OSHA Inspection: DALLAS PLASTICS, LLC

Issued

Jan 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,026 · Current $6,026

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  (a) This violation occurred on or before November 28, 2022, in that a pallet of plastic resin obstructed the exit route leading to the silos impeding employees escape and exposing them to burn and inhalation hazards in the event of an emergency.

Issued

Jan 25, 2023

Abate by

Feb 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $12,055 · Current $0 Reduced

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) On or before November 28, 2022, employees were exposed to a tripping and/or caught in hazard in that in the warehouse product had accumulated so much that there were no walkways in between pallets of product on the floor.

Issued

Jan 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,026 · Current $6,026

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located, and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  (a) This violation occurred on or before November 28, 2022, in that a pallet of plastic resin had been placed directly in front of a fire extinguisher mounted on an I-Beam pillar so that it was not readily accessible to employees and exposing them to injuries in the event of an emergency.

Issued

Jan 25, 2023

Abate by

Feb 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $14,063

General-duty citation text

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) On or before November 28, 2022, employees were required to operate powered industrial truck(s) without being provided formal instruction training as required exposing them and employees around them to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 25, 2023

Abate by

Feb 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  (a) On or before November 28, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees required to operate powered industrial trucks were certified to do so; exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 25, 2023

Abate by

Feb 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,026 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(i): When a powered industrial truck is left unattended, load engaging means were not fully lowered, controls were not neutralized, power was not shut off, and brakes set:  (a) On November 28, 2022, a Uni Carrier powered industrial truck was observed unattended with the forks still in the air and engine running exposing employees to a tripping hazard.

Issued

Jan 25, 2023

Abate by

Feb 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):  This violation occurred on November 28, 2022, in the plant located at 900 Jordan Valley Rd, Longview, Texas where: (a) An employee was operating a Uni Carriers powered industrial truck with a broken seatbelt and was exposed to a crushed by hazard in the event of a tip over. (b) An employee was operating a TCM powered industrial truck with an intermittent horn and employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard.