OSHA Inspection: FREEDOMTRUCKS OF AMERICA, LLC

Issued

Aug 12, 2021

Abate by

Sep 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $2,926 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i)(C): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by a personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems:   a) Wash racks: On or about February 22, 2021, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 4-ft when walking on a retractable platform and on the top of semi-trailer tankers to open valves and dome lids without the use of fall protection.

Issued

Aug 12, 2021

Abate by

Sep 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $2,926 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.30(a)(1): The employer did not provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard. And/or the employer did not ensure employees are trained in the requirements of this paragraph on or before May 17, 2017:   a) Wash racks: On or about February 22, 2021, employees walked on a retractable platform and on the top of semi-trailer tankers to open valves and dome lids without being provided fall protection training.

Issued

Aug 12, 2021

Abate by

Sep 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $4,096 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  a) Wash racks: On or about February 22, 2021, employees entered semi-trailer tankers that were offloaded with nitrogen where the employer did not have a reasonable estimate of exposure to respiratory hazards and did not consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.

Issued

Aug 12, 2021

Abate by

Sep 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $4,096 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(3)(iv): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including purging, inerting, flushing or ventilating the permit space as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards:   a) Wash racks: On or about February 22, 2021, employees entered the permit spaces of semi-trailer tankers without the procedures and practices including ventilating as necessary to ensure safe entry conditions.

Issued

Aug 12, 2021

Abate by

Sep 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not ensure that testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5) was maintained properly:  a) Wash racks: On or about February 22, 2021, employees entered the permit spaces of semi-trailer tankers without properly maintained testing and monitoring equipment to verify conditions were acceptable for entry.

Issued

Aug 12, 2021

Abate by

Sep 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(4)(viii): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not provide, at no cost to the employees, rescue and emergency equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9):   a) Wash racks: On or about February 22, 2021, employees entered the permit spaces of semi-trailer tankers where the employer did not provide rescue and emergency equipment for rescuing entrants.

Issued

Aug 12, 2021

Abate by

Sep 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(5)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions existed:   a) Wash racks: On or about February 22, 2021, employees entered the permit spaces of semi-trailer tankers without testing that conditions were acceptable for entry.

Issued

Aug 12, 2021

Abate by

Sep 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $4,096 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit:   a) Wash racks: On or about February 22, 2021, employees entered the permit spaces of semi-trailer tankers where the employer did not require the completion of a confined space entry permit.

Issued

Aug 12, 2021

Abate by

Sep 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $4,096 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 of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:   a) Wash racks: On or about February 22, 2021, employees entered the permit spaces of semi-trailer tankers without the training to acquire the understanding, knowledge and skills to ensure safe work operations.

Issued

Aug 12, 2021

Abate by

Sep 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $2,926 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) Wash racks: On or about February 22, 2021, employees cleaned tankers that had transported corrosives including (but not limited to), TDC sodium hydrosulfide solution, Westlake Chemical sodium hydroxide 50%, and Phillips 66 sulfuric acid, without suitable facilities for flushing of the eyes.

Issued

Aug 12, 2021

Abate by

Sep 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $2,926 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:   a) Wash racks: On or about February 22, 2021, employees entered permit spaces of semi-trailer tankers that had been offloaded with nitrogen without training on the hazards of chemicals including, but not limited to sodium hydroxide (corrosive) and nitrogen (simple asphyxiant).