OSHA Inspection: GO GREEN PALLET COMPANY INC.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jun 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  a) On or about 12/21/2022, the employer did not ensure that a material chute that measured at 61.75 inches above the ground and had an unprotected edge was properly guarded to prevent worker exposure to fall hazards.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jun 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:  a) On or about 12/21/2022, and at times prior, the employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if there were any permit-required confined spaces on site.  The walking floor trailer is a permit required confined space when the rear doors are closed.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jun 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  a) On or about 12/21/2022 the employer did not ensure that lockout/tagout procedures were developed, documented, and utilized while an employees was working to unjam material that was stuck in the throat of the Cresswood Destroyer chipper. This exposed employees to caught in hazards.  b) On or about 12/21/2022 the employer did not ensure that lockout/tagout procedures were developed, documented, and utilized while an employees was working in the walking floor trailer adjacent to the unguarded auger while it was in operation. This exposed employees to caught in hazards.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jun 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:   a) On or about 12/21/2022 the employer did not ensure employees were trained to understand and apply methods of locking, blocking and rendering machinery safe when unjamming or placing any part of a body near the danger zone of energized equipment. This exposed employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jun 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):  a) On or about 12/21/2022 the employer did not ensure that lockout/tagout procedures covered all actions, in sequence, as required by the standard. This exposed employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jun 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,678 · Current $3,000

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) On or about 12/21/2023, the employer did not ensure that a worker that was operating a powered industrial truck was trained, evaluated, and deemed competent to operate as required by paragraph (l) of 1910.178.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jun 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  a) On or about 12/21/2023, the employer did not ensure that a worker assigned to operate a powered industrial truck was certified to operate the truck he was assigned to use.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jun 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  a) On or about 12/20/2022, and at times prior, the employer did not ensure that the point of operation at the auger portion of the Cresswood system was guarded in such a manner that employees would not be caught in the auger. This exposed employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jun 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:  a) On or about 12/21/2023, and at times prior, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from point of operation hazards on the Cresswood Destroyer wood chipper. A worker reached into the chipper to unjam the wood in it. This exposed employees to caught-in hazards.