OSHA Inspection: CHAMBERS PAPER FIBERS CORP.

Issued

2013-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $6300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):  The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that the employees were exposed to being crushed.    Location: 139 Plymouth Street Brooklyn, New York    On or about 3/16/13    a) Employees cleaning the hatch of the garbage truck were exposed to being crushed by the operating garbage hatch.    AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS:    Develop, implement and enforce an Operating Procedure for all drivers to obey and maintain eye contact at all times with the workers cleaning the garbage hatch. In addition follow ANSI Z245.1 - 2008 Section 6.2.5.2 (page27). On vehicles so equipped, ensuring that all persons are clear of the tailgate before the tailgate is opened or shut and the operator shall warn all persons not to cross under an open tailgate.

Issued

2013-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3): To facilitate cleaning, every floor, working place, and passageway shall be kept free from protruding nails, splinters, holes, or loose boards.    Site: 139 Plymouth Street Brooklyn, NY    On or about 3/16/13    a) The employees were exposed to trip hazards from a floor hole on the back bay.

Issued

2013-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(b)(1): Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repairs, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard.      Site: 139 Plymouth Street Brooklyn, NY    On or about 3/16/13    a) There was not a clean passageway to access the front gate from the employee's work area.

Issued

2013-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(f): Rise height and tread width shall be uniform throughout any flight of stairs including any foundation structure used as one or more treads of the stairs.      Site: 139th Plymouth Street Brooklyn, NY    Onor about 3/16/13    a) The width and height of the steps of the rear bay staircase are not even or uniformed.

Issued

2013-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employees must be able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge. A device such as a panic bar that locks only from the outside is permitted on exit discharge doors.    Site: 139th Plymouth Street Brooklyn, NY    On or about 3/16/13    a) The emergency door by the bailer storage area could not be opened from the inside. The door was locked from the inside by a deadbolt.

Issued

2013-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level.     Site: Exit that leads to Adam Street.    On or about 3/16/13    a) Employer did not maintain the exit routes free and unobstructed from materials and other debris. Exit was blocked by wood pallets and other wood debris.

Issued

2013-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1080.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): If the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge is not immediately apparent, signs must be posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge. Additionally, the line-of-sight to an exit sign must clearly be visible at all times.    Site: Exit near sprinkler control valve room.    On or about 3/16/13    a) Exit signs indicating the direction of travel were not provided. The route or direction of travel was not identified.

Issued

2013-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit must be marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g., closet).    Site; 139 Plymouth Street Brooklyn, NY    On or about 3/16/13    a) Along the passageway the door that leads to the elevator machine room was not labeled "not an Exit"  b) Sprinkler valve control room door near 139th Plymouth Street was not labeled "not an Exit"

Issued

2013-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall 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:   Site: 139 Plymouth Street Brooklyn, N.Y  On or about 3/16/13  a) The employer stored "Speedy Clean" in a container labeled "Corrosive". The employer did not develop a written Hazard Communication Program, to discuss safe storage of chemicals.

Issued

2013-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a material safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.  Site: 139 Plymouth Street Brooklyn, NY  On or about 3/16/13  a) The employer did not have material safety data sheet for the chemical inside the 5 gallon bucket marked (corrosive).

Issued

2013-07-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall 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 have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.   Site: 139 Plymouth Avenue Brooklyn, NY  On or about 3/16/13  a) Employees were exposed to chemicals in the workplace. The employer did not ensure that the employees were provided information and training as required in this standard 1910.1200(h)(1).