OSHA Inspection: TRIMAC TRANSPORTATION INC.

Issued

Jun 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,803 · Current $3,482 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:  a) Wash Rack and Shop; On or about December 21, 2020 wash rack employees wearing half-face respirators had not yet had a medical evaluation.

Issued

Jun 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  a) Wash Rack and Shop; On or about December 21, 2021 wash rack employees wearing half-face respirators had not yet been fit tested.

Issued

Jun 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,557 · Current $4,779 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(c):Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  a) Bay 3 in the Wash Rack; On or about December 18, 2020, employees were exposed to corrosive hazards, in that they were using corrosive chemical vats, containing but not limited to Caustic 50% and Latex Stripper with the eyewash station approximately 30 feet from the operation and not in the immediate area.

Issued

Jun 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,642 · Current $2,985 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(ii):The  point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded:  a) Middle lane of the Shop; On or about December 18, 2020, maintenance and shop employees were exposed to laceration hazards, in that the drill press (Model # 152.229020, Serial # 0723.W) did not have a guard to protect employees while in use.

Issued

Jun 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.243(c)(3): Abrasive wheels used on vertical portable grinder(s) (right angle head grinders) were not provided with safety guard(s) having a maximum exposure angle of 180 degrees and located between the operator and wheel:  a) Middle lane of the Shop; On or about December 18, 2020, maintenance and shop employees were exposed to laceration hazards, in that the grinder (Jet) did not have a guard to protect the employees while the grinder is in use.

Issued

Jun 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,959 · Current $2,031 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(a)(2)(x):Flexible cords and cables were not protected from accidental damage, as might be caused, for example, by sharp corners, projections, and doorways or other pinch points.  a) Shop; On or about December 18, 2020, Maintenance and shop employees were exposed to electrical hazards, in that the flexible cords used to power the hanging metal pendants were tied.

Issued

Jun 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,803 · Current $3,682 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(5): Chemical manufacturers, importers, or distributors did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200  a) Wash Rack, Bay 3; On or about December 18, 2020, wash rack employees were exposed to chemical hazards, in that the Monoethanolamine 99% vat was not labeled.  b) Wash Rack, Bay 3; On or about December 18, 2020, wash rack employees were exposed to chemical hazards, in that the Latex Stripper vat was not labeled.

Issued

Jun 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $652 · Current $491 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(c)(1):The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.  a) Near Bay 1 of the Wash Rack; On or about December 18, 2020, Wash rack employees working in Bay 1 were exposed to fire hazards, in that the employer did not locate and identify the fire extinguisher.  b) Near Chemical Storage in the Shop; On or about December 18, 2020, Maintenance employees working in the shop were exposed to fire hazards, in that the employer did not locate and identify the fire extinguisher.

Issued

Jun 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $652 · Current $491 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates or markings were maintained in a legible condition:  a) Outside the back of the shop; On or about December 18, 2020, Maintenance employees working in the shop were exposed to crush-by hazards,  in that the employer did not ensure that the data plate for the Toyota (D723296) was legible.

Issued

Jun 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $652 · Current $491 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(1)(i):Openings through which conductors entered cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  a)Shop; On or about December 18, 2020, Maintenance and shop employees are exposed to electrical hazards, in that the metal electrical hanging pendants contain knockouts that were not closed.