Bobcat 873 without having developed and implemented a program as means of controlling hazardous stored energy.  Instances of failure include but are not limited to:      1.     Lack of energy control procedures specific to the equipment  2.     Lack of employee training for authorized, affected and other employees.

Issued

2020-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2102.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:    The employer is failing to protect employees from the struck by hazards associated with not training forklift operators.  This was most recently documented on May 13, 2020 at 530 Carl St, Butte, Nebraska where employees who operate forklifts had not been trained by the employer.

Issued

2020-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2313.00 · Current $1724.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(iv): Electric equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause serious physical harm to employees, such as damaged electrical insulation:    The employer is failing to protect employees from exposure to electrical hazards while handling extension cords.  This was most recently observed on May 13, 2020, at 530 Carl St, Butte, Nebraska, where an extension cords outer insulation was pulled away exposing its inner wires.

Issued

2020-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:    The employer is failing to protect employees from electrical shock hazards while using extension cords.  This was most recently observed on May 13, 2020 at 530 Carl St, Butte, Nebraska where an extension cord was being used with a metal box designed for fixed installations.  The metal box had knockout locations which increase the potential for damage to the box, exposing the live parts within.

Issued

2020-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3470.00 · Current $2602.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:    The employer is failing to protect employees from the hazards associated with exposure to chemicals.  This was most recently observed on May 13, 2020 at 530 Carl St, Butte, Nebraska where employees handle various chemicals like oils, and solvents, and the employer had not developed a written HAZCOM program.

Issued

2020-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:    The employer is failing to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals in the workplace.  This was most recently observed on May 13, 2020 at 530 Carl St, Butte, Nebraska where employees handle chemicals like oils, and solvents, and the employer had not provided safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in use.

Issued

2020-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h): Employees were not provided effective information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) and -2 on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced:    The employer is failing to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals in the workplace. This was most recently observed on May 13, 2020, at 530 Carl St, Butte, Nebraska, where employees handle chemicals like oils, grease, and solvents, and the employer had not provided training on the risks of exposure to the chemicals as well as the ways for employees to protect themselves.