OSHA Inspection: THREE RIVERS CASINO

Issued

May 24, 2012

Abate by

Jun 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

The alleged violations below have been grouped because they involve similar or related hazards that may increase the potential for injury.      29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1):     The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:    a) The employer did not assess the workplace to determine hazards present, or likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment.  Such hazards include but are not limited to: 1. Employees exposed to the hazard of chemical burns to the skin and eyes when cleaning ovens in the kitchens with caustic cleaners; 2. Employees exposed to the hazard of chemical burns to the skin and eyes when cleaning steam tables on serving lines with acidic cleaners; 3. Employees exposed to the hazards of materials in the eyes and hearing loss when using powered equipment like leaf blowers and power washers; and 4. Employees exposed to the hazards of particulates in the eyes while grinding.

Issued

May 24, 2012

Abate by

Jun 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):     The 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    a) The employer did not certify the assessment of the workplace to determine hazards present, or likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment.  Such hazards include but are not limited to: 1. Employees exposed to the hazard of chemical burns to the skin and eyes when cleaning ovens in the kitchens with caustic cleaners; 2. Employees exposed to the hazards of materials in the eyes and hearing loss when using powered equipment like leaf blowers and power washers; and 3. Employees exposed to the hazards of particulates in the eyes while grinding.

Issued

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(3):     When the employer decided that its employees would not enter permit spaces, the employer did not comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1), 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2), 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(6), and 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8):    a)  For the Permit Required Confined Spaces, their evaluation, identification and locations had not been established and the employer had not taken effective measures to prevent its employees from entering the permit spaces, nor inform employees, by posting danger signs or other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces.

Issued

May 24, 2012

Abate by

Jun 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  In the Beverage Room in the Main Kitchen, two, one-quart bottles of cleaner were not labeled;    b)  In the Prime Steak House Wait Station in the Main Kitchen, a quart bottle of cleaner was not labeled;    c)  In the second floor Janitor Room, two containers of cleaner, approximately 2 1/2  gallons each, were not labeled.