OSHA Inspection: P & R SPECIALTY INC

Issued

Aug 17, 2020

Abate by

Sep 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $3,374 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(iii): All operator training and evaluation shall be conducted by persons who have the knowledge, training, and experience to train powered industrial truck operators and evaluate their competence.     a) On or about June 9, 2020, the powered industrial vehicle (PIV) trainers did not have the knowledge, training, and experience to train PIV operators on all points of operations which includes but is not limited to:        1) PIV operators were instructed to balance an approximately 566 pound steel coil on one fork creating an off-center load.        2) PIV operators were instructed to move the approximately 566 pound coil with it positioned at the end of one fork in the horizontal and vertical position on the fork without maintaining a load engaging means.        3) PIV operators were instructed to tilt the forks downward in order to slide the approximately 566 pound coil down the fork to move it from a horizontal position on top of the fork to a vertical position with most of the load hanging under the fork.            4) PIV operators had not been instructed to not allow employees under the forks or travel towards an employee located between the PIV and machinery as employees were exposed to struck by and caught between hazards when assisting forklift operators by holding two steel coils weighing approximately 566 pounds each upright when the operator was removing and putting their forks into the coils.      b) On or about July 3, 2020, the powered industrial vehicle (PIV) trainers did not have the knowledge, training, and experience to train PIV operators on all points of operations which includes but is not limited to PIV operators were instructed to use a boom attachment without capacity information being provided while placing steel coils weighing approximately 566 pounds on the winder.

Issued

Aug 17, 2020

Abate by

Sep 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3): Training program content. Powered industrial truck operators shall receive initial training in the following topics: truck related topics; operating instructions, warnings, and precautions for the types of truck the operator will be authorized to operate; fork and attachment adaptation, operation, and use limitations; operating limitations; any other operating instructions, warnings, or precautions listed in the operator's manual for the types of vehicle that the employee is being trained to operate; composition of loads to be carried and load stability; load manipulation, stacking, and unstacking; pedestrian traffic in areas where the vehicle will be operated; and the requirements of this section.    a) On or about June 9, 2020, powered industrial vehicle training content was not adequate in that the training content failed to address training such as but not limited to load stability, should not be using forks for off-centered loads, traveling without the load being kept against the mast of the truck, pedestrian traffic, and repositioning a load by tilting the forks downward to slide a load down the forks.

Issued

Aug 17, 2020

Abate by

Sep 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $3,374 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(1): Trucks shall not be driven up to anyone standing in front of a bench or other fixed object.    a) On or about June 9, 2020 in order to turn two steel coils that were placed on the winder backwards, employees turned the load manually requiring the forklift to be driven up to employees standing in front of the Little Winder while the employees held two approximately 566 pound coils of steel upright so the forklift operator could put the coils onto the fork of the forklift.

Issued

Aug 17, 2020

Abate by

Sep 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(2): No person shall be allowed to stand or pass under the elevated portion of any truck, whether loaded or empty.    a) On or about June 9, 2020 in order to turn two steel coils that were placed on the winder backwards, employees turned the load manually requiring their hands, arms, legs, and feet to be under the elevated portion of the forklift while holding two steel coils upright that weighed approximately 566 pounds per coil so the coils could be loaded and unloaded onto the fork.

Issued

Aug 17, 2020

Abate by

Sep 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1): Only stable or safely arranged loads shall be handled. Caution shall be exercised when handling off-center loads which cannot be centered.    a) On or about June 9, 2020, loads were not stable and safely arranged in that the forklift operators were required to travel to a winder for the washer presses with an approximately 566 pound steel coil balanced on one fork and caused the load to be off-center, exposing employees who assisted with turning the loads at the winder.

Issued

Aug 17, 2020

Abate by

Sep 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(o)(5): A load engaging means shall be placed under the load as far as possible; the mast shall be carefully tilted backward to stabilize the load.      a) On or about June 9, 2020, the employer did not maintain a load engaging means and with the mast tilted backward in that the forklift operator had traveled with an approximately 566 pound steel coil located at the front edge of one fork in the horizontal and hanging vertically from the edge of the fork. Employees working in the area were exposed to struck-by hazards.      b) On or about June 9, 2020, the employer did not maintain a load engaging means when employees had to turn a load placed on the winder backwards. Employees were required to hold two approximately 566 pound steel coils upright while unloading and loading the coils on the forks. When the forks were lowered while loading the coils, the coils fell onto an employee.