OSHA Inspection: POWERTEX SPORTSWEAR, INC.

Issued

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:    (a)  Throughout the facility; The employer failed to provide written certification that a hazard assessment had been performed in areas including, but not limited to the printing room, screen stretch assembly area, screen wash area, ink mixing, press operations and drying.

Issued

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment (PPE).  (a)  Throughout the facility; The employer failed to train employees on all aspects of this standard regarding voluntary or required PPE, such as, but not limited to eye/face protection, skin/hand protection, and respiratory protection.

Issued

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye and face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment.  (a)  Throughout the facility; the employer failed to ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection, such as, but not limited to those employees that worked with or around workplace chemicals like LTJV solvent, CDR, and HR-30.

Issued

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required and/or voluntary use of a half-face cartidge-style respirator:    (a) Throughout the facility; The employer failed to establish a written respiratory protection program for voluntary half-face cartridge-style respirator use.

Issued

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  (a)  Throughout the facility; The employer provided filtering facepiece (dust mask) and half-face cartridge-style respirators to employees for voluntary use and failed to provide each respirator user with the information contained in Appendix D of this section.

Issued

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  (a)  Throughout the facility; The employer failed to ensure employees that voluntarily wore a half-face cartridge-style respirator were medically evaluated before use of the respirator and that respirators were cleaned, stored, and maintained.

Issued

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 hazards and identification of the contaminants chemical state and physical form:  (a)  Throughout the facility; The employer failed to evaluate employee exposure to respiratory hazard(s), including, but not limited to, LTJV, HR-30, Barsol A-4809 and 900 catalyst.

Issued

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 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 energing, 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)  Throughout the facility; The employer failed to establish an energy control program to ensure that machines and equipment (i.e. auto screen printing presses, automatic screen washer, Cure Air Conveyor Dryers, etc.) are isolated from energy source(s) and rendered inoperative prior to servicing and/or maintenance.

Issued

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 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)  Throughout the facility; The employer had not developed, implemented, and/or maintained a written hazard communication program regarding workplace chemicals, including, but not limited to LTJV, CDR, HR-30, 900 Catalyst.

Issued

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  Throughout the facility; The employer did not provide effective information and training to the employees exposed to hazardous chemicals in their work area(s), including but not limited to LTJV, CDR, HR-30, 900 Catalyst.

Issued

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.1(a)(2): Recordkeeping: The company employed more than ten (10) employees at any time during the last calendar year and was required to keep OSHA injury and illness records unless the establishment had been classified as a partially exempt industry under 1904.2.  (a)  Throughout the facility; The employer had more than ten (10) employees and did not keep OSHA injury and illness records.

Issued

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.  (a)  Throughout the facility; On or about May 2, 2013, the employer forms used for recording injuries or illnesses were not an equivalent for the calendar year 2010, 2011, 2012, or 2013.

Issued

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(3): The employer did not certify an OSHA 300A Form or equivalent.  (a)  Throughout the facility; On or about May 2, 2013, the employer failed to certify the summary of work-related injuries and illnesses for calendar year 2010, 2011, or 2012.

Issued

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.  (a)  Throughout the faciliyt; On or about May 2, 2013, the employer failed to provide copies of the injury and illness records to an authorized representative.

Issued

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate.  (a)  Warehouse Loft Area; The employer failed to provide or mark the approved loads for loft storage area.

Issued

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicates that any employee's exposure may equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer shall develop and implement a monitoring program.  (a)  Screen stretch assembly, screen washing area, ink mixing area; The employer failed to develop and implement a noise monitoring program.