OSHA Inspection: KLIMKO INVESTMENTS, INC

Issued

Mar 3, 2023

Abate by

May 15, 2023

Penalty

Initial $501 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  a) Klimko Investments, Inc. doing business as, A&L Compaction Equipment: On or about December 8, 2022, the employer failed to submit documentation of abatement for citation items issued on October 14, 2022, and which became a final order on November 8, 2022.

Issued

Oct 14, 2022

Abate by

Dec 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,972 · Current $2,500 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  a) Klimko Investments, Inc. dba A&L Compaction Equipment at the site location 102 E. Jones Road, Fostoria, OH, 44830: On or about September 8, 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, exposing employees in the fabrication shop to burns and other hazards associated with welding, cutting and brazing activities.

Issued

Oct 14, 2022

Abate by

Dec 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $2,500 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.178(l)(2)(ii):The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.  a)  Klimko Investments, Inc. dba A&L Compaction Equipment at the site location 102 E. Jones Road, Fostoria, OH, 44830: On or about September 8, 2022, the employer failed to ensure employees tasked with operating the powered industrial vehicles daily had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction, practical training and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace prior to employee(s) operating the powered industrial vehicles.

Issued

Oct 14, 2022

Abate by

Dec 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $2,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1) Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:   a) Klimko Investments, Inc. dba A&L Compaction Equipment at the site location 102 E. Jones Road, Fostoria, OH, 44830: On or about September 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees  were adequately trained in electrical safety-related work practices as a qualified person(s) such as, but not limited to, the use and skills of precautionary techniques necessary to determine the nominal voltage of exposed live parts, and the clearance distances specified in 1910.333(c) and the corresponding voltages to which the employee would be exposed, exposing employees conducting servicing activities on the electrical components of the power units of compactors to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Oct 14, 2022

Abate by

Dec 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $2,500 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.333(a)(1): Live parts that the employee was exposed to were not de-energized before the work began in or near them.    a) Klimko Investments, Inc. dba A&L Compaction Equipment at the site location 102 E. Jones Road, Fostoria, OH, 44830:  On or about September 8, 2022, the employer failed to ensure live conductors contained in the power units of compacters where de-energized before the work began. Employees tasked with servicing work on or near live conductors of the aforementioned machine(s) were exposed to electrical shock.

Issued

Oct 14, 2022

Abate by

Dec 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.333(b)(1):The employer did not ensure that exposed deenergized parts were locked out and tagged in accordance with paragraph (b) and treated them as energized parts.  a) Klimko Investments, Inc. dba A&L Compaction Equipment at the site location 102 E. Jones Road, Fostoria, OH, 44830: On or about September 8, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that exposed deenergized electrical components of the power units of compactors were locked out and tagged in accordance with paragraph (b) and treated them as energized parts exposing employees to electrical shock and burn hazards.

Issued

Oct 14, 2022

Abate by

Dec 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.335(a)(1)(i):Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:  a) Klimko Investments, Inc. dba A&L Compaction Equipment at the site location 102 E. Jones Road, Fostoria, OH, 44830:  On or about September 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from 220V three phase and 480V while performing servicing and installation activities on electrical components of the power units on compactors exposing employees to electrical shock and burn hazards.