OSHA Inspection: BREAKERS UNLIMITED, INC. GA

Issued

2023-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4687.00 · Current $2812.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.30(a)(1):(a) Fall hazards. (1) Before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard, the employer must provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart.  Employers must ensure employees are trained in the requirements of this paragraph on or before May 17, 2017.  a) Storage Area; on August 2, 2023, the employer did not create and implement a training program for employees who were required to use the fall protection systems.

Issued

2023-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR  1910.67(c)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:  Storage Area; On or about August 2, 2023, employees were exposed to ejection and fall hazards of approximately 15 feet in height while working from the basket of an aerial lift without fall protection equipment.

Issued

2023-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4687.00 · Current $2812.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.37(a)(3):Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed.  (a) Storage Area; On or about August 2, 2023, employees were exposed to fire hazards where the left side exit door was blocked by boxes of merchandise.

Issued

2023-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4687.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).  If such hazards were present, or likely to be present, the employer did not: (i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that would protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment; (ii) Communicate selection decisions to each affected employee; and (iii) Select PPE that properly fit each affected employee:  a) Inside warehouse area, on or about August 2, 2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to chemical burns, in that the employer did not provide appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE) for the body when changing propane tanks.

Issued

2023-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9376.00 · Current $5626.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(a)(4):Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.  A) On or about August 2, 2023 at 100 Petty Rd, Lawrenceville, GA:  A Nissan forklift was being used with a man-lift attachment. The attachment was used for activities including, but not limited to, lifting employees for circuit breakers. The company had not received the forklift manufacture's approval to use this attachment.

Issued

2023-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4687.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.178(f)(2): The storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gas fuel shall be in accordance with NFPA Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases (NFPA No. 58-1969), which is incorporated by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6.  a) Throughout the facility, on or about August 2, 2023, the employer exposed employees to struck by hazards, in that the employer did not ensure propane tanks were stored correctly. The propane tanks were stored inside of the warehouse where there is constant forklift traffic.

Issued

2023-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9376.00 · Current $5626.00 Reduced

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) Production Area; On or about August 2, 2023 and at time prior, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards, in that employer did not ensure that the employees were trained prior to operating the forklifts.

Issued

2023-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4687.00 · Current $2812.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.  a) Warehouse Area, on or about August 2, 2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards, including but not limited to, propane, in that the employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain, an effective written hazard communication program.