OSHA Inspection: C.R. MEYER & SONS, INC.

Issued

2022-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7770.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(4): If the employer decides that its employees will enter permit spaces, the employer shall develop and implement a written permit space program that complies with 29 CFR 1910.146.  At the facility located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the employer did not implement a written permit space program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146, exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces, such as but not limited to electrical, hazardous atmosphere (natural gas), kinetic, mechanical, pneumatic, and thermal, in the following instances:  a) On or about October 15, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. b) On or about October 18, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels. c) On or about November 5, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. d) On or about November 8, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels.  All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.146(d) shall be contained in a written permit-required confined space program. Key elements include, but are not limited to the following: a. Procedures to identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces. b. Procedures necessary for safe permit space entry operations (acceptable conditions for entry, providing entrants  with the opportunity to  test permit spaces, ventilating the permit space as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards and verifying that conditions are acceptable for entry throughout the duration of entry). c. Procedures for providing testing and monitoring equipment, ventilating equipment, and rescue and emergency equipment. d. Procedures for evaluating permit space conditions when entry operations are conducted (testing and monitoring). e. Procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue.

Issued

2022-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(2): Under the permit space program required by paragraph (c)(4) of 29 CFR 1910.146, the employer shall identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees enter them.  At the facility located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the employer did not ensure that hazards of permit spaces were identified and evaluated before employees entered them, exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces, such as but not limited to electrical, hazardous atmosphere (natural gas), kinetic, mechanical, pneumatic, and thermal, in the following instances:  a) On or about October 15, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. b) On or about October 18, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels. c) On or about November 5, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. d) On or about November 8, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels.

Issued

2022-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(4)(i): Under the permit space program required by paragraph (c)(4) of 29 CFR 1910.146, the employer shall provide the following equipment (specified in paragraphs (d)(4)(i) through (d)(4)(ix) of 29 CFR 1910.146) at no cost to employees, maintain that equipment properly, and ensure that employees use that equipment properly, including testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with paragraph (d)(5) of 29 CFR 1910.146.  At the facility located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the employer did not ensure that testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with paragraph (d)(5) of 29 CFR 1910.146 was provided and used, exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces, such as but not limited to hazardous atmosphere (natural gas) in the following instances:  a) On or about October 15, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. b) On or about October 18, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels. c) On or about November 5, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. d) On or about November 8, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels.

Issued

2022-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(e)(1): Before entry is authorized, the employer shall document the completion of measures required by paragraph (d)(3) of 29 CFR 1910.146 by preparing an entry permit.  At the facility located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the employer did not ensure that before entry was authorized, an entry permit documenting completion of measures required by paragraph (d)(3) was prepared and completed, exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces, such as but not limited to electrical, hazardous atmosphere (natural gas), kinetic, mechanical, pneumatic, and thermal, in the following instances:  a) On or about October 15, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. b) On or about October 18, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels. c) On or about November 5, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. d) On or about November 8, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels.

Issued

2022-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7770.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(k)(1)(i): An employer who designates rescue and emergency services, pursuant to paragraph (d)(9) of 29 CFR 1910.146, shall evaluate a prospective rescuer's ability to respond to a rescue summons in a timely manner, considering the hazard(s) identified;  Note to paragraph (k)(l)(i): What will be considered timely will vary according to the specific hazards involved in each entry.   At the facility located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the employer did not evaluate a prospective rescuer's ability to respond to rescue summons in a timely manner, considering the hazards identified, exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces, such as but not limited to electrical, hazardous atmosphere (natural gas), kinetic, mechanical, pneumatic, and thermal, in the following instances:  a) On or about October 15, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance work removing panels. b) On or about October 18, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance work installing panels. c) On or about November 5, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance work removing panels. d) On or about November 8, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance work installing panels.

Issued

2022-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(k)(1)(ii): An employer who designates rescue and emergency services, pursuant to paragraph (d)(9) of 29 CFR 1910.146, shall evaluate a prospective rescue service's ability, in terms of proficiency with rescue-related tasks and equipment, to function appropriately while rescuing entrants from the particular permit space or types of permit spaces identified.  At the facility located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304,  the employer did not evaluate the prospective rescuer's ability, in terms of proficiency with rescue-related tasks and equipment, to function appropriately while rescuing entrants from the particular space or types of spaces identified, exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces, such as but not limited to electrical, hazardous atmosphere (natural gas), kinetic, mechanical, pneumatic, and thermal, in the following instances:  a) On or about October 15, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. b) On or about October 18, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels. c) On or about November 5, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. d) On or about November 8, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels.

Issued

2022-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(b)(1):What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.  a) On or about November 3, 2021, the employer did not ensure that case 21168/1 on the employer's OSHA 300 form for 2021 contained a complete description of the injury or illness or the parts of the body affected. b) On or about November 3, 2021,  the employer did not ensure that case 21169/1 on the employer's OSHA 300 form for 2021 contained a complete description of the injury or illness or the parts of the body affected. c) On or about November 10, 2021, the employer did not ensure that case 21172/1 on the employer's OSHA 300 form for 2021 contained a complete description of the object/substance that directly injured or made the person ill. d) On or about December 4, 2021, the employer did not ensure that case 21179/1 on the employer's OSHA 300 form for 2021 contained a complete description of the object/substance that directly injured or made the person ill.