OSHA Inspection: PORT CITY LOGISTICS, INC.

Issued

2024-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6222.00 · Current $3733.00 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.   A) Warehouse located at 246 Jimmy Deloach Pkwy: On or about August 21, 2024, and times prior to, the employer exposed employees to a struck-by hazard, in that the horn on a Komatsu forklift,  serial number A234482 did not function.

Issued

2024-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4666.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1):A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:   (a) In the bag dump area, located at 246 Jimmy DeLoach Pkwy. in Savannah, GA: On or about August 21, 2024, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards, in that the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program where employees were required to wear a negative pressure elastomeric respirator.

Issued

2024-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1):  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  (a) In the bag dump area, located at 246 Jimmy DeLoach Pkwy. in Savannah, GA: On or about August 21, 2024, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards, in that the employer did not provide a medical evaluation before employees were required to use respiratory protection.

Issued

2024-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1):  The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  (a) In the bag dump area, located at 246 Jimmy DeLoach Pkwy. in Savannah, GA: On or about August 21, 2024, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards, in that the employer did not provide fit testing to employees required to use respiratory protection.

Issued

2024-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k): The employer did not provide to employees required to use respirators, annual and more often if necessary, effective respiratory protection training that was comprehensive and understandable:  (a)  In the bag dump area, located at 246 Jimmy DeLoach Pkwy. in Savannah, GA: On or about August 21, 2024 and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards, in that the employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training to employees required to use respiratory protection.