OSHA Inspection: CENTRAL UNIFORM & LINEN SUPPLY CO.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    a)  On or about March 14, 2012 and at times prior, the employer had not established a complete hazardous energy control program at the site in that, a written procedure was not in place, training was not conducted, and periodic inspections were not conducted.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    a)  On or about March 14, 2012 and at times prior, employees were exposed to injury while operating and working around the ironers due to the following:    1.  Nip points between the large roller at the front of the machines and the structure of the machines.    2.  Ends of the rollers (shafts) were not covered or otherwise protected.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i):  Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:    a)  On or about March 14, 2012 and at times prior, a shaft was unguarded on the small ironer which projected more than 1/2 the diameter of the shaft.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:    a)  On or about March 14, 2012 and at times prior, employees were not protected from injury in that, a portion of the drive on the middle ironer near the floor was not guarded.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 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)  On or about March 14, 2012 and at times prior, the employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been completed through written certification.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):    a)  On or about March 14, 2012 and at times prior, the employer did not certify that one of the operators at the site had been trained on forklift operation.  The employer also did not certify that operators had been evaluated.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:    a)  On or about March 14, 2012 and at times prior, material was stored on and around several electrical panels in the soil room lift area, limiting access to these.

Issued

May 3, 2012

Abate by

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h): Employees were not provided effective information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) and (2) on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced in    a)  On or about March 14, 2012 and at times prior, all employees were not provided with effective training on the hazardous chemicals in the work area.