OSHA Inspection: PARSONS AUTO PARTS LLC

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(g)(1):Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.  a.  On or about August 15, 2022, employees were not provided with educational programs (classroom, discussion, instructional sheets, fliers and/or informal programs), on the use of portable fire extinguishers during  incipient stage firefighting events. The following condition exposed employees to burn hazards.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4018.00 · Current $2595.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1):The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:  29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1)(i): Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;  a. On or about August 15, 2022, the employer failed to assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for employees engaged in automotive salvage activities. Due to this condition, employees were not provided with and/or required to use PPE to protect against hazards such as but not limited to chemical contact/inhalation, struck-by hazards and burn hazards.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.133(a)(1):The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a. On or about August 15 2022, the employer failed to ensure that employees used eye/face protection during automotive salvage activities. Employees draining automotive fluid are exposed to splash/contact to the eye hazards from automotive fluids such as but not limited to gasoline.  b. On or about August 15 2022, the employer failed to ensure that employees used eye/face protection during automotive salvage activities. Employees performing parts pulling activities with the use of the Supershear tool and hand tool are exposed to flying particles to the eyes and face when cutting parts off vehicles.   c. On or about August 15, 2022 the employer failed to ensure that employees used eye/face protection during automotive salvage activities. Employees performing parts pulling activities with the use of an acetylene/oxygen cutting torch are exposed to flying particles and/or light radiation to the eyes and face when cutting parts off vehicles.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $2930.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i):The employer shall 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. On or about August 15, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were competent to safely operate powered industrial equipment, as demonstrated by the successful completion of training and evaluation prior to allowing employees operating powered industrial equipment  in the automotive salvage yard. The following condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $2930.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(m)(2):No person shall be allowed to stand or pass under the elevated portion of any truck, whether loaded or empty.   a. On or about August 15, 2022, the employer allowed employees performing automotive salvage activities to work, stand, and pass under the elevated portion of the forklift with a suspended load of vehicles being worked on. The following condition exposed employees to a struck-by/crushed-by hazards.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $2930.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(1):Examination. Electric equipment shall be free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. Safety of equipment shall be determined using the following considerations:  29 CFR  1910.303(b)(1)(i): Suitability for installation and use in conformity with the provisions of this subpart; Note to paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section: Suitability of equipment for an identified purpose may be evidenced by listing or labeling for that identified purpose.   a. On or about August 15, 2022, the employer did not examine and ensure that electric equipment was free from recognized hazards. The employer did not examine and identify electrical hazards such as but not limited to the missing ground pins of the fans and the Schumacher Automatic Battery Charger being using in the garage area. The following condition resulted in a grounding path that was not permanent, continuous and effective exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.  b. On or about August 15, 2022, the employer did not examine and ensure that electric equipment was free from recognized hazards. The employer did not examine and identify electrical hazards such as but not limited to an electrical power box/raceway in the garage area near the power panel box. The box/raceway was found to have openings that were not effectively closed. The following condition exposed employees to electrical shock hazards.  c.  On or about August 15, 2022, the employer did not examine and ensure that electric equipment was free from recognized hazards. The employer did not examine and identify electrical hazards such as but not limited to a damaged flexible power cord strain relief. In the garage area, the flexible power cord for the Supershear cutting machine was found to have a damaged strain relief. The following condition exposed employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(7)(i):Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings shall be effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.  a. On or about August 15, 2022, in the garage area, employees were exposed to an electrical shock hazard as a result of a box/raceway for an electrical power panel that was not effectively closed.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.304(g)(5):Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent, continuous, and effective.  a. On or about August 15, 2022, in the garage area, flexible power cords were being used to supply power to two industrial fans. The two industrial fans' flexible power cords were missing their grounding pins. The following condition failed to provide a permanent, continuous and effective grounding path, thereby exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.  b. On or about August 15, 2022, in the garage area, a flexible power cord was used to supply power to the Schumacher Automatic Battery Charger. The three-phase flexible power cord of the battery charger missing its grounding pin and was plugged into a two-phase flexible power extension cord, the following condition failed to provide a permanent, continuous and effective grounding path, thereby exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(2)(iii):Flexible cords and cables shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided that will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.  a. On or about August 15, 2022, in the garage area, an electrical power supply flexible cable used to provide power for the Supershear cutting machine was found to not have an effective strain relief device at the cord plug allowing internal cables to be visible and subject to damage. The following condition exposed employees to electrical contact hazards.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4018.00 · Current $2009.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  a. On or about August 15, 2022,  the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met. Employees perform automotive salvage activities  and use various hazardous materials as a part of the daily processes. Employees performed automotive salvage activities and routinely worked with hazardous materials, such as but not limited to, gasoline, coolant, motor oils, antifreeze, battery acid and compressed gasses.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)  a. On or about August 15, 2022, the employer did not maintain safety data sheets for hazardous materials used by employees in the workplace. Employees performed automotive salvage activities and routinely worked with hazardous materials, such as but not limited to, gasoline, coolant, motor oils, antifreeze, battery acid, hydraulic oils and compressed gasses.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1):Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  a, On or about August 15, 2022, the employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication training program. Employees were not provided with training and information on the hazardous materials while performing automotive salvage activities. As a result, employees were exposed to inhalation, absorption, and other injuries/illnesses associated with exposure to hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, gasoline, coolant, motor oils, antifreeze, battery acid, hydraulic oils and compressed gasses