OSHA Inspection: LAMODE CLEANERS, LLC

Issued

2014-10-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1785.00 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:  On or about September 11, 2014, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not establish a written Exposure Control plan for employees handling and sorting laundry contaminated with blood and other potentially infectious material.

Issued

2014-10-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(ii): Equipment, environmental surfaces, or working surfaces were not cleaned and decontaminated after contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials:  On or about September 11, 2014, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure bins and other working surfaces used during the handling and sorting of laundry contaminated with blood and other potentially infectious material were cleaned and decontaminated after contact with the contaminated laundry.

Issued

2014-10-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(1): Contaminated sharps were not immediately discarded in containers that were closable, puncture resistant, leakproof and labeled or color-coded according paragraph g(1)(i) of this standard:  On or about September 11, 2014, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not have a container for disposal of sharps found in laundry contaminated with blood and other potentially infectious material.

Issued

2014-10-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(i): Hepatitis B vaccination was not made available within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employee(s) with occupational exposure:  On or about September 11, 2014, and at times prior thereto, the Hepatitis B Vaccine was not made available to employees handling and sorting laundry contaminated with blood and other potentially infectious material.

Issued

2014-10-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee with occupational exposure participated in a training program:  On or about September 11, 2014, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that employees handling and sorting laundry contaminated with blood and other potentially infectious material were provided bloodborne pathogen training as required by the standard.

Issued

2014-10-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $1071.00 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 September 11, 2014, for employees exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to SCRAM BLOOD AND PROTEIN SPOTTER (Triethanolamine, Isopropyl alcohol), SUPER TAN (Citric acid), PULL-OUT PREMIUM (Methylene chloride) and RUSTGO(Hydrofluoric Acid, Ammonium Bifluoride) the employers written program did not describe how the criteria specified by 29 CFR 1910.1200(h), Employee Information and Training, will be met, including, but not limited to, how the employer will provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, the location and availability of material safety data sheets / safety data sheets, an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by the employer, and an explanation of the material safety data sheet / safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.

Issued

2014-10-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-27 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 either paragraphs (f)(6)(i) or (f)(6)(ii) of this section:  On or about September 11, 2014, and at times prior thereto, two squeeze bottles in the laundry sorting/spotting area, one containing Scram Blood and Protein Spotter (eye/skin irritant) and the other containing Super-Tan Spotter (slightly combustible, eye/skin irritant) were not labeled in a manner to provide employees with the identity and information on the physical and health hazards on the chemicals contained therein.

Issued

2014-10-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:   On or about September 11, 2014, and at times prior thereto, the employer had not maintained the required material safety data sheets / safety data sheets for chemicals used by employees such as, but not limited to SCRAM BLOOD AND PROTEIN SPOTTER (Triethanolamine, Isopropyl alcohol), SUPER-TAN (Citric acid), PULL-OUT PREMIUM (Methylene chloride) and RUSTGO(Hydrofluoric Acid, Ammonium Bifluoride).

Issued

2014-10-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-19 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 September 11, 2014, and at times prior thereto, the employer had not provided hazard communication training as required by the standard for employees exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to SCRAM BLOOD AND PROTEIN SPOTTER (Triethanolamine, Isopropyl alcohol), SUPER TAN (Citric acid), PULL-OUT PREMIUM  V (Methylene chloride) and RUSTGO(Hydrofluoric Acid, Ammonium Bifluoride).