OSHA Inspection: PORT CITY LOGISTICS, INC.

Issued

2014-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:      a) Throughout the facility, on or about 1/9/14: Portable fire extinguishers did not have annual inspections. Last inspection conducted was 2008.

Issued

2014-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

9 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter: Please enter your variable information after this comment box.       a)  Throughout the facility, on or about 19/914: Training was not provided  to employees on the use of fire extinguishers and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.       * ABATEMENT NOTE: By this date the employer must either correct the alleged violation or implement a Fire Safety Policy; as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.38(a) and .39 which includes the evacuation requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157(b).

Issued

2014-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2240.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2):  Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of Carbon Monoxide listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 50 parts per million:    a)  Warehouse Building No. 1, on or about 12/5/13, an employee operating fork lift bringing bails of aluminum compressed cans into warehouse was exposed at a level of 333.47 parts per million (ppm) of carbon monoxide, over an eight hour time weighted average (TWA), approximately 6.67 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50ppm. The sampling period was for 150 minutes. A zero increment is included for the 330 minutes not sampled. Employee was not wearing any type of respirator protection.

Issued

2014-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e):  Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):    a)  Warehouse No. 1, on or about 12/5/13: Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure to carbon monoxide below the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit.  Employee exposure as referenced in Citation 1 Item 2a:    EFFECTIVE MEANS OF ABATEMENT INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:    1. Set up an inspecton program for all fork lifts.    2. Install carbon monoxide detectors.