OSHA Inspection: EP AMERICAN FOOTWEAR, LLC

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3570.00 · Current $2142.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:   a) At the doorway leading from the production area to the packaging area, on or about June 04, 2014 and at times prior to, signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent, resulting in a life safety hazard.     b) At the doorway leading from the packaging area to the storage area, on or about June 04, 2014 and at times prior to, signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent, resulting in a life safety hazard.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet):  a) At the production area next to the doorway leading from the production area to the packaging area, on or about June 04, 2014 and at times prior to, a locked door with a padlock along the exit access was not posted with Not an Exit sign or similar designation, or with a sign indicating its actual use and could be mistaken for an exit, resulting in a life safety hazard.    b) South Wall - At the production area behind work cell #1, on or about June 04, 2014 and at times prior to, a locked door with a closed slide lock along the exit access was not posted with Not an Exit sign or similar designation, or with a sign indicating its actual use and could be mistaken for an exit, resulting in a life safety hazard.    c) East Wall - At the production area next to the last insertion work station by work cell # 2, on or about June 04, 2014 and at times prior to, a locked door with a padlock along the exit access was not posted with Not an Exit sign or similar designation, or with a sign indicating its actual use and could be mistaken for an exit, resulting in a life safety hazard.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1785.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:   a) In the Production Area, on or about June 20, 2014, a hearing conservation program was not implemented for an employee that operated the injection molding machines who was exposed to noise at 231.8% of the action level (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of 91.0 dBA during the 461 minute sampling period, resulting in a noise hazard.      b) In the Production Area, on or about June 20, 2014, a hearing conservation program was not implemented for an employee that operated the injection molding machines who was exposed to noise at 216.4% of the action level (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of 90.5 dBA during the 463 minute sampling period, resulting in a noise hazard.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1428.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:   a) In the production area, on or about June 04, 2014 and at times prior to, the employer did not develop or implement an educational program to ensure that employees who were expected to use portable fire extinguishers were trained in their use, resulting in a fire hazard.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1785.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  a) At the production area, on or about June 4, 2014 and at times prior to, employees used compressed air to clean the mold inside the injection molding machines with an air nozzle that did not reduce the air pressure to less than 30 psi under static conditions, resulting in an injection hazard.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $595.00 · Current $357.00 Reduced

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:  a) At the facility, on or about and at times prior to June 04, 2014, the employer failed to maintain a list of all hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to propane, acetylene, oxygen, resulting in a chemical hazard.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-17 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(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  a) At the facility, on or about and at times prior to June 04, 2014, safety data sheets were not maintained and available for all the chemicals used onsite such as, but not limited to propane, exposing employees to safety and health hazards.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-17 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:  a) At the facility, on or about and at times prior to June 04, 2014, the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to propane, acetylene, oxygen 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, resulting in a chemical hazard.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

2014-09-17 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)(3)(iv): Employee training did not include the details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labeling system and the material safety data sheet, and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  At the facility, on or about and at times prior to June 04, 2014, the employer did not provide training pursuant to the Hazard Communication 2012 updates effective December 1, 2013 about the details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, the labeling system for received containers, safety data sheets and on how employees can obtain/use the appropriate hazard information for employees working with chemicals such as, but not limited to propane, acetylene, oxygen, resulting in a chemical hazard.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.