OSHA Inspection: GREENFIELD BASKET FACTORY, INC.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $765.00 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.) Greenfield Basket Company, Inc., 11423 Wilson Road, North East, PA, 16428 - on or about June 14, 2013, company employees worked with and around hazardous materials including, but not limited to, oils, lubricants, and violet dye.  The company had not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-18 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.) Greenfield Basket Company, Inc., 11423 Wilson Road, North East, PA, 16428 - on or about June 14, 2013, company employees worked with and around hazardous materials including, but not limited to, oils, lubricants, and violet dye.  The company had not conducted hazard communication training with employees.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:   a.) Greenfield Basket Company, Inc., 11423 Wilson Road, North East, PA, 16428 - On or about June 14, 2013, the company had not conducted noise monitoring to determine employee's exposure to sound levels during manufacturing and production operations.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, the identity of the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done:   a.) Greenfield Basket Company, Inc., 11423 Wilson Road, North East, PA, 16428 - on or about June 14, 2013 the company had not completed a written certification stating that a Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment had been completed.