OSHA Inspection: PRESTIGE INDUSTRIES LLC

Issued

Apr 12, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    a) Washer & Dryer areas    Employees operated and unjammed laundry equipment, including but not limited to the Milnor Continuous Batch Washer (tunnel washer), without knowledge that this equipment is a permit-required confined space. The employer did not conduct an evaluation to identify confined spaces.    Violation occurred on or about 10/12/2012.    Note: In addition to Certification of the Corrective Action Worksheet, the employer is required to submit abatement document for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 12, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:    a) Washer/dryer area    Employees operated and unjammed laundry equipment, including but not limited to the Milnor Continuous Batch Washer (tunnel washer), without receiving information of the dangers permit-required confined space.    Violation occurred on or about 10/12/2012.    Note: In addition to Certification of the Corrective Action Worksheet, the employer is required to submit abatement document for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 12, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:    a) washer and dryer area    Employees entered a permit-required confined space , including but not limited to the Milnor Continuous Batch Washer (tunnel washer) to clear a jam without a permit space entry program.    Violation occurred on or about November 2012    or in the alternative    29 CFR 1910.146(c)(3): When the employer decided its employees would not enter permit spaces, the employer did not take effective measures to prevent its employees from entering the permit spaces :    a) washer and dryer area    Employees cleared a jam without entering a permit-required confined space, including but not limited to the Milnor Continuous Batch Washer (tunnel washer), without a confined space program.     Violation occurred on or about February 2013.    Note: In addition to Certification of the Corrective Action Worksheet, the employer is required to submit abatement document for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:    a) The scissor lift charging area    Relocatable power taps were connected in series with flexible cable to charge a scissor lift. The relocatable power tap was also sitting in a puddle of water.    Violation occurred in 10/12/2012.

Issued

Apr 12, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $5,500

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) Washing area    Employees handle hazardous chemicals including but not limited to, 300 gallons of sodium hydroxide and formic acid, without a written hazard communication program.    Violation occurred on or about 10/12/2012.

Issued

Apr 12, 2013

Abate by

May 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical    a) Washing area    Employees handled hazardous materials, including but not limited to hydrogen peroxide and formic acid, without availability of MSDS.    Violation occurred on or about 3/14/2013.

Issued

Apr 12, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    a) Washing Area    Employees handle hazardous chemicals including but not limited to, 300gallons of sodium hydroxide and formic acid, without receiving hazard communication training.    Violation occurred on or about 10/12/2012.

Issued

Apr 12, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $38,500 · Current $26,600 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) Ironing/folding and washing/drying areas    Employees unjammed & serviced equipment, including but not limited to the Chicago Powerhouse Ironer, Milnor tunnel washer and Chicago Automatic Feeder # 2, without establishing the procedures and training components of the energy control program.    Violation occurred on or about 10/12/2012.    Prestige Industries, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 315810457, Citation 1, Item 1, issued on  5/24/2012, final order date 6/18/2012.     Note: In addition to the Certification of the Corrective Action Worksheet the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 12, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $38,500 · Current $26,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    a) Ironing/folding and washing/drying areas    Employees unjammed & serviced equipment, including but not limited to the Chicago Powerhouse Ironer, Milnor tunnel washer and Chicago Automatic Feeder # 2, without utilizing energy control procedures.    Violation occurred on or about 10/12/2012.    Prestige Industries, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 315810457, Citation 1, Item 2, and issued on  5/24/2012, final order date 6/18/2012.     Note: In addition to the Certification of the Corrective Action Worksheet the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 12, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $38,500 · Current $26,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:    a) Ironing/folding and washing/drying areas    Employees unjammed & serviced equipment, including but not limited to the Chicago Powerhouse Ironer, Milnor tunnel washer and Chicago Automatic Feeder # 2, without training.    Violation occurred on or about 10/12/2012.    Prestige Industries, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 315810457, Citation 1, Item 4, issued on  5/24/2012, final order date 6/18/2012.    Note: In addition to the Certification of the Corrective Action Worksheet the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 12, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $40,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by moving parts:    a) Shuttle dryer area    Employees entered the working area of the Milnor laundry shuttle during operation. The laundry shuttle travels on a track and is not guarded.    Violation occurred on or about 10/12/2012 & 1/9/2013.    b) Household handwashing area     Employees retrieved rolling carts of laundry that were stored within 1 foot of unguarded industrial dryer blades.    Violation occurred on or about 10/12/2012.    Prestige Industries, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 315810457, Citation 1, Item 5, issued on  5/24/2012, final order date 6/18/2012.    Note: Note: In addition to the Certification of the Corrective Action Worksheet the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.