OSHA Inspection: TRI-STATE COMPRESSOR SERVICE

Issued

2024-09-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $3871.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  a) Compressor Room: On or about March 7, 2024, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazard, in that the energy control program consisting on energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections was not developed and implemented for employees conducting servicing and maintenance on equipment, such as but not limited to, a compressed air system including two compressors (Quincy QGS-40 ) and sub-system such as the drain system.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2024-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident:  a) On or about March 18, 2024, the death of an employee  was not reported within 8 hours after the work-related incident to OSHA.

Issued

2024-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye.  a) On or about March 8, 2024, at the Compressor Room, the employer did not report to OSHA a work-related inpatient hospitalization of an employee within 24 hours.