JOHNSTOWN, CO —
OSHA Inspection: EARTH ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of EARTH ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED in 1065 POPLAR STREET, JOHNSTOWN, CO 80534 (NAICS 562119). OSHA activity number 346875222.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- EARTH ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 1065 POPLAR STREET
- City
- JOHNSTOWN
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80534
- Mailing
- 1065 POPLAR STREET, JOHNSTOWN, CO 80534
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 562119
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 4, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,687 · Current $2,812 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees were exposed to struck by hazards: a) 1065 Poplar Street JOHNSTOWN, CO - Electronic scrap area: On or about July 26, 2023, and at times prior, employees were exposed to a struck by hazards while working in and around storage racks that were not securely fastened to the floor. b) 1065 Poplar Street JOHNSTOWN, CO - Electronic scrap area: On or about July 26, 2023, and at times prior, Eemployees were exposed to a struck by hazards while working in and around storage racks that did not display a plaque designating load sizes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2812.2
- — Z (S) $4687
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 18, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,687 · Current $0 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) 1065 Poplar Street JOHNSTOWN, CO - Production area: On or about July 26, 2023, and at times prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from rotating parts while utilizing an unguarded Makita 9557NB handheld angle grinder.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4687
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 4, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $9,374 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: a) 1065 Poplar Street Johnstown, CO - Production Area - Back Emergency Exit Door: On or about July 26, 2023 and at time prior, employees were exposed to entrapment hazards while working in and arounds where materials are placed in the designated exit routes. Earth Enterprises Incorporated was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1648133, citation number 1, item 2, and was affirmed as final order on May 17, 2023.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (R) $9374
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 18, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. (a) 1065 Poplar Street Johnstown, CO: On or around July 26, 2023 and at time prior, employees were exposed to slip/trip/fall hazards while working in the warehouse where walking working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.157 C01
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 18, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) 1065 Poplar Street Johnstown, CO: On or around July 26, 2023 and at time prior, employees were exposed to fire and inhalation hazards while working in the electronic scrap area from fire extinguishers not being readily accessible.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.178 G02
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 18, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(g)(2):Facilities were not provided for flushing and neutralizing spilled electrolyte, for fire protection, for protecting charging apparatus from damage by trucks, and/or for adequate ventilation for dispersal of fumes from gassing batteries. (a) 1065 Poplar Street Johnstown, CO - Electronic Scrap area/ Forklift Charging station: On or around July 26, 2023 and at time prior, employees were exposed to health and safety hazards at the forklift charging station, in that the employer did not provide the area with adequate fire protection, ventilation, protection of the charging apparatus or means for neutralizing spilled electrolyte.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 18, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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): a) 1065 Poplar Street Johnstown, CO - Inside Facility production area: On or about 07/26/2023 and at times prior, employees to struck-by hazards while operating powered industrial trucks with defective tires, including but not limited to, (#35) Hyster Propane Sit-Down Fork Truck - Model: J35A, S/N: 72542 S/N: A160V04265E.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 346875222.
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