| Inspection Type |
Planned
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| Scope |
Complete
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2014-06-19
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| Emphasis |
N: SSTARG14, L: FORKLIFT, P: SSTARG14
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| Case Closed |
2014-11-17
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
5A0001 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-04 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-09-19 |
| Current Penalty |
1800.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3000.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-20 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
Public Law 91-596, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Section 5(a)(1): The employer did not furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees, in that employees were exposed to the hazard of cranes being overloaded, and/or loads being dropped, due to the absence of rated loads for Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices being conspicuously displayed on the device(s). (a) Crane Bay, Location C-B - On or about June 18, 2014, employees using the DeShazo 2 ton top running bridge crane with under-hung trolley, and using the unidentified 85 1/2 inch long, yellow, reinforced I-beam below-the-hook lifting device to unload copper and PEX piping, were exposed to injury due to the absence of rated load marking(s), nor any identification plates which listed the following information on the lifting device: (a) the manufacturer's name and address; (b) the serial number of the device; (c) the lifter device's weight (if over 100 lbs.); (d) its rated load capacity. [Reference Section 20-1.2.1 Marking (a) & (b) of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Safety Standard for Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices, ASME B30.20-2006.] |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100304 G06 VI C 5 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-04 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-08-14 |
| Current Penalty |
2250.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3750.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-20 |
| Nr Instances |
6 |
| Nr Exposed |
50 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(6)(vi): Exposed noncurrent-carrying metal parts of cord- and plug-connected equipment that could have become energized were not grounded: (a) CDC, UPS Station - On or about June 18, 2014 employees using the 25 inch diameter Utilitech box fan were exposed to electric shock due to the absence of the equipment grounding prong on end of the fan's 3-wire cord/plug. (b) Gray Bin Area, Center Aisle Zone at GB-09-013-03A - On or about June 18, 2014 employees using the 22 inch diameter Utilitech black pedestal fan were exposed to electric shock due to the absence of a continuous grounding path. (c) CDC Shipping Area, near Aisle #1 - On or about June 18, 2014 employees working in and around the 18 foot tall metal storage racks were exposed to electric shock due to the absence of an equipment grounding prong on the plug of a US Wire & Cable Corp. 100 foot, round, yellow, AWG 12/3 extension cord which was supplying current to an elevated round gray box fan mounted to end of the rack about 15 feet above the floor. (d) HVAC Building - On or about June 19, 2014, employees using the Lantech Shrink-Wrap Machine were exposed to electric shock due to the absence of a grounding prong on the machine's 3 wire cord/plug. (e) North Center of HVAC Building at Roll-up Door - On or about June 19, 2014, employees working around the 30 inch diameter Comfort Zone Pedestal Fan were exposed to electric shock due to the absence of the grounding prong on the fan's 3 wire cord/plug. (f) HVAC Building's West Roll-up Door - On or about June 19, 2014, employees working around the 36 inch diameter portable Maxx Air Fan on wheels were exposed to electric shock due to the absence of the grounding prong on the fan's 3 wire cord/plug. |
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| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100305 G01 IV A |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-04 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-09-19 |
| Current Penalty |
1350.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2250.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-20 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure: (a) CDC Shipping Area, West of Gray Bins - On or about June 18, 2014, employees working in this area were exposed to burns due to the use of several 100 foot long US Wire & Cable Corp. round yellow AWG 12/3 extension cords as substitutes for fixed wiring; these cords were used to supply current to the following: 1. Lantech Shrink Wrap Machine, and 2. an elevated round box fan suspended from North end of the 18 foot tall bins, about 15 feet above the floor. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19040029 A |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-04 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-08-14 |
| Current Penalty |
450.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
750.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-20 |
| Nr Instances |
3 |
| Nr Exposed |
50 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms, for recordable injuries and illnesses. The OSHA 300 form is called the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, the 300-A is the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and the OSHA 301 form is called the Injury and Illness Incident Report: (a) Southern Pipe & Supply Company, Inc., Central Distribution Center (CDC) - On or about June 18, 2014, the employer had not been maintaining the OSHA-300 and 300-A forms, nor equivalent forms, for employee injuries occurring at this facility and at the HVAC Building for calendar years: 2011, 2012 and 2013. |
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| Citation ID |
02002 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100151 B |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-04 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-09-19 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-20 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
50 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.151(b): There was neither an infirmary, clinic, or hospital used for the treatment of all injured employees in near proximity to the workplace nor a person or persons adequately trained to render first aid: (a) CDC and HVAC Buildings - On or about June 18, 2014, employees were exposed to potential injury and/or other medical emergencies due to the absence of someone being trained to render first aid and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). |
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| Citation ID |
02003 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100178 K01 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-04 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-20 |
| Nr Instances |
4 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.178(k)(1): The wheel chocks were not placed under the rear wheels of highway trucks to prevent the trucks from rolling while they were boarded with powered industrial trucks. (a) HVAC Building, Northeast Corner - On or about June 19, 2014, employees operating powered industrial trucks and carrying pallet loads of plumbing materials into tractor-trailers from 4 bays were exposed to injury should the trailer move away from the loading dock because to the trailer wheels had not been chocked to prevent movement. |
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