OSHA Inspection: RAMES ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

Jun 24, 2024

Abate by

Aug 15, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,687 · Current $2,580 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(e)(1): Cabinets, cutout boxes, fittings, boxes, and panelboard enclosures in damp or wet locations were not installed to prevent moisture or water from entering and accumulating within the enclosures:  (a)Rames Enterprises, Inc. DBA Sioux Falls Professional Pressure Washing and Restoration at 1012 East 63rd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, On or about and at times prior to March 4, 2024, the employer did not ensure that electrical equipment (outlets) within the wash bay area were approved for damp/wet locations. This condition exposed employees to shock and electrocution hazards.

Issued

Jun 24, 2024

Abate by

Jul 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,452 · Current $4,515 Reduced

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(a): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of carbon monoxide listed in Table Z-1, Limits for Air Contaminants, in excess of 50 parts per million (ppm) as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):  (a)Rames Enterprises, Inc. DBA Sioux Falls Professional Pressure Washing and Restoration at 1012 East 63rd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, On or about and at times prior to February 28, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees' exposure to carbon monoxide was below 50 ppm, the 8-hour PEL, in that the 8-hour TWA was calculated to be in excess of 244 parts per million, more than four times the allowable limit.  Employees were exposed to carbon monoxide when operating gasoline-powered equipment indoors without adequate ventilation.

Issued

Jun 24, 2024

Abate by

Jul 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,687 · Current $2,580 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also included a hazardous chemicals list and methods used to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks:  (a)Rames Enterprises, Inc. DBA Sioux Falls Professional Pressure Washing and Restoration at 1012 East 63rd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, On or about and at times prior to March 4, 2024, the employer did not develop and implement a written Hazard Communication Program prior to employee exposure to the following chemicals:  (1)Alumabright (2)Bioclean (3)Citrus King (4)Cling and Clean (5)Pro-Bright (6)Ruff-Neck (7)WOW!

Issued

Jun 24, 2024

Abate by

Jul 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $922 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.7(b)(5): A work-related injury or illness resulting in medical treatment beyond first aid was not recorded on the OSHA 300 log:  (a)Rames Enterprises, Inc. DBA Sioux Falls Professional Pressure Washing and Restoration at 1012 East 63rd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, On or about and at times prior to February 28, 2024, the employer did not record a work-related injury within seven days of discovering injury.

Issued

Jun 24, 2024

Abate by

Jul 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,610 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye:  (a)Rames Enterprises, Inc. DBA Sioux Falls Professional Pressure Washing and Restoration at 1012 East 63rd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, On or about and at times prior to February 28, 2024, the employer did not report a work-related injury/illness in-patient hospitalization within 24-hours.