OSHA Inspection: ED AND EDDYS, INC.

Issued

Sep 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $1,360

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  a. On or about April 21, 2013, in the rear of the bowling area, behind bowling machine #20, the exit route was only 21 inches wide due to a shelving unit stacked with boxes, exposing employees to a trip hazard and a fire hazard.

Issued

Sep 4, 2013

Abate by

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

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. On or about April 21, 2013, the employer did not establish and provide an energy control program to employees while they were required to service pinspotter machines.

Issued

Sep 4, 2013

Abate by

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, amputation, and pressing hazards:  a.  On or about April 21, 2013, in the walkway on lane six (6), there was an 18 inch by 11 inch opening, exposing employees to the hazard of getting crushed by the mechanical table or the mechanical sweep.   b.  On or about April 21, 2013, in the walkway on lane seven (7), there was an 18 inch by 11 inch opening, exposing employees to the hazard of getting crushed by the mechanical table or the mechanical sweep.   c.  On or about April 21, 2013, in the walkway on lane twelve (12), there was an 18 inch by 11 inch opening, exposing employees to the hazard of getting crushed by the mechanical table or the mechanical sweep.   d.  On or about April 21, 2013, in the walkway on lane thirteen (13), there was an 18 inch by 11 inch opening, exposing employees to the hazard of getting crushed by the mechanical table or the mechanical sweep.   e.  On or about April 21, 2013, in the walkway on lane eighteen (18), there was an 18 inch by 11 inch opening, exposing employees to the hazard of getting crushed by the mechanical table or the mechanical sweep.   f.  On or about April 21, 2013, in the walkway on lane nineteen (19), there was an 18 inch by 11 inch opening, exposing employees to the hazard of getting crushed by the mechanical table or the mechanical sweep.

Issued

Sep 4, 2013

Abate by

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3): The person who certified the annual summary was not a company executive as defined in 29 CFR 1904.32(b)(4):  a. On or about April 21, 2013, the employer's OSHA logs for years 2010, 2011, and 2012 were not certified by a company executive.

Issued

Sep 4, 2013

Abate by

Sep 30, 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.  On or about April 21, 2013, throughout the facility, the employer did not maintain a written hazard communication program for chemicals such as cleaner disinfectant, pH neutral cleaner, floor finish, bio-enzymatic trap & drain, citrus nilofresh, and grout cleaner.