OSHA Inspection: DGS RETAIL INC.

Issued

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: 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 struck-by hazards:   a) Throughout shop - PVC piping was used to carry 120 psi compressed air, on or about September 16, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition:  a) CNC Area - There were plastic cutting chips and dust on the CNC router table, on or about September 16, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:  a)  Crate Area - There was combustible wood dust 3 to 5 inches deep behind the DeWalt chop saw, on or about September 16, 2014.  b) CNC Area - There were plastic cutting chips and dust on the CNC router table, on or about September 16, 2014.  c) Compressor Area - There was plastic dust on the floor by the back wall, on or about September 16, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  a) Crate Area - An extinguisher was blocked by pieces of wood, scraps of wall board and other combustible debris, on or about September 16, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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:  a) Facility-wide - No written program was in place and chemicals such as, but not limited to, 2-butoxyethanol were used, on or about September 16, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-08 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(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:  a) Spray Area - Old cans of paint were not labeled, on or about September 16, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-08 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(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:  a) Spray Area - Old cans of paint did not have hazard warnings, on or about September 16, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-08 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 safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:    a) Spray Area - There was a missing sheet for Kem Aqua primer that contained 2-butoxyethanol, on or about September 16, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-08 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):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  a) Spray Area - The training did not include the required elements, on or about September 16, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i): Visible gauges or audible alarm or pressure activated devices were not installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity is maintained. Filter rolls were not inspected to insure proper replacement of filter media:  a) Spray Area - The manometer for the Col-Met spray booth was not filled with fluid, on or about September 16, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    a) Spray Area - Employees wore N95 filtering face pieces and Appendix D was not provided, on or about September 16, 2014.

Issued

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  a) Spray Area - The air conditioner disconnect switch was blocked by a shelving rack, on or about September 16, 2014.