OSHA Inspection: ATLANTIS SPORTSWEAR INC.

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Jan 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 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:    The employer did not establish and implement a written lockout/tagout program for employees exposed to the startup of the screen presses during setup in that on or about March 19, 2013 an employee was carding ink into a screen on Press #4 when the machine was started up and the employee's left arm was pulled back injuring the left elbow, rotator cuff and biceps.

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Jan 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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, flying chips and sparks:    The employer did not provide machine guarding for the nine screen presses to protect employees from rotating machine components.

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Sep 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    Employees operating a sit-down forklift and a cherry picker had not received formal instruction, practical exercises and an operator evaluation as specified in paragraph (l).

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Sep 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $500 Reduced

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:    In the Screen Press Areas, employees were using 120 volt and 220 volt AC receptacle outlet boxes with knockouts which were unsecured, in violation of it's UL Listing/Labeling for the receptacle outlet box.

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Aug 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.    Abatement Certification and Documentation is required    The employer did not establish and maintain an OSHA 300 Log for 2013 in that two employee injuries with restricted duty had occurred on March 19, 2013 and May 6, 2013.

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Sep 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory program to ensure that employees voluntarily wearing half-mask elastomeric respirators in the screen cleaning area were medically able to wear the respirator and procedures were established to ensure that the respirator is cleaned, stored and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard.

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Sep 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  The employer did not establish and implement a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Jul 18, 2013

Abate by

Sep 4, 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:  The employer did not provide training in accordance with the Hazard Communication Standard, employees were exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to Saatichem Remove IR11 (eye & skin irritant) and Remove PW9 (eye & skin irritant).