OSHA Inspection: DM INC.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):     All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    a) Shop Area: Accumulations of wood dust, a combustible dust generated during woodworking, had settled on electrical conduit, electrical boxes, overhead structures, work benches, machines, masonry walls and surfaces, but removal of dust was not conducted with adequate frequency, creating a fire hazard from March 5, 2012 to May 29, 2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2):     The floors of every workroom were not maintained in a clean condition:    a) Shop Area: Accumulations of wood debris and wood dust, a combustible dust generated during woodworking, had settled on floors, but removal of dust was not conducted with adequate frequency, creating a fire and slipping hazard from on or about March 5, 2012 to May 29, 2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(a):     Flammable liquids were not kept in covered containers when not in use:    a) Shop Area:  A container that held flammable liquid and used paint brushes were left uncovered on or about March 6, 2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii):     Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area were not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:    a) Shop Area: Rags that were used with stains were left on the floors and work surfaces, on or about March 6, 2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c):     Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:    a) Shop Area: Open motor fans, electrical outlet boxes, breaker panels, lighting switches, overhead lighting and portable radios in a Class II Division I location were not intrinsically safe, from March 5, 2012 to  May 29, 2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

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) Shop Area: Employees worked in areas where wood dust was generated, and wood stains and sealants that contained chemicals including, but not limited to, butyl acetate, dimethyl ketone, methyl alcohol, nitrocellulose and isobutanol, were applied but there was no written Hazard Communication Program, from March 5, 2012 to May 29, 2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5):     The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:    a) Shop Area: Containers of stain and other chemicals were not labeled with identity, on or about March 6, 2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g):     The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical.    a) Shop Area: Employees worked in an area where wood dust was being created and where stains and finishes were used, but Material Safety Data Sheets were not available in the work area, from March 6 to May 29, 2012.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):     29 CFR 1919.1200(h)(1):  Employees were not provided information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2) and (3) on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into their work area:    a) Shop Area: Employees worked in areas where wood stains and finishes were applied and also where wood dust was generated,  but no training was provided, from March 5, 2012 to May 29, 2012.