OSHA Inspection: CHEMCLEAN CORPORATION

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), were dispensed into containers without the nozzle and container being electrically interconnected:    a)    On or about September 24, 2013-Job site at 130-45 180 th Street Jamaica, NY 11434    The employer did not ensure that  employees to dispense flammable liquids such as Toluene, and Methanol, via a plastic tube and funnel into plastic buckets without electrically interconnecting the nozzle and container to prevent static discharge.         WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.1

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(1): The employer, who would evacuate employees from the danger area when an emergency occurred and would not permit any employees to assist in handling the emergency, did not provide an emergency action plan in accordance with 1910.38:     a)    On or about September 24, 2013-Job site at 130-45 180 th Street Jamaica, NY 11434    At the facility, employees prepare and blend cleaning products using hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, (Sulfuric Acid 93%, Nitric Acid 67%, Oxalic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, as well as Chemicals such as BTC 2125M-80% and enzyme preparations  Savinase 16L, Lipolase 100L).  The employer did not implement their Emergency Action Plan, written in accordance with 29CFR 1910.38, when they failed to inform the employees of the specific spill response procedures outlined therein.     WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:     a) On or about September 24, 2013-Job site at 130-45 180 th Street Jamaica, NY 11434      The employer selected and provided (apron, safety glasses, steel toe boots, PVC gloves, cloth gloves, and face shield) for employees to use while handling hazardous chemicals.  The employer did not certify in writing that a workplace hazard assessment had been performed.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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)    On or about September 24, 2013-Job site at 130-45 180th Street Jamaica, NY 11434      Employer permitted employees to pull Hexylene Glycol from drums using a drum siphon pump without eye protection.        b)    On or about September 24, 2013-Job site at 130-45 180th Street Jamaica, NY 11434      Employer permitted employees to use safety glasses instead of goggles for liquid chemical posing a splash hazard DB Solvent (Butyl Carbitol), Toluene, and Methanol while transferring liquid from barrel spigot and fine powders MetsoPH (sodium metasilicate pentahydrate) when scooping.         WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3920.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employees or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures:    a)    On or about September 19, 2013-Job site at 130-45 180 th Street Jamaica, NY 11434      The employer required the employees to wear respirators and provided 3M 8511 N95 respirators and Wilson Respirator 6000 series, a half face negative pressure respirators. Employees were allowed to choose the respirator to wear based on comfort not protection. Employees were exposed to such chemicals as, but not limited to: Sodium Metasilicate Pentahyhdrate, BTC2125M-80% , Sodium Xylenesulfonate 40%, Lipidase C, Propylene Glycol Industrial Grade, Sodium Nitrate, AP 800S ;  sensitizers such as Savinase, and Lipolase. Employer had no written respiratory program.       WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.    The respiratory protection program shall include, at a minimum, procedures for selecting respirators; medical evaluations; fit testing; procedures for proper use in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations; procedures for cleaning, storing, inspecting, repairing and discarding respirators; employee training regarding respiratory hazards they are exposed to, proper uses and limitations of respirators; and procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the respirator program.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    a)   On or about September 19, 2013-Job site at 130-45 180th Street Jamaica, NY 11434      The employer required its employees to wear respirators and provided 3M 8511 N95 respirators and Wilson Respirator 6000 series, a half face negative pressure respirators. Employees were allowed to choose the respirator to wear based on comfort not protection. Employees were exposed to such chemicals as, but not limited to: Sodium Metasilicate Pentahyhdrate, BTC2125M-80% , Sodium Xylenesulfonate 40%, Lipidase C, Propylene Glycol Industrial Grade, Sodium Nitrate, AP 800S ;  sensitizers such as Savinase, and Lipolase. The employer failed to provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to safely use a respirator.       b)    On or about September 19, 2013-Job site at 130-45 180th Street Jamaica, NY 11434      An employee using  a 3M 8511 N95 respirator while preparing and blending materials such as, but not limited to, Sodium Metasilicate Pentahyhdrate, BTC2125M-80% , Sodiun Xylenesulfonate 40%, Lipidase C, Propylene Glycol Industrial Grade, Sodium Nitrate, AP 800S ;  sensitizers such as Savinase, and Lipolase  to make cleaning products, collapsed, went into cardiac arrest and later died.  The employee had pre-existing medical conditions that may have been exacerbated by the use of the respirator.  The employer failed to provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to safely use a respirator.      WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  a) On or about September 19, 2013-Job site at 130-45 180 th Street Jamaica, NY 11434    The employer required the employees to wear respirators and provided 3M 8511 N95 respirators and Wilson Respirator 6000 series, a half face negative pressure respirators. Employees were allowed to choose the respirator to wear based on comfort not protection. Employees were exposed to such chemicals as, but not limited to: Sodium Metasilicate Pentahyhdrate, BTC2125M-80% , Sodium Xylenesulfonate 40%, Lipidase C, Propylene Glycol Industrial Grade, Sodium Nitrate, AP 800S ;  sensitizers such as Savinase, and Lipolase. Employer provided no fit testing to their employees to ensure the proper levels of protection.     WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3):  Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator  in the workplace:    a)  On or about September 19, 2013-Job site at 130-45 180 th Street Jamaica, NY 11434    The employer required the employees to wear respirators and provided 3M 8511 N95 respirators and Wilson Respirator 6000 series, a half face negative pressure respirators. Employees were allowed to choose the respirator to wear based on comfort not protection. Employees were exposed to such chemicals as, but not limited to: Sodium Metasilicate Pentahyhdrate, BTC2125M-80% , Sodium Xylenesulfonate 40%, Lipidase C, Propylene Glycol Industrial Grade, Sodium Nitrate, AP 800S ;  sensitizers such as Savinase, and Lipolase. Employer did not provide any training for the proper selection and usage of respirators.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2800.00 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 energizing, 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) On or about September 24, 2013-Job site at 130-45 180 th Street Jamaica, NY 11434      Employer permitted employees to perform maintenance on the fan belts of a motor for the ventilation system without lockout/tag/out program for controlling energy.       WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2800.00 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)  On or about September 24, 2013-Job site at 130-45 180 th Street Jamaica, NY 11434      Employer permitted employees to use hazardous chemicals such as BTC2125M-80% , Sodium Xylenesulfonate 40%, Lipidase C, Propylene Glycol Industrial Grade, Sodium Nitrate, AP 800S ; sensitizers such as Savinase, and Lipolase as well as DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER (GLYCOL ETHERS CATEGORY),  Sulfuric Acid 93%, Nitric Acid 67%, Oxalic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide without hazard communication  training.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): 29 CFR 1919.1200(h)(1):  Employees were not provided information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2) and (3) on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into their work area:    a)  On or about September 24, 2013-Job site at 130-45 180 th Street Jamaica, NY 11434    Employer permitted employees to use hazardous chemicals such as BTC2125M-80% , Sodiun Xylenesulfonate 40%, Lipidase C, Propylene Glycol Industrial Grade, Sodium Nitrate, AP 800S ; sensitizers such as Savinase, and Lipolase as well as DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER (GLYCOL ETHERS CATEGORY),  Sulfuric Acid 93%, Nitric Acid 67%, Oxalic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide without hazard communication  training.      WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $560.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2): The Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300A or equivalent) was not created, certified, or posted:    a)  On or about September 24, 2013-Job site at 130-45 180 th Street Jamaica, NY 11434      Employer was not maintaining OSHA injury and illness logs for the past five years and did not have a log for 2013 to identify injury and illness trends when CSHO requested until february 2014.       WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a): The employer did not orally report the death of an employee or the in-patient hospitalization of three or more employees because of a work-related incident:    a)   On or about September 24, 2013-Job site at 130-45 180 th Street Jamaica, NY 11434      Employer did not report fatality to OSHA within eight hours.       WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.