OSHA Inspection: WORLD KITCHEN, LLC

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(8)(ii)(B):  After a standard threshold shift had been documented employees already using hearing protectors were not refitted and retrained in the use of hearing protectors and provided with hearing protectors offering greater attenuation if necessary:    a)  Finishing Department, on or about 10/23/14:  An employee had a documented standard threshold shift and was not refitted or retrained in the use of hearing protectors.    b)  Maintenance, on or about 10/23/14:  An employee had a documented standard threshold shift and was not refitted or retrained in the use of hearing protectors.    c)  Machine Shop, on or about 10/23/14:  An employee had a documented standard threshold shift and was not refitted or retrained in the use of hearing protectors.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions against the ignition of flammable vapors were not taken:      a)  Finishing/Decorating Room, on or about 9/19/14: Employee used a Category 2 Flammable Liquid, Glassclad 18 without grounding the 5 gallon container.    b)  Screen Clean Room, on or about 10/21/14: Employee used a Category 2 Flammable Liquid, Opticlear R without grounding three 5 gallon containers.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

9 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Class I flammable liquid(s) were dispensed into containers without electrically interconnecting the nozzle and the container:  a)  Finishing/Decorating Room, on or about 9/19/14: Employee dispensed a flammable material, Glassclad 18 from 5 gallon container to a secondary container with no means of electrically interconnecting the nozzle and the portable container.   b)  Media Lab, on or about 10/2/14: Employee dispensed flammable material, OptiClear R from a 5 gallon container to a secondary container with no means of electrically interconnecting the nozzle and the portable container.   c)  Screen Cleaning Room, on or about 10/21/14:  Employee dispensed a flammable material, OptiClear R from a 5 gallon container to a secondary container with no means of electrically interconnecting the nozzle and the portable container.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,960 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii): Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area were not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:    a)  Screen Cleaning Room, on or about 10/21/14: Rags containing Opticlear R, a Category 2 Flammable Liquid were left on the floor and not disposed of in a covered metal receptacle or disposed of daily.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,960 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): A clear space of not less than 3 feet was not kept free from storage on all sides of paint booth(s):    a) R&D Machine Lab, Spray Paint Booth, on or about 10/2/14: Combustible materials including but not limited to: cabinets; plastic buckets; cardboard; wooden box with scale in it and brooms were observed on the right; left and back side of the paint booth.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6):  Electrical wiring and equipment outside of but within 20 feet of spraying area(s), and not separated therefrom by partitions, did not conform to the provisions for Class I, Division 2, hazardous locations:         a)  R&D Machine Lab; Spray Paint Booth, on or about 10/2/14: Electrical wiring and equipment including but not limited to: portable lamp; Masterflex Controller; and non-approved wiring and outlets  located outside but within 20 feet of the spray booth and did not conform to the provisions for Class I, Division 2 hazardous locations.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(c)(8): Portable lamp(s) were used in spraying area(s) during spraying operations:        a) R&D Machine Lab, Spray Paint Booth, on or about 10/2/14: Employee spray painting with a Category 4 Flammable Material with a portable lamp attached to the front of the spray paint booth.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,960 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were 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:    a)  Well No. 3, on or about 10/3/14: No eyewash was provided for employees who worked with including but not limited to: Cascade Water Services C750L containing corrosive chemicals including but not limited to: sodium polyacryalte and maleic anhydride polymerbranes.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,000 · Current $4,440 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:     a)  Throughout the workplace, on or about 10/9/14: Employees expected to respond to incipient fires and were not provided training annually to employees on the use of fire extinguishers and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.      * ABATEMENT NOTE: By this date the employer must either correct the alleged violation or implement a Fire Safety Policy; as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.38(a) and .39 which includes the evacuation requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157(b).

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,700 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually:        a)  Throughout the workplace, on or about 10/16/14:  Employees designated to provide first aid have occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) and World Kitchen's Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed annually, the last review that was completed was August 30, 2013.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(i): Hepatitis B vaccination was not made available after the employee had received the training required in 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(I) or within 10 working days of initial assignment to employees who had occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials:    a)  Throughout the workplace, on or about 10/16/14: Employees who perform first aid on an as needed basis have the potential to come in contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials have not been offered the Hepatitis B Vaccine.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(B): The employer did not ensure that training provided to employees with occupational exposure was conducted at least annually:     a)  Throughout the workplace, on or about 10/18/14: Employees who have the potential to come in contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials while performing tasks such as but not limited to: performing first aid on an as needed basis have not been provided bloodborne pathogens training on an annual basis.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,220 Reduced

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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) Screen Cleaning Room, on or about 10/21/14: A 55 gallon drum filled with Plasthall 4141 was not labeled with the identity of the hazardous material.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,240 Reduced

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1904.7(b)(3): An injury or illness involving one or more days away from work, was not recorded on the OSHA 300 Log with a check mark in the space for cases involving days away and an entry of the number of calendar days away from work in the number of days column:      World Kitchen, LLC, on or about 9/19/14: The employer did not record the following workplace injuries and illnesses correctly on the OSHA 300 Log for calendar year 2014.       a)  Case No. 29, on or about 9/30/14: An employee had a strained back from putting a stack of 6710's into a skid and the case resulted in 1 day away from work and 23 restricted work days and the entry was recorded with only 9 restricted work days.                b)  Case No. 35, on or about 10/24/14: An employee had right foot pain from ware handling on 57 side, and the case resulted in 8 days away from work and the entry was recorded with no check marks in any of the columns when the check mark should have been in Column H.        c)  Case No. 36, on or about 10/24/14: An employee had a nerve entrapment from dumping a yellow hopper and manually pulled it down to make it dump, and the case resulted in 2 days away from work and was recorded with no check marks  in any of the columns when the check mark should have been in Column H.          World Kitchen, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1904.4(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 116211335, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 7/28/10, with respect to a workplace located at 1200 South Antrim Way, Greencastle, PA 17225.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1904.7(b)(4): An injury or illness involving restricted work days or job transfer, was not recorded on the OSHA 300 Log by placing a check mark in the space for job transfer or restriction and an entry of the number of restricted or transferred days in the restricted workdays column:      World Kitchen, LLC, on or about 9/19/14: The employer did not record the following workplace injuries and illnesses correctly on the OSHA 300 Log for calendar year 2014.       a)   Case No. 27, on or about 10/1/14 an employee had a left shoulder strain from clearing 471 line of 418s, the case resulted in 13 restricted work days and was recorded with only 8 restricted work days and no check mark in Column I.      b)  Case No. 31, on or about 10/19/14 an employee had tendinitis in the right elbow from picking up stack 2213 from line and putting them on cart and pushing the cart, the case resulted in 11 restricted work days and was recorded with a check mark in Column J when the check mark should have been in Column I.      World Kitchen, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1904.4(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 116211335, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 7/28/10, with respect to a workplace located at 1200 South Antrim Way, Greencastle, PA 17225.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

1904.7(b)(5):  An injury or illness involving medical treatment was not recorded on an OSHA 300 Log by placing a check mark in the space for other recordable cases.    World Kitchen, LLC, on or about 9/19/14: The employer did not record the following workplace injuries and illnesses correctly on the OSHA 300 Log for calendar year 2014.     a)  Case No. 26, on or about 9/14/14: An employee lacerated the right bottom of foot while walking through red square when a piece of glass went through employee's boot and into foot, the case resulted in medical treatment, 1 suture and it was not recorded with a check mark in Column J.         World Kitchen, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1904.4(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 116211335, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 7/28/10, with respect to a workplace located at 1200 South Antrim Way, Greencastle, PA 17225.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) - A log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or its equivalent), was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation:    World Kitchen, LLC, on or about 9/19/14: The employer did not record the following workplace injuries and illnesses correctly on the OSHA 300 Log for calendar year 2014.       a)  Case No. 26, on or about 9/14/14: The resultant injury was not recorded in Column F.     b)  Case No. 27, on or about 10/1/14: The resultant injury was not recorded in Column F.     c)  Case No. 28, on or about 10/5/14: The resultant injury was not recorded in Column F.    d)  Case No. 29, on or about 9/30/14: The resultant injury was not recorded in Column F.    e)  Case No. 34, on or about 10/29/14: The resultant injury was not recorded in Column F.    f)  Case No. 35, on or about 10/24/14: The resultant injury was not recorded in Column F.     World Kitchen, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1904.4(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 116211335, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 7/28/10, with respect to a workplace located at 1200 South Antrim Way, Greencastle, PA 17225.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Abate by

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) was used, and at least annually thereafter:    a) Mold Shop, on or about 11/24/14: Employee required to wear half face air purifying respirator had not been fit tested annually.   b) Rail Car Unloading Area, on or about 11/24/14: Employee required to wear half face air purifying respirator had not been fit tested annually.

Issued

Mar 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  Finishing/Decorating Room, on or about 9/19/14: An 11 gallon tank containing mineral spirits was not labeled with the appropriate hazard warnings. The tank was labeled with Flammable Stickers when it should have been labeled as a Combustible.