OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN BUILDING SERVICES, LLC

Issued

2016-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1456.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were 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 and crush-by hazards:       a)  Employer failed to anchor and bolt down storage racks to prevent employees from exposure to struck-by and/or crush hazards when working near pallet racks.        Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct the hazards noted are to follow the manufacturer installation instructions and/or conform with installation and assembly instructions and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard MH16.1-2012 (a revision of MH16.1-2008): Specifications for the Design, Testing and Utilization of Industrial Steel Storage Racks, which includes, among others, the following:       a.         Section 1.4.7 Column Base Plates and Anchors:    The bottom of all columns shall be furnished with column base plates, as specified in 7.1. All rack columns shall be anchored to the floor with anchor bolts, which shall be designed in accordance with Section 7.3, to resist all applicable forces as described in Section 2.1 or Section 2.2.    b.         Section 1.4.2 Plaque:    The owner is responsible for displaying in one or more conspicuous locations permanent plaque(s).  Each plaque shall have an area of not less than 50 inches.  Plaques shall show in clear, legible print (a) the maximum permissible unit load and/or maximum uniformly distributed load per level, (b) the average unit load, and (c) maximum total load per bay.

Issued

2016-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1088.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): The exit access was not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points:      a) Shipping and Storage Area - The exit access in the middle of the shipping and storage area was not maintained at least 28 inches wide.

Issued

2016-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1456.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):  The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    a) Shipping and Receiving Department - The employer failed to ensure that employee(s) who operate the Komatsu Forklift were properly trained, evaluated and certified to perform the tasks in a safe manner.