OSHA Inspection: ONE KALAKAUA SENIOR LIVING ASSOCIATION

Issued

Nov 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,205 · Current $900 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)  On or about November 8, 2012, and at times prior, employees were exposed to eye injuries from corrosive chemicals such as DI-SOLV delimer which was used to clean the dishwasher and steamer in the kitchen without access to a suitable eyewash facility in the immediate area.

Issued

Nov 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): The employer did not enter information about their business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year:    a)  During the calendar year 2009, the employer did not sufficiently complete column F of the OSHA 300 Log in that the information provided was not adequate to describe the object or substance that caused the injury or illness to employees.      b)  During the calendar year 2009, the employer did not accurately complete columns I, J, K and L of the OSHA 300 Log in that the information provided in those columns contradicted each other.  In addition, the numbers of days of job transfer or restriction reported on summary form 300A (18) did not match the number in column K (0) of the OSHA 300 Log.

Issued

Nov 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3): A company executive did not certify that he or she had examined the OSHA 300 Log and that he or she reasonably believed, based on his or her knowledge of the process by which the information was recorded, that the annual summary was correct and complete:    a)  On or about January 29, 2010, the employer did not ensure that a company executive certified that the information contained in the OSHA 300A summary form was correct and complete.  The summary form for calendar year 2009 contained an incorrect value for total hours worked and was signed by an executive assistant that was not an officer of the company.