OSHA Inspection: ALPHA AROMATICS INC

Issued

2021-08-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13653.00 · Current $9000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(o)(1): The employer did not ensure that only stable or safely arranged loads were handled:   a) Jobsite, 294 Alpha Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238:  On or about April 2, 2021,  a Hyster brand powered industrial truck (model number: E40HSD,  serial number: A219N02053B) was operated with a backrest that was bent forward.  The bend in the backrest prevented forklift operators from being able to place loads flush against the backrest which reduced the distance the forks could be reach under each load.  The bottom of the totes containing VanWet 9N9 (product number 808214) surfactant had several indentations on the bottom which could lead to instability while elevated on forks of the forklift.  Employees working in areas where the forklift was being used to lift and transport chemical totes weighing up to approximately 2,662 pounds when full were exposed to crushed-by and struck-by hazards.

Issued

2021-08-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10533.00 · Current $6000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(o)(6):  Elevated loads were tilted forward when the load was not in a deposit position over a rack or stack:  a) Jobsite, 294 Alpha Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238:  On or before April 2, 2021,  employees use forklifts, including a Hyster brand powered industrial truck (model number: E40HSD,  serial number: A219N02053B), to elevate totes so that the contents of the totes can be transferred to buckets and barrels.  For some style of totes the employees must tilt the tote forward while it is on the to the forks to get the last amounts of product to drain from the tote.  Employees are exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards while working directly in front of a tote that is elevated and tilted forward on the forks of the forklift.

Issued

2021-08-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6):  The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  a) Jobsite, 294 Alpha Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238:  On or about April 2, 2021,  the employer did not certify that each employee who operated powered industrial trucks as part of their job were trained and evaluated.