OSHA Inspection: PETENWELL INDUSTRIES, LLC.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 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:   On or about April 22, 2014, woodshop employees were exposed to an accumulation of wood dust which created a slip hazard.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  On or about April 22, 2014, the employer did not conduct a workplace assessment to determine the employee's personal protective equipment needs.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-28 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:  On or about April 22, 2014, the employer did not require employees working in the woodshop to wear safety glasses.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): 29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not provide protective eyewear for employees who are required prescription glasses:   On or about April 22, 2014, the employer did not ensure employees wearing prescription glasses were provided eye protection that incorporate the prescription or cover the prescription glasses.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  On or about April 22, 2014, the employer did not establish and implement a respiratory protection program for employees required to wear tight fitting, full-face supplied air respirators.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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:  On or about April 22, 2014, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to employees required to wear tight fitting full face respirators.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  On or about April 22, 2014, the employer did not provide fit testing to employees required to wear tight fitting full face-piece supplied air respirators.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

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):  On or about April 22, 2014, the employer did not provide respirator training to employees.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:   On or about April 22, 2014, the employer did not provide employees Appendix D to employees voluntarily wearing N95 half mask filtering face piece respirators.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular saw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:  On or about April 22, 2014, the table saw in the wood shop was not guarded to prevent lacerations or amputations.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 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:  On or about April 22, 2014, the employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   On or about April 22, 2014, the employer did not provide hazard communication training to employees using chemicals including, but not limited to: lacquer thinner and sealer.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  (a)    On or about April 22, 2014, the employer did conduct air monitoring to determine employees exposure to wood dust.  (b)   On or about April 22, 2014, the employer did not conduct air monitoring to determine employees exposure to sealer and top coat while spraying and exposure to dust while sanding.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  On or about April 22, 2014, the employer did not provide forklift training to employees operating the Mitsubishi forklift.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(6)(i) through (ii) of this section:  On or about April 22, 2014, secondary containers for chemicals were not labeled.