Inspection Type |
Fat/Cat
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Scope |
Complete
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Safety/Health |
Safety
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Close Conference |
2013-02-12
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Emphasis |
L: FORKLIFT
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Case Closed |
2014-06-02
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Related Activity
Type |
Accident |
Activity Nr |
782211 |
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Type |
Inspection |
Activity Nr |
891278 |
Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
Citation ID |
01001 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100147 C04 I |
Issuance Date |
2013-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2013-06-26 |
Current Penalty |
4900.0 |
Initial Penalty |
4900.0 |
Final Order |
2013-06-10 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Accident |
Gravity |
10 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section. (a) McFarland Timber Tract #C-030 Clarke County, Mississippi - On or about February 4, 2013, employee(s) bleeding air from the hydraulic transmission line at the hydraulic fluid filter of a 1998 Franklin Skidder, Model 170 PTM-31A-DLX, with the engine running, were exposed to being fatally crushed by the sudden achievement of prime and the skidder's forward movement because energy control procedures had not been developed and implemented to achieve full employee protection, i.e., preventing the machine from moving while the employee was working on it from the ground. |
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Citation ID |
01002A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100253 B02 II |
Issuance Date |
2013-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2013-06-12 |
Current Penalty |
500.0 |
Initial Penalty |
1500.0 |
Final Order |
2013-06-10 |
Nr Instances |
3 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Inside of buildings, cylinders shall be stored in a well-protected, well-ventilated, dry location, at least 20 (6.1 m) feet from highly combustible materials such as oil or excelsior. Cylinders should be stored in definitely assigned places away from elevators, stairs, or gangways. Assigned storage spaces shall be located where cylinders will not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons. Cylinders shall not be kept in unventilated enclosures such as lockers and cupboards. (a) Mechanic's Shop at office complex, 47 County Road 261, Shubuta, MS 39360 - On or about February 12, 2013, employees were exposed to a struck by hazard from two unsecured 150 cubic feet acetylene cylinders, one unsecured 307 cubic feet acetylene cylinder and two 56 inch high oxygen cylinders. |
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Citation ID |
01002B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100253 B04 III |
Issuance Date |
2013-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2013-06-12 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2013-06-10 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage shall be separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour. (a) Inside Mechanic's Shop at office complex, 47 County Road 261, Shubuta, MS 39360 - On or about February 12, 2013, employees working in an area south of the tire cage were exposed to fire and burns due to having two (2) full 4 feet 6 inch high oxygen cylinders being stored within 4.75-5.42 feet of one (1) 307 cu. ft. acetylene cylinder and being stored close to cardboard boxes. |
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Citation ID |
01003 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100266 D03 I |
Issuance Date |
2013-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2013-06-26 |
Current Penalty |
1000.0 |
Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
Final Order |
2013-06-10 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
5 |
Gravity |
10 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.266(d)(3)(i): "Seat belts." For each vehicle or machine (equipped with ROPS/FOPS or overhead guards), including any vehicle or machine provided by an employee, the employer shall assure: that a seat belt is provided for each vehicle or machine operator; (a) McFarland Timber Tract #C-030, Clarke County, Mississippi - On or about February 4, 2013, a 40,000 pound 1998 Franklin Skidder, Model 170 PTM-31A-DLX, lacked an operator seat belt exposing employees to the hazard of being fatally crushed while operating the skidder on moderately hilly terrain. |
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Citation ID |
01004 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100266 I07 II |
Issuance Date |
2013-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2013-05-31 |
Current Penalty |
500.0 |
Initial Penalty |
1275.0 |
Final Order |
2013-06-10 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
6 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.266(i)(7)(ii): First Aid Training: The employer shall assure that each employee's first-aid and CPR training and/or certificate of training remain current. (a) McFarland Timber Tract #C-030 Carke County, Mississippi - On or about February 4, 2013, employees working on remote logging sites 8-10 miles from Quitman, MS, had not received updated first-aid and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training meeting the requirements specified in Appendix B of 1910.266. |
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Citation ID |
02001 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
Issuance Date |
2013-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2013-07-18 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2013-06-10 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following: (a) Mechanic's Shop at office complex, 47 County Road 261, Shubuta, MS 39360 - On or about February 12, 2013, employees were exposed to dermatitis and/or chemical burns due to not having a written Chemical Hazard Communication Program to address safe handling and use of oils, fuels, compressed gases, etc. |
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Citation ID |
02002 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19101200 F06 I |
Issuance Date |
2013-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2013-07-18 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2013-06-10 |
Nr Instances |
2 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(1)(i) through (v) of this section for labels on shipped containers; (a) At North end of Mechanic's Shop, at office complex, 47 County Road 261, Shubuta, MS 39360 - On or about February 12, 2013, the employer had not labeled four 55 gallon drums of waste oil, a 250 gallon tank of waste oil and a 1000 gallon tank or waste oil exposing employee to the hazard of coming in contact with hazardous substances. |
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Citation ID |
02003 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19101200 G08 |
Issuance Date |
2013-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2013-07-18 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2013-06-10 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
22 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.) (a) Mechanic's Shop at office complex, 47 County Road 261, Shubuta, MS 39360 - On or about February 5, 2013, material safety data sheets were not available to address safe handling and use of oils, fuels, compressed gases, and other chemicals handled in the work place. |
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Citation ID |
02004 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19101200 H01 |
Issuance Date |
2013-05-31 |
Abatement Due Date |
2013-07-18 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2013-06-10 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
22 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets. (a) At office complex, 47 County Road 261, Shubuta, MS 39360 - On or about February 5, 2013, all employees had not received effective information and training on the hazardous chemicals in their work areas. |
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