OSHA Inspection: CLK HOSPITALITY, LLC

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Oct 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  On the roof, where maintenance employees were repairing Lennox rooftop A/C units, breakers controlling power to the units were located in a Square D panelboard box and were not labeled as to what they controlled, exposing employees to the hazards of electrical shock.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Oct 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv): Overcurrent devices for circuits rated 600 volts, nominal, or less, were not readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management personnel:  On the roof, where maintenance employees were repairing Lennox rooftop A/C units, breakers controlling the units were in a locked Square D panelboard cutout box, so employees were pulling fuses out of Enclosed Pullout Switch Boxes before servicing units, exposing employees to the hazards of electrical shock.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Oct 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(d)(2): Panelboards were not mounted in cabinets, cutout boxes, or enclosures designed for the purpose and/or were not dead front:  On the roof, Square D panelboard cutout box MH746WP for breakers controlling Lennox rooftop units was not dead front, exposing employees to the hazards of electrical shock.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Oct 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  In the Housekeeping Area, a Hampton Bay High Velocity Air Circulator with a job-made cord was series-connected to an extension cord that was plugged into a relocatable power tap in lieu of providing a fixed outlet, exposing employees to the hazards of fire.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Oct 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(D): Flexible cords and cables were used where attached to building surfaces:  In the Housekeeping Area, a Hampton Bay High Velocity Air Circulator with a job-made cord was series-connected to an extension cord that was run through the false ceiling and dropped to a relocatable power tap across the room, exposing employees to the hazards of fire and electrical shock.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Oct 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

Hazardous substances 22809010P104S103

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:  For work performed at 1900 Rio Grande Street in Austin, Texas: On or about July 3, 2014 and at times prior thereto and thereafter, chemical hazard communication training provided to employees did not include information on the health hazards of chemicals associated with construction operations, and how to protect themselves from chemical exposures, including, but not limited to crystalline silica dust, Portland Cement, and styrene, exposing employees to the hazards of chemical inhalation.