OSHA Inspection: BIG IRON ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.

Issued

2015-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i): Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed:  a. On or about October 17, 2014, in the recycle center, adjacent to the Doecer & Kiestek Shear, the floor was saturated with scrap metal, exposing employees with a tripping hazard.

Issued

2015-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 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 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 October 17, 2014, at the recycle center, the employer did not have a lock-out/tag-out written program established in order to protect employees during maintenance procedures, exposing employees to caught-by and amputation hazards.

Issued

2015-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-17 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. On or about October 17, 2014, at the recycling center, the employer did not have procedures in place while employees conducted maintenance on the Doelcer & Kiestek Shear, Serial # C2L-24R6, exposing employees to a caught-by and amputation hazard.

Issued

2015-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:  a. On or about October 17, 2014, at the recycling center, the employer did not provide employees with locks and tags while conducting maintenance on equipment, exposing employees to caught-by and amputation hazards.

Issued

2015-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $720.00 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. On or about October 17, 2014, at the recycle center, the Yale forklift, serial #B875B13529E did not have a functional back-up alarm, exposing employees to a crushing hazard.  b. On or about October 17, 2014, at the recycle center, the Yale forklift, serial #B875B05837D did not have a functional back-up alarm, exposing employees to a crushing hazard.

Issued

2015-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 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:  a. On or about October 17, 2014, at the recycling center, the Doelcer & Kiestek Shear was missing the point of operation guard, exposing employees to an amputation hazard.

Issued

2015-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 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. On or about October 17, 2014, at the recycling center, the motor for the Doelcer & Kiestek Shear did not have the pulley covered, exposing employees to a caught-by and amputation hazard.

Issued

2015-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  a. On or about October 17, 2014, at the recycle center, the Doelcer & Kiestek Shear did not have the vertical belt that rotated the motor pulley, exposing employees to caught-by and amputation hazards.

Issued

2015-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1): Gear(s) were not guarded by a complete enclosure or by one of the methods specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1)(ii) and (f)(1)(iii):  a. On or about October 17, 2014, at the recycling center, the gears for the Doelcer & Kiestek Shear was not enclosed, exposing employees to a caught-by hazard.