OSHA Inspection: WICHITA TRAILER INC.

Issued

2021-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $438.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  The Employer did not provide the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) certification of abatement as required for Citation #1, Items #3 & #5, issued May 17, 2021.

Issued

2021-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $438.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(d)(1):The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  The Employer did not provide the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) certification and documentation as required for Citation #1, Item #2, issued May 17, 2021.

Issued

2021-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $2731.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  At the jobsite located at 335 E 49th St, Park City, KS, employees engaged in trailer repair activities were exposed to dust and Methyl Chloride inhalation hazards, while wearing half-face respirators, in that the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures for respirator use related to:  1) 1910.134(c)(1)(ii)-Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators  2) 1910.134(c)(1)(iii)-Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators

Issued

2021-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $2731.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:  At the jobsite located at 335 E 49th St, Park City, KS, employees engaged in trailer repair activities were exposed to struck-by, caught-in, and asphyxiation  hazards in that the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146 prior to entry into trailer tanks. For the permit space entered, the employer's written program lacked;   1)  Adequate procedures for identifying and evaluating atmospheric hazards,  2)  Adequate procedures for specifying acceptable entry conditions,  3)  A procedure for providing the authorized entrant(s) the opportunity to observe monitoring or testing of the permit space, including pre-entry and subsequent testing or monitoring,  4)  The testing and monitoring equipment available for adequate evaluation of the permit space conditions,  5)  The ventilation equipment available to obtain acceptable entry conditions,  6)  The equipment necessary to perform a non-entry rescue,   7)  The specific order of testing atmospheric components (i.e., oxygen, combustible gases and vapors, and toxic gases and vapors) when testing for atmospheric hazards,  8)  A procedure for reevaluating the permit space when requested by the authorized entrant(s),  9)  A procedure for providing the authorized entrant(s) the test results of the required testing performed,  10) The designation of employees who had an active role in the entry operation and the identification of their duties,  11) Adequate procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services and providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees,  12) An adequate system for the preparation, issuance, use and cancellation of entry permits,  13) A procedure for concluding the entry after the entry operations have been completed,  14) A process for a review of the entry operations when there is reason to believe the measures taken under the permit space program may not protect employees and a revision of the program to correct deficiencies found to exist before subsequent entries are authorized, and  15) A process for a review of the permit space program using cancelled permits within 1 year after entry and a revision of the program, if necessary, to ensure employees participating in entry operations are protected from permit space hazards.

Issued

2021-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $2731.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(g)(1):The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146, Permit required confined spaces, acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance:  At the jobsite located at 335 E 49th St, Park City, KS, wmployees engaged in trailer repair activities, required to enter confined spaces, were exposed to struck-by, caught-in, and asphyxiation  hazards in that the employer did not train employees prior to entry into a permit confined space.

Issued

2021-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $2731.00 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:   At the jobsite located at 335 E 49th St, Park City, KS, employees engaged in trailer repair activities were exposed to chemicals including but not limited to Brake cleaner,  Oil, and Methyl Chloride which can cause  vision loss,  loss of consciousness, and cancer, in that the employer had not developed and implemented a written comprehensive hazard communication program.

Issued

2021-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $780.00 · Current $390.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2): Create an annual summary of injuries and illnesses recorded on the OSHA 300 Log.  (A) OSHA 300A form or equivalent annual summary was not created as required.