OSHA Inspection: MAYER REPAIR LLC

Issued

Mar 21, 2025

Abate by

May 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,729 · Current $3,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  (a) On or about November 19, 2024, employees which conduct repair/maintenance work on over the road vehicles (ambulances, diesel trucks, recreational vehicles, and buses), LP Forklifts and other equipment in the facility, were not provided with a hazardous energy control program that included equipment specific energy control procedures, training on the energy control program and requirement to perform periodic inspections of the program.

Issued

Mar 21, 2025

Abate by

May 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  (a) On or about November 19, 2024, employees who conduct service/repair work on machinery/equipment/vehicles, were not provided with equipment specific hazardous energy control procedures for machinery/equipment/vehicles with more than one energy source, such as, but not limited to thermal, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and/or gravitational / kinetic energy sources.

Issued

Mar 21, 2025

Abate by

May 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:   (a) On or about November 19, 2024, employees which conduct repair/maintenance work on over the road vehicles (ambulances, diesel trucks, recreational vehicles, and buses), LP Forklifts and other equipment in the facility, were not provided with hazardous energy control training on the program,  equipment specific energy control procedures, and proper use / application of energy isolating devices.

Issued

Mar 21, 2025

Abate by

Mar 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.252(a)(3)(i): Welding, cutting, or other hot work was performed on used drums, barrels, tanks, or other containers that had not been cleaned so thoroughly as to make absolutely certain there were no flammable materials present or any substances such as greases, tars, acids, or other materials which where subjected to heat, might produce flammable or toxic vapors:  (a) On or about November 11, 2024, an employee conducted hot work (plasma cutting) on a 55 gallon metal drum which was not cleaned out and was not inspected or verified to have no flammable atmosphere prior to commencement of hot work. This exposed an employee to fire and explosion hazards.

Issued

Mar 21, 2025

Abate by

May 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $1,900 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) will be met:  (a) On or about November 19, 2024, at this location, employees engaged in vehicle maintenance/repair work were exposed to hazardous materials, such as, but not limited to oils, fuels, and lubricants. The employer had not developed and implemented a program which would address labeling and other forms of warnings on hazardous material containers, Safety Data Sheets, and employee information and training on the hazards associated with the hazardous materials utilized on site, and is consistent with Globally Harmonized System (29 CFR 191200(a)(1)).  The written program must also contain the following: 1. A list of all hazardous materials on site; 2. The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards associated with non-routine tasks involving hazardous materials, such as spills; 3. The hazards of the materials contained in piping that is not labeled, and; 4. The method the employer will use to inform other employers (contractors) of the chemicals their employees might be exposed to while performing duties at the site.

Issued

Mar 21, 2025

Abate by

May 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6)(ii):  Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical  (a) On or about November 19, 2024, at this location, employees engaged in vehicle maintenance/repair work were exposed to hazardous materials, such as but not limited to; oils, fuels, and lubricants. The employer did not ensure that all containers were labeled with the contents, such as but not limited to 55 gallon drums used for temporary storage of diesel and gasoline.