OSHA Inspection: HOUSE OF DOORS, INC.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): The floor of every workroom shall be maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition. Where wet processes are used, drainage shall be maintained, and false floors, platforms, mats, or other dry standing places should be provided where practicable.    WAREHOUSE:  The floor surfaces by the overhead doors and the emergency exit door at Bay 4 were wet due to snow meltting water leaking from the gutters, creating a slippery hazard to the employees.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

Jun 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not assessed the workplace to determine the necessitate and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the employees.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

Jun 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE.   WORKSHOP:  The employer had not trained the employees required to wear personal protective equipment on the assessment and other related topics/issues for personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

Jul 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use.     WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written worksite-specific respiratory protection program and procedures consisting of employee training, proper selection, fit testing, and medical evaluations where employee(s) were required to wear half face piece cartridge respirators and dust/filtering face piece during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) cleaning and cutting fiberglass doors.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

Jun 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii):  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not trained and evaluated the employee who was required to wear half face piece cartridge respirator during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) cleaning and cutting fiberglass doors.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    WORKSHOP:  The employee, required to wear the half face piece cartridge respirator during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) cutting fiberglass doors and perform cleaning had not been medically evaluated to determine the employee's ability prior to the employee wearing the respirator.       ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

Jun 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  WORKSHOP:  The employee, required to wear the half face piece cartridge respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) cutting fiberglass doors had not been fit tested prior to initial wear.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i): Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee shall be cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition;    WORKSHOP:  The half face piece respirator worn by the employee during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) cutting fiberglass doors was not cleaned and disinfected on the inside and outside the surfaces of the respirator.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): All respirators shall be stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals, and they shall be packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve.  WORKSHOP:  The half facepiece cartridge respirators, worn by an employee during the task, such as (but not limited to) cutting fiberglass doors was not stored appropriately to protect the respirator from damage and contamination.    ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.    WORKSHOP/WAREHOUSE:  The employer had not evaluated the performance of the powered industrial truck operators once in every three years.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

Jun 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(b)(3): On applications where injury to the operator might result if motors were to restart after power failures, provision shall be made to prevent machines from automatically restarting upon restoration of power.    WORKSHOP:  The Powermatic table saw was not equipped with a magnetic starter.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

Jun 20, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Electrical installations. Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations shall be intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location.     WORKSHOP:  The electrical equipment, such as (but not limited to) outlets installed and used throughout the woodworking area from where combustible wood dust was generated and accumulated, and the switches installed on woodworking machineries were neither approved nor intrinsically safe for the Class II Division 2 hazardous location.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

Jul 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) the spray paints and glue.

Issued

May 5, 2014

Abate by

Jul 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.    WORKSHOP:  The employees, required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) spray paint and glue were not provided with appropriate training and information, including the safety data sheets and labeling information.