OSHA Inspection: ALPHA INDUSTRIAL WASTE SERVICES CORPORATION

Issued

2021-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $1729.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.176(g):Covers and/or guardrails were not provided to protect personnel:   a) Alpha Industrial Waste Services Corporation located at 745 North 3rd Street, Cambridge, OH 43725:  On and preceding August 31, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls into a 20'x15'x6-8' deep pit filled with a liquid waste and sawdust mixture.

Issued

2021-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $1755.00 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) Alpha Industrial Waste Services Corporation located at 745 North 3rd Street, Cambridge, OH 43725:  On and preceding August 31, 2021, the employer did not ensure that the inclined belts/pulley used to transfer power for a pressure washer pump motor were guarded.  The following condition exposed employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2021-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):   a) Alpha Industrial Waste Services Corporation located at 745 North 3rd Street, Cambridge, OH 43725:  On and preceding August 31, 2021, the employer did not ensure that the inclined belts/pulley used to transfer power for a pressure washer pump motor were guarded.  The following condition exposed employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2021-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $1405.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.   a) Alpha Industrial Waste Services Corporation located at 745 North 3rd Street, Cambridge, OH 43725:  On and preceding August 31, 2021, the employer did not ensure that unused openings in an electrical cabinet located in the northeast corner of the waste processing facility were closed, exposing employees to electrical and fire hazards.

Issued

2021-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    a) Alpha Industrial Waste Services Corporation located at 745 North 3rd Street, Cambridge, OH 43725:  On and preceding August 31, 2021, the employer did not ensure that  disconnecting means were legibly marked to indicate its purpose  in an electrical cabinet located in the northeast corner of the waste processing facility, exposing employees to electrical and fire hazards.

Issued

2021-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1755.00 · Current $1053.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B): Unless specifically permitted otherwise in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cables may not be used: Where run through holes in walls, ceilings, or floors.   a) Alpha Industrial Waste Services Corporation located at 745 North 3rd Street, Cambridge, OH 43725:  On and preceding August 31, 2021,  a flexible cord used to run power to an employee break area was plugged into a ceiling outlet in an electrical room with a locking door and run through the exterior wall of the room, along the main building and used to supply power to the break room.

Issued

2021-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.176(b): Storage of material created a hazard:   a) Alpha Industrial Waste Services Corporation located at 745 North 3rd Street, Cambridge, OH 43725:  On and preceding August 31, 2021, the employer stored various materials on an unrated roof of an interior office.

Issued

2021-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.176(c): Storage areas were not kept free from accumulation of materials that constituted hazards from tripping, fire, explosion or pest harborage:  a) Alpha Industrial Waste Services Corporation located at 745 North 3rd Street, Cambridge, OH 43725:  On and preceding August 31, 2021, the employer stored various materials under a wooden staircase that was one of two egress routes within the building, creating a fire hazard.

Issued

2021-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Alpha Industrial Waste Services Corporation located at 745 North 3rd Street, Cambridge, OH 43725:  On and preceding August 31, 2021, the employer stored ensure that a written certification was accomplished for operators of powered industrial trucks within the facility.