OSHA Inspection: SUN TERMINALS, INC.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): If there was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposed an employee to injury, the defective or damaged item was not removed from service, and an employee used it before repairs and tests necessary to render the equipment safe were made:  On or about February 10, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to an electrical hazard when using an extension cord whose outer sheath insulation was damaged, exposing the internal conductors.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1917.30(a)(1): The employer did not develop and implement an emergency action plan:    On or about February 10, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not implement an emergency action plan.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1917.71(e): Employees working in the immediate area of container handling equipment or in the terminal's traffic lanes were not wearing high visibility vests, decals, reflectors or equivalent protection:    On or about February 10, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard as they walked through vehicular flow at the terminal without a high visibility vest.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1917.151(g)(1): Abrasive wheels were used on machines without enclosure guards to restrain pieces of grinding wheels and to protect employees if the wheel were to break:   On or about February 10, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while using an abrasive wheel with no safety guard.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1917.151(g)(4): Work rests were not used on fixed grinding machines:  On or about February 10, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while using an abrasive wheel with no work rest.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-30 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:    On or about February 10, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for a worksite where chemicals such as Klean-strip lacquer thinner were used.