OSHA Inspection: ROBERT F. HENRY TILE COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2014-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1884.00 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 were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazards of being struck-by fragments of polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) plastic pipe in the event that the PVC plastic pipe ruptured:     a)  1008 Lagoon Business Loop, Montgomery, AL 36117; On or about October 23, 2014 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to the hazard of being struck-by fragments of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) plastic pipe in the event that the PVC plastic pipe ruptured:  Shop Areas - PVC plastic piping was used in exposed above ground locations to transport compressed air at 160 psi exposing employees to struck-by hazards from shards of PVC if the pipe ruptures or explodes.

Issued

2014-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1884.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    a) Machinery throughout the facility; On or about October 23, 2014 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to potential hazardous energies in that employees were allowed to perform maintenance and servicing on equipment without having a lock out program, without being trained in lock out tag out, and without machine specific lock out tag out procedures.

Issued

2014-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-26 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:  a)  Facility wide; On or about October 23,2014 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals and substances that include but are not limited to glue, acetone, and stone sealer without providing information and training on these chemicals and substances as required by the standard.

Issued

2014-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-26 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  safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  a)  Plant Wide; On or about October 23 ,2014 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards in that employees were not provided the new information and training on the UN Global Harmonized System (GHS) to include Safety Data Sheets (SDS).