BEAVER FALLS, PA —
OSHA Inspection: PARAMOUNT FLOORING
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other health inspection of PARAMOUNT FLOORING in 402 SHENANGO ROAD, BEAVER FALLS, PA 15010 (NAICS 238330). OSHA activity number 335285599.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PARAMOUNT FLOORING
- Site address
- 402 SHENANGO ROAD
- City
- BEAVER FALLS
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15010
- Mailing
- 1108 STATE ROUTE 885, JEFFERSON HILLS, PA 15025
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238330
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,002 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employers did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following: a) Site: 402 Shenango Road, Beaver Falls PA, on or about June 26, 2012 - The employer did not maintain a written hazard communication program where employees used hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to: ArDex Feather Finish, a Portland cement-based corrosive, during floor finishing tasks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1002
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they used: (a) Site, 402 Shenango Road, Beaver Falls PA, on or about June 26, 2012 - Material safety data sheets were not available on-site for hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, ArDex Feather Finish, which contained calcium carbonate, calcium aluminate and portland cement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard was introduced into their work area: a) Site: 402 Shenango Road, Beaver Falls PA, on or about June 26, 2012 - The employer did not provide information and training on hazards in the workplace where employees used hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, ArDex Feather Finish, a Portland cement based corrosive, during floor finishing tasks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace, including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: (a) Site, 402 Shenango Road, Beaver Falls PA, on or about June 26, 2012 - The employer did not perform a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to silica and respirable dust when mixing dry powder and sweeping the dried finished area.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $1200
1926.50 G
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $1,002 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.50(g): Where the eyes or body of any person may be 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) Site, 402 Shenango Road, Beaver Falls PA, on or about June 26, 2012 - An eye wash was not provided to employees who handled wet Portland cement, a corrosive, during floor finishing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1002
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 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 a written certification that identified the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment: (a) Site, 402 Shenango Road, Beaver Falls PA, on or about June 26, 2012 - The employer did not perform a written hazard assessment to document personal protective equipment such as safety glasses and protective gloves that should be worn during floor finishing tasks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 335285599.
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