OSHA Inspection: IMPREGLON CELLRAMIC, INC.

Issued

Aug 29, 2014

Abate by

Sep 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fall hazards:    (a)  The employer did not ensure portable ladder safety was accomplished by employees using a 12-foot Louisville single extension ladder to gain access to the top of the C1 booth to change hoses:       1) On or about June 19, 2014, an employee ascended a Louisville extension ladder to a height of 10 feet 4 inches while the base was positioned approximately eight feet back.      2) On or about June 19, 2014, an employee ascended the Louisville extension ladder without it extending three feet above the upper landing.      3) The Louisville extension ladder was not inspected for defects prior to use and the second rung from the bottom was bent.

Issued

Aug 29, 2014

Abate by

Sep 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:    (a)  In the production area, employees who access the top of the C1 booth to change hoses are not protected from falling 124 inches to the lower concrete floor.

Issued

Aug 29, 2014

Abate by

Sep 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i): The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure:    (a)  Employees were designated to clean up blood and/or other potentially infectious materials when the employer did not develop a written exposure control plan to reduce exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

Issued

Aug 29, 2014

Abate by

Sep 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer did not make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure:  (a)  Employees who had an occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials (e.g. cleaning up blood in the workplace) did not have the Hepatitis B vaccination series available to them afterwards.

Issued

Aug 29, 2014

Abate by

Oct 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(B): The employer did not ensure that the training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at least annually:    (a)  Employees designated to clean up blood and/or other potentially infectious materials were not provided with training on an annual basis. Training was last conducted on or about February 20, 2013.

Issued

Aug 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): The employer did not enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness had occurred:    (a) An injury (on or about June 19, 2014) that resulted in lost-time was not recorded on the OSHA 300 Form within 7 days after occurrence .

Issued

Aug 29, 2014

Abate by

Oct 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    (a)  The employer did not ensure each employee wearing an elastomeric respirator (e.g. half-mask when cleaning the spray coating booth) was provided with a fit test prior to use.

Issued

Aug 29, 2014

Abate by

Sep 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i): The employer permitted respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or interfered with valve function:   (a)  The employer did not ensure each employee wearing an elastomeric respirator did not have facial hair that stuck out of the mask.

Issued

Aug 29, 2014

Abate by

Sep 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates or markings were maintained in a legible condition  (a)  In the production area, the Daewoo forklift did not have a nameplate in a completely legible condition.