OSHA Inspection: SCRAP MASTERS, INC.

Issued

2021-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6008.00 · Current $4206.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.25(b)(1): 29 CFR 1910.25(b)(1): The employer did not ensure that handrails, stair rail systems, and guardrail systems are provided in accordance with � 1910.28.  On 1/6/2021, in the production area at the Toccoa facility, the stairs leading to the 125 Vecoplan Shredder, were not equipped with a mid-rail on either side of the stairs, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2021-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6008.00 · Current $4206.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.25(c)(1): The employer did not ensure that standard stairs are installed at angles between 30 to 50 degrees from the horizontal.  On 1/6/2021, in the production area at the Toccoa facility, the stairs leading to the 125 Vecoplan Shredder were installed at an angle of 51.34 degrees, exposing employees to slip, trip, and fall hazards.

Issued

2021-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.25(c)(3):  The employer did not ensure that standard stairs have a minimum tread depth of 9.5 inches.  On 1/6/2021, in the production area at the Toccoa facility, the stairs leading to the 125 Vecoplan Shredder operator platform were installed with stair tread depth of 7 1/4", exposing employees to slip, trip, and fall hazards.

Issued

2021-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7510.00 · Current $5257.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.29(b)(1): The employer did not ensure that  guardrail systems met the requirement that the top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, that are 42 inches (107 cm), plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm), above the walking-working surface.   On or about 12/21/2020, at the Toccoa Georgia facility, in the production area at the Shredder platform, employees were exposed to 6'4" fall hazards. The employer failed to provide adequate guardrails to ensure employees were protected from falling to lower levels and/or into the 125 Shredder. The measurement from the upper guardrails to the platform floor was 38". At the top of the grinder, it was measured to be 35".

Issued

2021-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.29(b)(2): The employer did not ensure that guardrail systems met the requirement that  midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels, or equivalent intermediate members that are installed between the walking-working surface and the top edge of the guardrail system as follows when there is not a wall or parapet that is at least 21 inches (53 cm) high.  On or about 12/21/2020, at the Toccoa Georgia facility, in the production area at the Shredder platform, employees were exposed to 6'4" fall hazards. The employer failed to provide adequate midrails to ensure employees were protected from falling to lower levels. Midrails measured 14" from the platform floor.

Issued

2021-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6008.00 · Current $4206.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(c)(1):Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries.  On or about 1/6/2021, in the production area at the Toccoa, Ga facility, the employer did not ensure fire extinguishers were mounted and marked, exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

2021-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6008.00 · Current $4206.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(g)(1): Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.   On 1/6/2021, at the Toccoa facility, the employer did not implement a training program for employees in the use of fire extinguishers for incipient level fires.

Issued

2021-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4505.00 · Current $3154.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(p)(1):Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition.  On 1/6/2021, in the production area of the Toccoa facility, the employer did not ensure repairs to powered industrial trucks. The Nissan sit-down propane forklift did not have an operational seatbelt, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2021-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6008.00 · Current $4206.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(1)(ii):Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards, based on the mechanical strength and durability, including, for parts designed to enclose and protect other equipment, the adequacy of the protection thus provided.  On 1/6/2021, at the Toccoa facility in the production area near the Roto Zip area, employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards, as a mounted receptacle box was damaged exposing live parts within.

Issued

2021-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12015.00 · Current $8411.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.25(b)(3): The employer did not ensure that stairs have uniform riser heights and tread depths between landings.   On 1/6/2021, in the production area at the Toccoa facility, the stairs leading to the 125 Vecoplan Shredder operator platform were installed with stairs having a riser height of 6 1/4"; however, the last step riser to the platform was just under 3", exposing employees to a trip and fall hazard.  Scrap Masters, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.25(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1134387, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 8/12/2016, with respect to a workplace located at 590 Industrial Blvd., Toccoa, GA 30577.

Issued

2021-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $21026.00 · Current $14718.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i).   On or about 12/21/2020, at the Toccoa Georgia facility and in the production area at the Shredder platform and the Shredder operator platform, employees were exposed to 6'4" and 5' fall hazards. The employer did not ensure employees were protected from falling to lower levels with fall protection on all sides.  Scrap Masters Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.23(f), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1134387, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/12/2016, with respect to a workplace located at 590 Industrial Blvd in Toccoa, Georgia.

Issued

2021-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $52564.00 · Current $36795.00 Reduced

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.  On or about 1/6/2021, employees performing service and maintenance activities were exposed to amputation hazards when the employer failed to develop and utilize specific procedures for the machines located within the facility including but not limited to the 125 shredder, rotozip tools and forklifts.  Scrap Masters Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(c)(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1196240, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 6/3/2017, with respect to a workplace located at 590 Industrial Blvd in Toccoa, Georgia.  Scrap Masters Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(c)(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1134387, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/12/2016, with respect to a workplace located at 590 Industrial Blvd in Toccoa, Georgia.

Issued

2021-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1502.00 · Current $1051.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(b)(3):Each recordable injury or illnesses was not entered on the OSHA 300 log and/or incident report (OSHA Form 300A or equivalent) within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred.  a) On 1/6/2021, a work-related fatality was not recorded on the 2020 OSHA 300 log within 7 calendar days at the job site location in Toccoa, Georgia.

Issued

2021-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(3): The employer made the report by fax, e-mail, or by leaving a message on the Area Office voice mail.  On 12/28/2020, at the Toccoa facility, the employer failed to notify OSHA of a work-related fatality by telephone, in person, or by electronic submission on the OSHA public web site.

Issued

2021-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(2)(ii):The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.  On 1/6/2021, at the Toccoa facility, the employer did not conduct an evaluation of previously trained employees to ensure employees operating powered industrial trucks were provided a training program that consisted of formal training, practical training, and an evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.