OSHA Inspection: LOTTS CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment that was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck by hazards due to missing safety latches on hooks used overhead gantry cranes:    a) For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 07/27/2012,  hooks and chains were used with overhead gantry cranes to lift troughs into which wet concrete was poured. No safety latches were present on the hooks used to lift the troughs. The troughs were in danger of sliding out of the hooks at the hook connection point as observed on site.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment that was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to laceration hazards from flying shards of plastic:    a) For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 07/27/2012: employees were exposed to laceration/puncture hazards or eye injuries associated with compressed air that was conveyed through PVC piping in the fabrications shop and at the compressors where employees work or performed maintenance. PVC air lines were observed to be leaking and line pressures were 110 psi.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $1715.00 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 energing, 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) For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 07/27/2012, maintenance was performed on various pieces of equipment, as needed around the facility, and no lock out tag out program was in place to address safe procedures for de-energizing equipment that was being worked on. Hazardous energy was present in the form of mechanical energy from the rotary mixer, hydraulic and pneumatic energy from the pre-cast concrete form pouring machines and other equipment used, as well as electrical energy in the form of 240V and gravitational potential energy from heavy machinery such as pre-cast conveyor chains weighing hundreds of pounds.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(iii): Repairs or replacements were not provided promptly as needed for safe operation of crane(s):    a) For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 07/27/2012,  hooks and chains were used with overhead gantry cranes to lift troughs into which wet concrete was poured. Some hooks were observed to be deformed and/or cracked. Deformed hooks were measured to have a 25% deformation in throat opening and were still in place to be used in service.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $980.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(n)(3)(i): The load was not well secured and properly balanced in the sling or lifting device before it was lifted more than a few inches:    a) For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 10/03/2012, Concrete forms being lifted by a gantry crane were observed to be tilted and only supported by one side during lifting operation. The supported side was elevated approximately 2-3 feet.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1225.00 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:    For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 07/27/2012, employees were exposed to laceration, crushing, or amputation hazards associated with the point of operation of the following equipment used on site:    a) Laceration hazards were present at a horizontal metal band saw that was used periodically to cut metal pieces in the fabrications shop. No adjustable blade guard was present on the saw.    b) Employees were exposed to hand or arm crushing hazards while operating hydraulic pre-cast concrete form pouring machines during the operating cycle when the pre-cast piece was pressed onto the curved mold.     c) Employees were exposed to potential broken bones or finger amputations at the point of operation associated with an unguarded rebar shear into which employees could stick their fingers while operating the foot pedal.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $833.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:    a) For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 07/27/2012, the bench grinder used by employees was missing a tool/work rest.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:    a) For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 07/27/2012, the bench grinder used by employees was missing a tongue guard. Employees were exposed to possible puncture wounds in event of the wheel shattering.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $833.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    a) For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 07/27/2012, employees who operated a metal cutting saw were exposed to an unguarded belt and pulley that was used as a power transmission device to drive the saw, which had been made in-house.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $833.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:    For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 07/27/2012, unguarded, driven chain and sprockets were present in the following locations exposing employees to crushing hazards/caught-in hazards:    a) On the front of the hydraulic pre-cast concrete form pouring machines.  b) Behind the hydraulic pre-cast concrete form pouring machines.  c) Drive sprocket for pre-cast concrete product conveyor.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $833.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(iv): Valve protection caps, where cylinders were designed to accept caps, were not always in place, hand-tight, except when cylinders were in use or connected for use:    a) For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 07/27/2012, acetylene compressed gas cylinders were stored in the fabrication shop without valve protection caps.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1041.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(i): Oxygen cylinders were stored near highly combustible material, especially oil and grease; or near reserve stocks of carbide and acetylene or other fuel-gas cylinders, or near other substance likely to cause or accelerate fire:    For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 07/27/2012, oxygen compressed gas cylinders were stored next to fuel compressed gas cylinders. Oxygen and fuel gas were used at the facility for torching and welding and stored in two locations:    a) In the fabrications shop, acetylene gas cylinders were stored with oxygen gas cylinders  b) In the yard, a 4000  5000 cubic feet capacity oxygen cylinder was stored next to a propane cylinder /tank. The propane and oxygen were used for torching off protruding rebar ends from the wet poured pre-cast concrete forms.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $980.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(1): Motors and appliances. Each disconnecting means required by this subpart for motors and appliances shall be legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident.    a) For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 07/27/2012, electrical disconnect boxes/cabinets controlling energy to various machines such as, but not limited to, concrete mixer and hydraulic pre-case form pouring equipment were not labeled to indicate their voltage or what equipment they energized. Equipment was located in multiple locations throughout the facility and was not right next to the electrical disconnects, and employees were confused as to what the function of all the electrical disconnects was.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    a) For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 07/27/2012, circuit breakers controlling circuitry for lighting, different conveyor machinery, and other equipment were not labeled to clearly indicate what their function was.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(a): 29 CFR 1910.38(a)(1):  The emergency action plan required by 29 CFR 1910.157(a) or (b) when the employer has elected to partially or totally evacuate the workplace in the event of a fire emergency, or required by 29 CFR 1910.160(c)(1), did not cover the designated actions that the employer or employees must take to ensure employee safety from the fire and other emergencies:    a) For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 07/27/2012, an emergency action plan was not present for the facility to coordinate employees escape in case of a fire or other emergency event.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    a) For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 07/27/2012, employees were required to wear either N-95 filter face piece respirators or half face respirators while cutting concrete. No respiratory protection program was available at the facility.

Issued

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):     a) For the Lotts Concrete Products, Inc. facility at 429 N. Hennis Rd., Winter Garden, FL 34787, as observed on or about 07/27/2012, chemicals such as, but not limited to, oils, grease, and concrete mortar mix were used on site. A written hazardous communications program was not present for the facility.