OSHA Inspection: HOMKOR OF MISSOURI INC

Issued

2014-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(i): Flight(s) of stairs with four or more risers, less than 44 inches wide and having both sides enclosed, were not equipped with at least one standard handrail:    (a)  Dock:  Employees were exposed to falling hazards as there was no handrail for the stairs in the dock area.

Issued

2014-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(e): The stairs did not have a uniform combination of rise/tread dimensions:    (a) Dock:  Employees were exposed to tripping hazards as the dock stairs were not uniform in the rise/tread dimensions.

Issued

2014-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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) Maintenance employees were exposed to electrical hazards as there was no written lockout tagout program for employees to follow when changing out ballasts.

Issued

2014-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 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) Employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals and there was no written hazard communication program on how chemicals should be labeled, safety data sheets should be maintained and employee training.  Employees were exposed to chemicals such as Goofoff containing xylene; Heavy Duty Floor Stripper containing Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether, and Stain Resistant Floor Sealer containing Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether.

Issued

2014-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a): The employer did not orally report the death of an employee or the in-patient hospitalization of three or more employees because of a work-related incident    (a) On or about July 18, 2014, Homkor of Missouri, Inc. did not report the death of the maintenance manager when it was a work-related incident.