OSHA Inspection: EMC ENTERPRISE LLC

Issued

Dec 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.26(c)(3)(vii): Portable ladders were used for other uses than that for which they were intended:    a) Worksite located at 309C Main St, Madison, NJ    A Ridgid portable A-frame ladder was used in the closed position to access the dry cleaning machine during the dismantling process.    Violation occurred on or about 09/11/13.

Issued

Dec 2, 2013

Abate by

Apr 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    a) Worksite located at 309C Main St, Madison, NJ    The employer did not ensure that an employee used eye or face protection when draining the "still tank" of the dry cleaning machine which contains a mixture of dirty water, lint, and perchloroethylene.    Violation observed on or about 09/11/13.

Issued

Dec 2, 2013

Abate by

Apr 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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:    a) Worksite located at 309C Main St, Madison, NJ    The employer did not establish an energy control program for employees who were dismantling a Union Dry Cleaning Machine to isolate the machine from energy sources to include, but not limited to, electrical, air and steam.    Violation occurred on or about 09/11/13.

Issued

Dec 2, 2013

Abate by

Apr 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:    a) Worksite located at 309C Main St, Madison, NJ    The employer did not provide locks, tags or other hardware to isolate energy sources such as electrical, air and steam while dismantling a Union Dry Cleaning Machine.    Violation occurred on or about 09/11/13.

Issued

Dec 2, 2013

Abate by

Apr 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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) Worksite such as, but not limited to, 309C Main St, Madison, NJ    The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, perchloroethylene while dismantling a dry cleaning machine.    Violation occurred on or about 09/11/13.

Issued

Dec 2, 2013

Abate by

Apr 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:    a) Worksite such as, but not limited to, 309C Main St, Madison, NJ    The employer did not have a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical such as, but not limited to, perchloroethylene.    Violation occurred on or about 09/11/13.

Issued

Dec 2, 2013

Abate by

Apr 15, 2014

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) Worksite such as, but not limited to, 309C Main St, Madison, NJ    The employer did not provide effective information and training to employees exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, perchloroethylene.    Violation occurred on or about 09/11/13.