OSHA Inspection: GTI ROCK ISLAND, LLC

Issued

2023-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11162.00 · Current $5500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee in a hoist area is protected from falling 4 feet (1.2 m) or more to a lower level by one of the systems listed in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(2)(i)(A)-(C):  On or about March 6, 2023, employees retrieving skids of filters on the mezzanine level were exposed to fall hazards due to the lack of fall protection systems being utilized when the hoist area gate was open.

Issued

2023-08-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6696.00 · Current $4480.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2):  Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:   On or about May 4 through May 24, 2023, employees were required to wear tight-fitting respirators and the employer did not ensure annual fit testing was conducted.

Issued

2023-08-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6696.00 · Current $6696.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A):  Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  On or about May 4, 2023, an employee was required to wear a tight-fitting respirator and the employer did not ensure facial hair did not come between the sealing surface of the facepiece.

Issued

2023-08-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9488.00 · Current $4700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(H):  Employees entered into permit spaces that met the conditions set forth in 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(i), but a written certification was not made before entry that the measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii) had been taken:  On or about April 18, 2023, two maintenance employees entered a cooling tower and the employer did not verify that the space was safe for entry through a written certification with internal atmospheric monitoring prior to entering into the space.

Issued

2023-08-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:   On or about May 4 , 2023, employees were required to wear a tight-fitting respirators and the employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life.