OSHA Inspection: HAPPY DAYZ CUSTOM TRAILERS, LLC

Issued

Jul 25, 2023

Abate by

Sep 11, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(b)(1): (1) The employer did not have a guardrail system with the top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, are 42 inches (107 cm), plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm), above the walking-working surface.  The top edge height may exceed 45 inches (114 cm), provided the guardrail system meets all other criteria of paragraph (b) of this section.  a) On or about March 22, 2023; at the company's trailer shop, the employer did not install a guardrail system in place in the overhead storage area of the warehouse, exposing employees to a fall hazard of 10-12 feet.

Issued

Jul 25, 2023

Abate by

Aug 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $2,975 Reduced

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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.   a) On or about March 22, 2023; at the company's trailer shop, the employer did not ensure that employees operating the forklift to move trailers and materials were trained prior to operating a powered industrial truck, exposing employees to roll-over, crushed-by and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jul 25, 2023

Abate by

Aug 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.244(a)(1)(ii): Rated load(s) of portable jack(s) were not legibly and permanently marked in a prominent location on the jack(s) by casting, stamping, or other suitable means:  a) On or about March 22, 2023; at the company's trailer shop, several floor jacks were observed to be without the required load rating, exposing employees to caught-under and crush-by hazards.

Issued

Jul 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $15,625 · Current $14,063 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.244(a)(2)(iii):Loads were not cribbed, blocked or otherwise secured immediately after being raised with a jack:  a) On or about March 22, 2023; at the company's trailer shop, a trailer had been lifted to replace a jack, after it had been raised, the employer had not ensured that it was cribbed and blocked, or otherwise secured while an employee was under the trailer.

Issued

Jul 25, 2023

Abate by

Aug 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Inside of buildings, cylinders were not stored in a well-protected, well-ventilated, dry location, at least 20 feet (6.1 m) from highly combustible materials such as oil or excelsior:  a) On or about March 22, 2023; at the company's trailer shop, the oxygen and acetylene welding tanks were stored together and not at least 20 feet apart, exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Jul 25, 2023

Abate by

Aug 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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:   a) On or about March 22, 2023; at the company's trailer shop, the employer did not develop, implement and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program, where employees were exposed to hazards associated with the use of oxygen and acetylene tanks.

Issued

Jul 25, 2023

Abate by

Aug 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s).  a) On or about March 22, 2023; at the company's trailer shop, the safety data sheets were not available for employees handling hazardous chemicals, such as oxygen and acetylene tanks.

Issued

Jul 25, 2023

Abate by

Aug 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:   a) On or about March 22, 2023; at the company's trailer shop, the employer had not trained employees on the hazards of the chemicals they used, such as the oxygen and acetylene tanks, exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Jul 25, 2023

Abate by

Aug 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1):Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  a) On or about March 22, 2023; at the company's trailer shop, the employer did not ensure that the electrical panel had sufficient clearance, it was blocked by various items such as a husky tank, cords, and various other items, exposing employees to electrical and fire hazards.

Issued

Jul 25, 2023

Abate by

Aug 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(2)(i):Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  a) On or about March 22, 2023; at the company's trailer shop, employees were exposed to an electrical hazard, in that, an electrical panel box had no cover.