OSHA Inspection: LS VENTURES, INC.

Issued

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

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.    LS Ventures, Inc. dba Stadium Sports: In the Screen Printing Area: The employer failed to ensure that housekeeping was performed at regular intervals to prevent the accumulation of lint and glue residue on machines, walls, electrical receptacles and the floor.

Issued

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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:    At LS Ventures, Inc. dba Stadium Sports: The employer failed to ensure the development of a written energy control program complete with energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections. Employees of the company are required to perform or they are exposed to unexpected start-up or release of stored energy during maintenance or service operations on equipment such as but not limited to:    Screen Printer Sportsman Model# SPRS16180082016A, Serial# 020875631s   Ultra Sierra X Series Conveyor Dryer- Model# 4sx4811, Serial# 4x8e091

Issued

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Oct 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    On the Sportsman Model# SPRS16180082016A, screen printing machine: The employer failed to install guarding to prevent employees from potential injury caused more than one pinch points in multiple locations during operation of the machine.

Issued

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Jul 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5): Fan blade guard(s) were not provided where the periphery of the blades was less than seven feet from the floor or working level:    On the Conveyor Dryer Ultra Sierra X Series USX-4811 in the Screen Printing Area of LS Ventures, Inc. dba Stadium Sports: The employer failed to provide a periphery guard to protect employees from a 5 inch fan blade located on the top of the machine. The employer removed the guard to install a plenum / duct to vent the heat from the machine to the outside and had not completed the work in ample time exposing employees to the fan blades.

Issued

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Jul 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    In the storage room / electrical room: A circuit breaker box / panel was missing breakers exposing the energized bus bar. The employer failed to ensure that the unused opening were effectively closed by blanks or circuit breaker switches.

Issued

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Jul 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(i): Receptacles were not constructed so that employees would not be exposed to current carrying conductors.    West wall inside of LS Ventures, Inc. adjacent to the screen printer: The employer failed to ensure that an electrical outlet / receptacle was guarded to prevent incidental contact with current carrying conductors as well as to prevent the accumulation of lint inside of the receptacle.

Issued

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 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:    LS Ventures, Inc. dba Stadium Sports: The employer failed to develop a written Hazard Communications program in accordance with the requirements of 1910.1200(f), (g) and (h). Chemicals present in the workplace and used by employees include but are not limited to:     Camie 380 Screen Printers Adhesive, Kleen Mineral Spirits, various paints and inks and solvents

Issued

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 29, 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    LS Ventures, Inc. dba Stadium Sports: The employer failed maintain safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical used in the workplace such as but not limited to:     Camie 380 Screen Printers Adhesive, Kleen Mineral Spirits, various paints and inks and solvents

Issued

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 29, 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:    LS Ventures, Inc. dba Stadium Sports: The employer failed to effectively provide information and training to employees on hazardous chemicals in the workplace at the time of initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced. Hazardous chemicals present in the workplace and used by employees include but are not limited to:     Camie 380 Screen Printers Adhesive, Kleen Mineral Spirits, various paints and inks and solvents