OSHA Inspection: HOSPITALITY VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,530 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) Laundry - No eyewash was available in the area where corrosive fluorosilicic acid was in use, on or about September 6, 2012.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $2,550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1):   Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:    a) Resort-wide - No training was provided for maintenance employees who are required to work on live electrical parts and circuits, on or about September 26, 2012.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Oct 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(c)(1):   Unqualified persons performed testing work on electric circuits or equipment.    a)  Engineering/Maintenance Shop - Employees were required to perform testing on 240 volts AC electrical circuits without being trained, on or about September 6, 2012.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Oct 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $2,550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(2):   Unqualified persons worked on energized circuit parts or equipment that had not been deenergized under the procedures of paragraph (b) of this section:    a)  In the Parking Lot - Power to a 120 volt AC outlet was not disconnected prior to changing it out, on or about September 6, 2012.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Oct 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $2,550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i):   Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:    a)  In the Parking Lot - No protective equipment was worn while changing out a live 120 volt AC outlet, on or about September 6, 2012.    b)  In the Engineering/Maintenance Shop - No protective equipment was worn while troubleshooting live 240 volt AC circuits in a breaker box, on or about September 6, 2012.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Oct 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(v):     Employees exposed to the danger of injury to the eyes or face from electric arcs or flashes or from flying objects resulting from electrical explosion did not wear protective equipment for the eyes or face:    a) Engineering/Maintenance Shop - No protective eye or face protection was worn while troubleshooting live 240 volt AC circuits in a breaker box, on or about September 6, 2012.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $2,040 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)  Resort Wide - No written program was in place and employees were exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to, fluorosilicic acid, on or about September 6, 2012.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  Laundry - The sheet for the corrosive Ecolab Sour laundry chemical, containing twenty to fifty percent fluorosilicic acid, was missing, on or about September 6, 2012.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 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 the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:      a)  Laundry - An employee had not been instructed on the hazards of the corrosive Ecolab Sour laundry chemical, containing twenty to fifty percent fluorosilicic acid, on or about September 6, 2012.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i):     Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed:    a)  Captain's Grill Restaurant Dining Room and Kitchen - There was visible mold on several air diffusers, the walls and ceiling tiles, on or about September 6, 2012.    b)  Palm Room - There was visible mold on several air diffusers, on or about September 6, 2012.    c)  Commander's Club - There was visible mold on several air diffusers, the walls and ceiling tiles, on or about September 6, 2012.    d)  Guest Rooms in The Villa - There was visible mold on several air diffusers, on or about September 6, 2012.