OSHA Inspection: PRODUCT SERVICES COMPANY

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3275.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by/caught between hazards from not utilizing a powered industrial truck operator protection device or system:  a) Manufacturing Warehouse - On or about August 14, 2020 employees operating a Hyster powered industrial truck (Model # H50FT Serial # L177V06013H) were not utilizing the truck's seatbelt, exposing them to struck-by and crushed by hazards.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3275.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(2): The employer did not ensure that the  floor of each workroom is maintained in a clean condition.  a) Manufacturing Warehouse - On or about August 14, 2020 explosive dust was on the floor of the manufacturing warehouse, exposing employees to fires or explosions.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $1875.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.110(b)(6)(vi): Readily ignitable material such as weeds and long dry grass shall be removed within 10 feet of any container.   a) Product Services' Manufacturing Warehouse - On or about August 11, 2020 the employer did not ensure that readily ignitable material such as paper material and tree branches were removed from within 10 feet of any container, exposing employees to fire and struck-by hazard.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.110(f)(2)(i): Containers in storage shall be located so as to minimize exposure to excessive temperature rise, physical damage, or tampering by unauthorized persons.   a) Product Services' Manufacturing Warehouse - On or about August 11, 2020 the employer did not ensure that LP gas containers were protected from excessive temperature rise, physical damage, or tampering by unauthorized persons, exposing employees to fire and struck-by hazards.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $3275.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.110(c)(8): Reinstallation of containers. Containers shall not be reinstalled unless they are requalified in accordance with DOT regulations.   a) Product Services' Manufacturing Warehouse - On or about August 11, 2020 the employer did not ensure that LP gas containers were requalified in accordance with DOT regulations, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(f)(2): The storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gas fuel shall be in accordance with NFPA Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases (NFPA No. 58-1969), which is incorporated by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6.   a) Manufacturing Warehouse - On or about August 11, 2020, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while using propane cylinders that were past their requalification date, exposing them to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3275.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.110(e)(2)(iv): LP-Gas fueled industrial trucks shall comply with the Standard for Type Designations, Areas of Use, Maintenance and Operation of Powered Industrial Trucks, NFPA 505-1969, which is incorporated by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6.  (a) Manufacturing Warehouse - On or about August 11, 2020 the employer did not examine LP gas containers before recharging and again before reuse.  LP gas containers were leaking, had external corrosion, and denting, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $1875.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c):The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:   (a) Product Services Facility - On or about August 14 2020 the employer had not established a written respiratory protection program, and had not fit tested or medically evaluated employees prior to providing them N95 respirators, exposing employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   (a) Product Services Facility - On or about August 14, 2020 the employer had not provided a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, written respiratory protection program, exposing employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that employees using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator and at least annually thereafter:   (a) Product Services Facility - On or about August 14, 2020 the employer had not ensured that employees were fit tested prior to using respirators, exposing employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2340.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  (a) Product Services Facility - The employer did not certify that employees operating powered industrial vehicles had been trained and evaluated.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3275.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition shall be removed from service. All repairs shall be made by authorized personnel:  (a) Manufacturing Warehouse - On or about August 14, 2020, the Hyster powered industrial truck (Model # H50FT Serial # L177V06013H) was not in safe operating condition and removed from service, exposing employees to struck- by hazards.  The forklift did not have a functioning horn or a usable seatbelt.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(q)(7):Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service and were placed in service when the examination showed condition(s) that would adversely affect the safety of the vehicle:  (a) On or about August 14, 2020 the Hyster powered industrial truck (Model # H50FT Serial # L177V06013H) did not have a functioning horn, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.  (b) On or about August 14, 2020 the fire extinguisher  on the Hyster powered industrial truck (Model # H50FT Serial #  L177V06013H) was not maintained in a fully charged condition, exposing employees to a fire hazard..

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(d)(1):Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):   (a) Manufacturing Warehouse - On or about August 14, 2020 the belt and pulley that drive the mixer's motor were not guarded from accidental contact, exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3275.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A):Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  (a) Manufacturing Warehouse - On or about August 14, 2020 an extension cord was being used for approximately six months to supply power to a power strip next to the mixer, exposing employees to electrical shock or fires.  (b) Shipping Warehouse - On or about October 15, 2020 an extension cord, with its outer insulation damaged, was being used to power a scale in the shipping warehouse, exposing employees to electrical shock.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3275.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.307(c):Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:  (a) Manufacturing Warehouse - On or about August 14, 2020 a power strip in use was not safe for use in a Class II location, exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3275.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.334(a)(2)(ii):There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposed an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service and an employee was using it before repairs and tests necessary to render the equipment safe were made:  (a) Manufacturing Warehouse - On or about August 14, 2020 an extension cord with a damaged outer jacket was being used to supply power to a power strip next to the mixer, exposing employees to electrical shock or fires.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2340.00 · Current $1400.00 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:  (a) Facility - On or about August 14, the employer had not developed a written hazard communication program. Employees were exposed to wood dust, diesel fuel and cotton dust.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 used:  (a) Facility - On or about August 14, 2020 the employer did not maintain safety data sheets (SDS) for all chemicals used in the facility.  Employees were exposed to wood dust, diesel fuel and cotton dust.

Issued

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1):The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a) Facility - On or about August 14, 2020, the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals.  Employees were exposed to wood dust, diesel fuel and cotton dust.