OSHA Inspection: IPL DAYTON INC

Issued

Apr 18, 2023

Abate by

May 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $12,055 · Current $6,028 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1): Hazard assessment and equipment selection.  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: 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 March 16, 2023, the employer did not complete a hazard assessment to identify potential hazards and PPE selection for employees moving metal shelving units from the parts handling department to the maintenance department.

Issued

Apr 18, 2023

Abate by

May 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $12,055 · Current $12,055

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(3)(i): Training program content. Powered industrial truck operators shall receive initial training in the following topics, except in topics which the employer can demonstrate are not applicable to safe operation of the truck in the employer's workplace.  Truck-related topics:   (A) Operating instructions, warnings, and precautions for the types of truck the operator will be authorized to operate; (G) Fork and attachment adaptation, operation, and use limitations;  a) On or before March 21, 2023, the employer's training program content did not include that each employee would receive truck-related topic training on the use and limitations of the clamp attachment that is used to consolidate boxes of product prior to being wrapped.    b) On or about March 21, 2023, the employer's training program content did not ensure that employees would receive training in that the employer did not designate in the PIV program that forward travel may only be completed when there are no obstructions for the PIV operators.   c) On or about March 21, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees had received adequate training on the pedestrian travel areas in the facility in that the PIV program content did not ensure that pedestrians are not working in conclusion with forklift operators who are moving loads in the areas including but not limited to the consolidation area.

Issued

Apr 18, 2023

Abate by

May 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(3)(ii): Training program content. Powered industrial truck operators shall receive initial training in the following topics, except in topics which the employer can demonstrate are not applicable to safe operation of the truck in the employer's workplace. Workplace-related topics:  (D) Pedestrian traffic in areas where the vehicle will be operated;  a)  On or about March 21, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the PIV program included content in which pedestrian travel was prohibited in the consolidation department in that forklift operators,  were moving boxes to the conveyor during forward travel in that the box stacked height measured approximately 90 inches in height.  This was last observed on April 5, 2023.

Issued

Apr 18, 2023

Abate by

May 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $12,055 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(o)(1): Only stable or safely arranged loads shall be handled. Caution shall be exercised when handling off-center loads which cannot be centered.  a) On or about March 21, 2023, the employer did not ensure that stable loads were being handled with the carton clamp truck while employees were moving shelving units without being adequately secured in that Employee #1 was using the clamp attachment on the forklift to tow the metal shelving units that was higher than the clamp attachment.  This last occurred on March 16, 2023.