OSHA Inspection: 3 D'S, INC.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 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) Laundry: On or about 13 June 2013 and at times prior the employees were working with corrosives including but not limited to: QUAT (Alky benzylammonium chloride, Didecyl dimethylammonium chloride) and Ammonium Hydroxide, without availability to an eye wash station.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,920 Reduced

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:    (a) Laundry: On or about 13 June 2013 and at times prior the interlock on the machine guarding bar installed to prevent an employee from the amputation hazard of being pulled into the hot rollers on the Huebsch Roller Irons were not working and therefore could not stop the machine operation.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1):     Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o)      (a) Laundry: On or about 13 June 2013 and at times prior, employees were exposed to unguarded pulleys when operating the Cissell Industrial Washer with the back cover removed, subjecting them to the direct hazard of rotating drum drive pulleys.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i):   Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o)   (a) Laundry: On or about 13 June 2013 and at times prior, employees were exposed to unguarded vertical belts when operating the Cissell Industrial Washer with the back cover removed, subjecting them to the direct hazard of rotating belts.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b):     Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    (a) Commercial Ironing area: On or about 13 June 2013 and at times prior, employees were exposed to the hazard of injecting air into their skin when using an air nozzle with air pressures greater than 100 p.s.i. to clean dust/lint from equipment and themselves.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 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:    (a) Electrical room: On or about 13 June 2013 and at times prior the employer did not maintain front covers on all the electrical panels.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(1): Each disconnecting means required by Subpart S of Part 1910 for motors and appliances was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  (a) Electrical room: On or about 13 June 2013 and at times prior the employer had not marked all the breakers in the electrical panels to indicate their purpose.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv):     Overcurrent devices for circuits rated 600 volts, nominal, or less, were not readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management personnel:    (a) Medical Laundry area: On or about 13 June 2013 and at times prior, employees were exposed to trips, falls and the hazards associated with being unable to de-energize equipment in the event of an emergency. The breaker panels in the electrical alcoves were blocked by storage.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i):     The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure:    (a) Commercial Laundry: On or about 13 June 2013 and at times prior the employer did not have a written Exposure Control Plan, and employees are exposed to blood and contaminated sharps.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(i): During use, containers for contaminated sharps were not easily accessible to personnel or located as close as was feasible to the immediate area where sharps were used or could be reasonably anticipated to be found:    (a) At the Facility: On or about 13 June 2013 and at times prior the employer did not have a sharps container in the Medical Linen Commercial Laundry area.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  (a) Laundry: On or about 13 June 2013 and at times prior the employees who voluntarily wore filtering face piece respirators were not given the information contained in Appendix D.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(iv):     The employer did not ensure that employees who declined to accept the hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer signed the statement in appendix A:      (a) At the Facility: On or about 21 May 2012 and at times prior the Employer failed to maintain records that documented the timely signing of the Hepatitis B declination sheet.