OSHA Inspection: AMANTEA NONWOVENS, LLC

Issued

2011-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2618.00 · Current $2618.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): \\r\\n\\r\\nBefore entry is authorized, the employer shall document the completion of measures required by paragraph (d)(3) of this section by preparing an entry permit.\\r\\n\\r\\na) The employer did not fill out entry permits entirely and verify that the requirements in paragraph (d)(3) had been completed prior to entry into the Fleissner oven.

Issued

2011-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(j)(2): \r\n\r\nThe employer did not ensure that the entry supervisors verified, by checking that the appropriate entries have been made on the permit, that all tests specified by the permit have been conducted and that all procedures and equipment specified by the permit are in place before endorsing the permit and allowing entry to begin;\r\n\r\na)  On the permits dated 5/11/2011 and 5/26/2011 the entry checklist section of the permit had not been filled out by the supervisor.

Issued

2011-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): \r\n\r\nThe employer did not provide the required injury or illness descriptions on the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, OSHA Form 300:\r\n\r\na) The employer did not describe in detail the injury or illness in Column F on the OSHA log for calendar years 2008-2011.

Issued

2011-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.10(a): \r\n\r\nWhere an employee\'s hearing test (audiogram) revealed that the employee had experienced a work-related Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in hearing in one or both ears, and the employee\'s total hearing level was 25 decibels (dB) or more above audiometric zero (Averaged at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz) in the same ear(s) as the STS, the employer did not record the case on the OSHA 300 Log: \r\n\r\na) On February 22, 2011 the hearing tests revealed two OSHA recordable standard threshold shifts and they were not recorded on the OSHA 300 Log for 2011.

Issued

2011-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): \r\n\r\nThe employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through written certification that identified the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, identified the document as a certification of the hazard assessment:\r\n\r\na)  A written certification of the hazard assessment had not been completed by the employer for employees working in areas such as but not limited to the ovens and dryers