OSHA Inspection: JIM CARTER CORP

Issued

Oct 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $3,108

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:   a) Facility: Employees working from the second  floor mezzanine with an unprotected edge were not protected from a 12 foot fall hazard by a guardrail system or others means of fall protection, on or about 6/01/2022.

Issued

Oct 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $3,108

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.110(d)(10): Precautions were not taken to prevent damage to LP gas system(s) from vehicular traffic:   a) Facility:  LPG cylinders stored at the entrance were not protected from damage from a Caterpillar powered industrial truck entering and exiting the facility, on or about 6/01/2022.

Issued

Oct 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,865 · Current $1,865

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.110(e)(4)(iii): Permanent and removable fuel containers were not securely mounted to prevent jarring loose, slipping, or rotating:    a) Facility:  Removable LPG cylinder on the Caterpillar powered industrial truck was missing the index pin necessary to securely mount the cylinder, on or about 6/01/2022.

Issued

Oct 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  a) Production Area: The employer did not establish an energy control procedure for employees who are required to perform service on the CNC- B machine, on or about 6/01/2022.

Issued

Oct 14, 2022

Abate by

Nov 9, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):   a) Facility: The employer did ensure that each powered industrial truck operator has successfully completed the training on the us of a Caterpillar powered industrial truck, on or about 6/01/2022.

Issued

Oct 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

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) Production Area: Employee exposed to an electrical shock from a 240 volt electrical panel A that had a unused openings that was not effectively closed, on or about 6/01/2022.