OSHA Inspection: LATEX FOAM INTERNATIONAL LLC

Issued

May 29, 2014

Abate by

Jun 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): Standard railing(s) did not consist of top rail, intermediate rail and/or posts and/or did not have a vertical height of 42 inches (106.7 cm) nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform runway, or ramp level.    Loft storage area:  The open-sided floor of the loading bay on the second floor was not guarded by a standard guardrail or an equivalent, exposing employees to the hazard of falling approximately 11 feet to the floor.

Issued

May 29, 2014

Abate by

Jun 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:         Spray Area:  The employer did not conduct the Workplace Hazard Assessment to determine the necessitate and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the employees performing various tasks, such as (but not limited to) spray finishing and other operations.

Issued

May 29, 2014

Abate by

Jun 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who was required to by this section to use personal protective equipment(PPE):       Spray Area:  The employees, required to wear personal protective equipment while performing various tasks were not provided with training and information pertaining to the Workplace Hazard Assessment for PPE.

Issued

May 29, 2014

Abate by

Jun 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees    Shop: The recognized electric hazards due to lack of appropriate strain relief device at the opening through which a flexible power cord entered an electric box were not eliminated and controlled through examination and inspection.

Issued

May 29, 2014

Abate by

Jun 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:      Shop: The opening through which the flexible power cord entered the electric box of the table saw was not equipped with an appropriate "strain relief" device.

Issued

May 29, 2014

Abate by

Jun 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $500 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:       Facility: A written Hazardous Communication Program was not kept at the worksite for the employees required to use and work with chemicals.

Issued

May 29, 2014

Abate by

Jun 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The written hazard communication program did not include a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using an identity that was referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet:     Facility:  The written Hazard Communication Program did not contain a list of chemicals that were cross referenced to MSDS / SDSs within the binder that held the MSDSs / SDSs.