OSHA Inspection: BUCKEYE LAUNDERERS & CLEANERS, LLC

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,408 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces.     On or about 7/2/2014, the employer failed to evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined space. CSHO identified a sediment pit, located in the back of the facility, to be a permit required confined space.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,408 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): If the employer decides that its employees will enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space program that complies with this section. The written program was not available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives.    On or about May 21, 2014, when the employer failed to develop and implement a written permit space program. An employee entered the sedimentation pit, located in the back of the facility, to repair a damaged drainage pipe.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3): The employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to, the following:    On or about May 21, 2014, the employer failed to develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for the safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to, the following:    (i) Specifying acceptable entry conditions;  (ii) Providing each authorized entrant or that employee's authorized representative with the opportunity to observe any monitoring or testing of permit spaces;  (iii) Isolating the permit space;  (iv) Purging, inerting, flushing, or ventilating the permit space as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards;  (v) Providing pedestrian, vehicle, or other barriers as necessary to protect entrants from external hazards; and  (vi) Verifying that conditions in the permit space are acceptable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): The Employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue.    On or about May 21, 2014, the employer failed to develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services for rescuing entrants from permit spaces. An employee entered the permit required confined space to repair a damaged pipe.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Oct 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,408 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work is regulated by this section acquire the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under this section.    a) On or about May 21, 2014, the employer failed to provide training to an employee that entered a permit confined space to repair a damaged pipe.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Sep 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,408 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(v): Employers did not ensure that employees wash their hands immediately or as soon as feasible after removal of gloves or other personal protective equipment.    a) On or about 7/2/2014, the employer failed to ensure that universal precautions were being utilized for those employees who had come into contact with potentially infectious materials in that the employer did not ensure that employees, working in the dirty sorting area, wash their hands immediately or as soon as feasible after the removal of gloves or other personal protective equipment.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Sep 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(ix): Eating, drinking, smoking, applying cosmetics or lip balm, and handling contact lenses are prohibited in work areas where there is a reasonable likelihood of occupational exposure.    a) On or about 7/2/2014, the employer failed to ensure that universal precautions were being utilized for those employees, working on the dirty sorting line, who had come in contact with potentially infectious materials (PIM) in that employer allowed employees to drink in areas where there was a reasonable likelihood of occupational exposure to PIM.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Sep 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,408 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(i): Hepatitis B vaccination were not made available after the employee has received the training required in paragraph (g)(2)(vii)(I) and within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employees who have occupational exposure unless the employee has previously received the complete hepatitis B vaccination series, antibody testing has revealed that the employee is immune, or the vaccine is contraindicated for medical reasons.    On or about 7/2/2014, the employer failed to ensure that Hepatitis B vaccination were made available within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employees who have occupational exposure to potentially infectious material.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Sep 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer did not train each employee with occupational exposure in accordance with the requirements of this section. Such training must be provided at no cost to the employee and during working hours. The employer did not institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.    a) On or about 7/2/2014, the employer failed to ensure that each employee with occupational exposure was trained in accordance with 1910.1030. such training should have taken place at the time of employees initial assignment, and should have covered, but not limited to; a copy of the regulatory text of the 1910.1030 regulation, explanations of the modes of transmission of blood borne pathogens and a general explanation of the epidemiology and symptoms of blood borne diseases.

Issued

Sep 5, 2014

Abate by

Sep 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $9,800 · Current $3,920 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.  [63 FR 33450, June 18, 1998]    a) On or about 7/2/2014, the employer failed to provide suitable facilities for the quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body where there was a potential for employees to come in contact with corrosive chemicals, such as but not limited to: hydrogen peroxide, acetic acid and fluorosilicic acid, in that the employers eyewash station was disconnected at the t-valve.    b) On or about 7/2/2014, the employer failed to provide suitable facilities for the quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body where there was a potential for employees to come in contact with corrosive chemicals, such as but not limited to: hydrogen peroxide, acetic acid and fluorosilicic acid, in that access to the eyewash station was obstructed by pallets of material and chemical storage.