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A Houston, TX, Company is Cited by OSHA after a Fatal Crushing Injury
English: Skyline of downtown Houston, TX in the United States from Sabine Park. Español: El panorama urbano del Downtown Houston, tomado del Parque Sabine (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began an investigation at CACO Manufacturing Corp. in Houston, Texas, on May 6, 2016. The investigation was initiated after a worker died as a result of a crushing injury while working on heavy machinery. As a result of OSHA investigators’ findings, 14 alleged serious safety violation citations plus six other citations were issued to CACO. The total in proposed penalties is $102,200.
The following are details about alleged serious OSHA violations:
On May 6, 2016, at the Machine Shop, OSHA alleges that the employer failed to develop specific energy control procedures to include all energy sources when performing maintenance on the Cain Panel Saw, which exposed employees to caught-in between hazards. The proposed penalty for this alleged serious violation is: $12,471.
The employer allegedly failed to ensure that authorized employees used a lockout device to isolate the energy sources at the main disconnect on a Cain Panel Saw, which exposed employees to caught-in between hazards. The proposed penalty for this alleged serious violation is: $12,471.
At the Machine Shop, employees were allegedly exposed to caught-in hazards and/or struck-by hazards at the Burr King Sander, Jet Drill Press and an unguarded Journeyman as a result of the alleged failure of the employer to provide machine guarding. The required machine guarding protects workers from hazards such as those created by ingoing nip points, rotating parts, point of operation, and flying sparks and chips. The proposed penalty for this alleged serious violation is: $8,730.
OSHA’s area director in Houston, Mark Briggs, said that immediate steps need to be taken to protect workers from dangers associated with hazardous chemicals and heavy machinery. He said that the fatal injury was a result of failure to ensure that proper safety procedures were followed.
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A Houston Company is Cited by OSHA for 25 Alleged Serious Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued citations with proposed penalties amounting to $106,700 to a Houston-based company on August 1, 2016. La Espiga de Oro Inc. is a tortilla factory located at 1202 W 15th Street in Houston, Texas. The inspection of the company’s facilities was initiated by a complaint regarding unsafe working conditions. Steve DeVine, the assistance OSHA area director in Houston’s North office, said that with 25 serious violations, the company clearly needs to take the responsibility of employee safety more seriously.
Among the 25 alleged serious violations are the following:
Struck-by and caught-in hazards
Electrical hazards including exposed energized electrical parts
The following are more details about some of the alleged serious OSHA violations committed by La Espiga:
Appropriate facilities for quick flushing or drenching of the eyes and body were allegedly not provided within a work area where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials. More specifically, on or about June 20, 2016, in the elevated area of the Corn Process Room, employees handled corrosive materials without suitable facilities for quick flushing or drenching of the eyes. The corrosive materials allegedly exposed the workers to a chemical burn hazard. The proposed penalty for this alleged serious safety violation is: $4,900.
Each floor hole into which employees could accidentally walk was allegedly not guarded. More specifically, employees were exposed to trip and fall hazards when using a stair landing in the elevated area of the corn process room because there was a hole in the steel grating floor that had not been guarded or covered. The proposed penalty for this alleged serious safety violation is: $2,800.
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A Houston, Texas, Nursery is Cited by OSHA Following a Workplace Injury – Part 3
Man using a chainsaw with all recommended safety gear. However the visor works better when it’s down protecting the face, not up protecting the helmet. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Earlier this year the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued safety violation citations against Quality Christmas Tree Ltd, of Houston, Texas, which is doing business as Houston Garden Center. The inspection of the Houston Garden Center was initiated by a complaint related to a hospitalization in December of 2015, which was not reported as required by OSHA standards. An investigation into the incident by OSHA determined that an employee fell from a container that was hoisted aloft by a forklift. Houston Garden Center was cited for two repeat violations, 13 serious violations, and one other-than-serious violation. The total in proposed penalties amounts to $117,000.
The following is information about serious OSHA violations allegedly committed by Houston Garden Center:
OSHA alleges that the employer failed to ensure that each affected worker used appropriate face or eye protection when exposed to face or eye hazards from liquid chemicals, chemical gases or vapors, molten metal, acids or caustic liquids, potentially injurious light radiation, or flying particles. More specifically, workers were allegedly exposed to contact and struck-by hazards when performing the following tasks without the use of face and/or eye protection:
Using a nail gun to build tree stands without wearing safety glasses;
Pouring Clorox to clean bathrooms without wearing safety glasses; and
Using a chain saw to cut Christmas trees without wearing a face shield and without wearing safety glasses.
The proposed penalty for this alleged serious violation that exposed employees to various workplace hazards is: $5,000.
Learn more about OSHA safety violations for which Houston Garden Center has been cited in Part 1 and Part 2 of this ongoing series.
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A Houston, Texas, Nursery is Cited by OSHA Following a Workplace Injury – Part 2
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The employer allegedly failed to furnish each employee with a place of employment free from known hazards of falls from elevated work platforms that cause or are likely to cause serious physical harm or death to workers. More specifically, employees at the facility were allegedly exposed to fall hazards when using wood pallets and bins elevated by a forklift to dump trash into a dumpster. The proposed penalty for this alleged serious violation that exposed employees to possible fall injuries in the workplace is: $7,000.
The employer allegedly failed to use protective equipment when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing impairment or injury were encountered. More specifically, employees in the workplace were exposed to struck-by hazards when using a chain saw to cut Christmas trees without protection for their legs. The proposed penalty for this alleged serious violation that exposed employees to possible workplace injuries is: $5,000.
Learn more about OSHA safety violations for which Houston Garden Center has been cited in Part 1 and this ongoing series.
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OSHA Cites a Houston TX Company after a Workplace Fatality – Part 5
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued citations to Atlantic Coffee Industrial Solutions LLC out of Houston, Texas, on May 11, 2016, with proposed penalties totaling $63,000. The inspection on November 12, 2015, was initiated after a workplace fatality occurred. A 53-year-old shift supervisor died of asphyxiation after the release of carbon dioxide. Mark Briggs, the Houston South office OSHA area director, said detailed emergency response plans must be developed in connection with the uncontrolled release of carbon dioxide, which is dangerous. He said if an employee is untrained, they can quickly get caught in a chaotic situation, not knowing what actions to take, possibly resulting in serious injury or death.
The following are details about more of the nine alleged serious OSHA violations Atlantic Coffee has been cited for:
OSHA alleges that Atlantic Coffee in Houston did not have an emergency response plan that addressed critique of response and follow-up. The proposed penalty for this alleged serious violation is: $7,000.
OSHA also alleges that the senior emergency response official responding to an emergency did not become the individual in charge of a site-specific Incident Command System (ICS). All emergency responders and their communications were not controlled and coordinated through the individual in charge of the ICS assisted by the senior official present for each worker. More specifically, on or about November 12, 2015, and at times prior, an incident command system had allegedly not be established to control an uncontrolled release of carbon dioxide. The proposed penalty for this alleged serious violation is: $7,000.
See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of this continuing series to learn more about the alleged serious OSHA violations for which Atlantic Coffee in Houston, Texas, has been cited.
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OSHA alleges that the employer failed to provide an emergency response plan that addressed emergency recognition. More specifically, on or about November 12, 2015, and at times prior, the employer failed to provide an emergency response plan that differentiated between incidental and emergency releases of carbon dioxide. The proposed penalty for this alleged serious violation is: $7,000.
OSHA also alleges that the emergency response did not address first aid and emergency medical treatment, as required by safety standards. On or about November 12, 2015, and at time prior, at the Houston facility, the emergency response plan did not make provisions for first aid and emergency medical treatment during the uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance. The proposed penalty for this alleged serious violation is: $7,000.
See Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of this continuing series to learn more about the alleged serious OSHA violations for which Atlantic Coffee in Houston, Texas, has been cited.
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