OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN CRANE AND TRACTOR PARTS INC

Issued

2016-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $2100.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(a): The employer did not establish a written emergency evacuation plan for employees expected to evacuate in the event of a fire or other emergency:    At the establishment a written emergency action plan had not been developed nor implemented to inform all employees of the procedures to follow in case of fire or similar emergencies (tornadoes/thunderstorms/civil disobedience), thus exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

2016-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a):  Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:  (a) On or about 02/05/2016 a warehouse worker using a Raymond order filler fork truck to pick product approximately 12 feet from the ground at rack aisle 170, section 26  was exposed to fall hazards in that fall protection equipment was not used.     (b) Employee(s) operating order filler fork trucks to retrieve products in the upper storage racks in the warehouse were exposed to bodily hazards due to body belts being worn instead of full body harnesses.

Issued

2016-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:    A personal protective equipment written hazard assessment had not been performed to determine the type of personal protective equipment needed for changing the propane cylinders of powered industrial trucks and etc.

Issued

2016-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-20 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 and employee training to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated, and rendered inoperative in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4):    Maintenance employee(s) performing maintenance and preventive maintenance on hard wired equipment such as, but not limited to the Profitmaster 22 lathe, Beavermill drill press, changing out light fixtures, and etc. were exposed to struck-by / caught in between hazards due to no lockout / tagout program being used at the establishment.

Issued

2016-05-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 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):  Employee(s) operating powered industrial trucks at the facility were exposed to struck-by hazards due to inadequate powered industrial truck operator training.  The employee(s) were not provided with a powered industrial truck operator field evaluation to demonstrate competency for operating the equipment safely.

Issued

2016-05-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily:  Industrial trucks at the facility were not being examined daily before being placed in service, thus exposing employee(s) to struck-by / fire hazards for the following powered industrial trucks:  (a) Powered industrial truck #1 had a missing latch to secure the propane tank in place.  (b) Crown powered industrial truck #2 had several cracks in the front glass.  (c) Crown powered industrial truck #5 had a broken rear light exposing wiring.

Issued

2016-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 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 rotating parts:  Employee(s) operating two lathes in the maintenance department were exposed to struck-by hazards due to no guard being provided for the chuck of the following lathes:  (a)  Hipromac  (b)  Profitmaster 22

Issued

2016-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $2100.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area and chemical-specific information was not always available through labels and safety data sheets:    At the establishment employees handling hazardous chemical products such as propane, hydraulic fluid, pipe thread sealant, and etc., were exposed to health hazards due to no effective training to recognize and avoid health hazards associated with hazardous chemical products.