OSHA Inspection: CLEMENS ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

Aug 13, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced

Hazardous substances M102M104

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition:    a) At the facility, in the dry cleaning area, on or about June 28, 2013 - Explosive dust was on the walls of the area where dryers run.

Issued

Aug 13, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances M102M104

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:  a) At the facility, in the dry cleaning area, on or about June 28, 2013 - Explosive dust was on the floor of the area where dryers run.

Issued

Aug 13, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 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) At the facility, on or about June 26, 2013 - The employer did not have a written hazard communication program.  Employees use DOWPER Solvent as a dry cleaning solvent as well as Ammonia, 10% Aqueous Solution, Amyl Acetate, BPR - Blood & Protein Remover, Super Tan +, Fabricol, Picrin, Pyratex, RustGo, and SpotsGo, as spot cleaners.

Issued

Aug 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  a) At the facility, on or about June 26, 2013 - The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for DOWPER Solvent, which contains >99.9% tetrachloroethylene.  Employees use DOWPER Solvent as a dry cleaning solvent.  b) At the facility, on or about June 26, 2013 - The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for Ammonia, 10% Aqueous Solution, which contains 9-11% ammonia.  Employees use Ammonia, 10% Aqueous Solution as a spot cleaner.    c) At the facility, on or about June 26, 2013 - The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for Amyl Acetate, which contains 99-100% amyl acetate.  Employees use Amyl Acetate as a spot cleaner.    d) At the facility, on or about June 26, 2013 - The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for BPR - Blood & Protein Remover, which contains <1% ammonium hydroxide and <2% Potassium hydroxide.  Employees use BPR - Blood & Protein Remover as a spot cleaner.    e) At the facility, on or about June 26, 2013 - The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for Super Tan +, which contains 13-16% citric acid.  Employees use Super Tan + as a spot cleaner.    f) At the facility, on or about June 26, 2013 - The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for Picrin, which contains ~100% trichloroethylene.  Employees use Picrin as a spot cleaner.    g) At the facility, on or about June 26, 2013 - The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for Pyratex, which contains aliphatic carboxylic ester, <30% glycol ether, and <15% aliphatic ketone.  Employees use Pyratex as a spot cleaner.    h) At the facility, on or about June 26, 2013 - The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for RustGo, which contains 12% approx. hydrofluoric acid, 16% approx. ammonium bifluoride.  Employees use RustGo as a spot cleaner.  i) At the facility, on or about June 26, 2013 - The employer did not have a material safety data for SpotsGo, which contains <4% linear primary alcohol ethoxylate, and <6% isopropyl alcohol.  Employees use SpotsGo as a spot cleaner.

Issued

Aug 13, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(4)(ii): Wastes were not removed as often as necessary to maintain the place of employment in a sanitary condition:   a) At the facility, in the dry cleaning area, on or about June 26, 2013 - Uncovered buckets of liquid waste from dry cleaning cycles were being stored adjacent to the dry cleaner.