OSHA Inspection: BIG RIVERS LTD

Issued

2013-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, the identity of the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done:     (a) The employer did not conduct or certify a hazard assessment; to provided employees with the proper personal protective equipment and it is proper utilization.

Issued

2013-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 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) The employer failed to develop an energy control program for maintenance, repair, and set-up of machinery and equipment in the facility. This exposed employees to amputation hazards when conducting work on machinery where employees are accessing the danger zones of the machinery.

Issued

2013-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) The employer did not develop, document, and utilize procedures for machinery which had more than one hazardous energy source; such as, but not limited to, the forklifts which have electrical, gravitational, hydraulic and thermal energy sources. This exposed employees to amputation hazards from the unexpected release of energy.

Issued

2013-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices:  (a) The authorized employees were not provided with adequate training on energy control. This exposed employees to amputation hazards

Issued

2013-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial vehicle.    (a) The employer failed to provide employees with training, which consisted of a class/instruction, written test, and operational test/evaluation, prior to allowing employees to operate the forklifts.  This exposed employees to struck-by and crushing hazards.

Issued

2013-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(3): Unauthorized employees were allowed to ride powered industrial vehicle(s) and a safe place to ride was not provided for riding a powered industrial vehicle(s):    (a) The employer did not ensure unauthorized employees were not riding forklits; that were not provided with a safe place to ride.  This exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2013-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition was not taken out of service, and/or repairs were not made by authorized personnel:    (a) The employer did not ensure that forklifts, which were in need of repair, were taken out of service.  This exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2013-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(1): Alloy steel sling(s) did not have permanently affixed durable identification stating size, grade, rated capacity, and reach:     (a) The employer did not ensure that the alloy chain slings, utilized on the TOWMOTOR forklift attachment, were identified properly.  This exposed employees to crushing hazards from a sling failure.

Issued

2013-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(4): The employer did not ensure that before use, each new, repaired, or reconditioned alloy steel chain sling, including all welded components in the sling assembly, was proof tested by the sling manufacturer or equivalent entity, in accordance with paragraph 5.2 of the American Society of Testing and Materials Specification A391-65, which is incorporated by reference as specified in �1910.6 (ANSI G61.1-1968). The employer did not retain a certificate of the proof test and did not make it available for examination.      (a) The employer manufactured chain alloy slings which were utilized on the TOWMOTOR forklift attachment.  The slings were not proof tested prior to use, exposing employees to crushing hazards from a sling failure.

Issued

2013-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    (a) The employer did not ensure that the Sears/Craftman table saw was properly guarded to prevent employees from reaching the blad during operation.  This exposed employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

2013-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.     (a) On or about August 8, 2013, the employer did not record workplace injuries or illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2013.

Issued

2013-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(6): Powered industrial trucks were altered so that the relative positions of the various parts were different from what they were when originally received from the manufacturer, by the addition of extra parts not provided by the manufacturer, or by the elimination of any parts without the manufacturer's approval:  (a) The Towmotor forklift's forks were altered.  The employer add holes at the end of the forks.

Issued

2013-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) The employer did not develop a hazard communication program to provide employees with information on the hazardous material utilized as part of their normal work duties.

Issued

2013-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  (a) The employer failed to ensure that all Material Safety Data Sheets were maintained in the facility.

Issued

2013-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a) The employer did not provide employees, which are exposed to hazardous materials while conducting their normal work duties, with hazard communication training.