OSHA Inspection: CLEANWAY CAR WASH LLC

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Mar 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances and chemical burns    a) Establishment    Employees were exposed to skin irritation/burns from using/transferring carwash chemicals, including but not limited to hydrofluoric acid, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, and phosphoric acid.     Violation disclosed on or about 02/08/2012.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Apr 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a) Establishment    Employees were exposed to chemical burns to the eye while using/transferring corrosive carwash chemicals, including but not limited to hydrofluoric acid, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, and phosphoric acid.    Violation observed on or about 02/08/2012.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Apr 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a) Establishment    Employees were exposed to skin and eye burns from using/transferring carwash chemicals, including but not limited to hydrofluoric acid, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, and phosphoric acid.    Violation disclosed on or about 02/08/2012.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Apr 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(9): The employer did not ensure that labels or other forms of warning were legible, in English, and prominently displayed on the container, or readily available in the work area throughout each work shift:    a) Establishment    Employees were exposed to skin and eye burns from using/transferring carwash chemicals from containers that were not clearly labeled. The chemicals included but were not limited to hydrofluoric acid, sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid.     Violation disclosed on or about 02/08/2012.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Apr 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:    a) Establishment    Employees were exposed to skin and eye burns while using/transferring carwash cleaning chemicals, including but not limited to hydrofluoric acid, sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid. The employer did not maintain material safety sheets for all hazardous chemicals in the workplace.     Violation observed on or about 02/08/2012.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Apr 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    a) Establishment    Employees use/transfer cleaning chemicals without knowledge of the hazards associated with the hazardous chemicals.  Employees are exposed to skin and eye chemical burns.     Violation disclosed on or about 02/08/2012.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Mar 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(b): First aid supplies approved by a consulting physician were not readily available:    a) Establishment    Employees were exposed to hydrofluoric acid from cleaning chemicals did not have adequate first aid supplies, including but not limited calcium gluconate.     Violation observed on or about 02/08/2012.