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Priority Earth, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Papillion, Nebraska · Other Waste Collection · NAICS 562119

1inspections
3citation items
$3,185current penalties
Apr 18, 2019last inspection

Priority Earth, Inc has one OSHA inspection on record in Nebraska.

OSHA opened it on Apr 18, 2019 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Papillion.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $3,978 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $3,185, down 20%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1200, hazard communication (2 items).

For context, across all staffing, cleaning and waste services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,201. Priority Earth, Inc averages $3,185 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Priority Earth, Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343944385 OPENED APR 18, 2019Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed Nov 13, 2019

216 N Adams St, Papillion, NE 68046 · Other Waste Collection · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 18, 2019 (fatal): Employee is killed when run over by tractor tire

At 10:30 a.m. on April 17, 2019, an employee was repairing the ignition system of a John Deere 5202 Tractor and had replaced the switch and other electrical components. The employee was standing in front of the tractor's left rear tire when he started the tractor and it ran over the employee, crushing his chest and upper torso. The employee was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(b) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$2,273$1,820Jul 10, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$1,705$1,365Jul 10, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Jul 10, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (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, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (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.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(b)

(B) Each affected employee shall be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.

Other other waste collection employers in Nebraska

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