OSHA Inspection: PREMIERE BRANDS OF AMERICA INC.

Issued

2015-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2295.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:    a)  Foot Soap Powder Room:   Employees manufacturing the foot soap powder were exposed to potassium iodide, borax decahydrate, etc. and were not required to wear eye protection; on or about 11/21/14.

Issued

2015-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2295.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    a)  Foot Powder Room:   An employee was required to wear a half-face negative pressure respirator and a written respiratory protection program was not established and implemented; on or about 11/21/14.

Issued

2015-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  a)  Foot Powder Room:   An employee was required to wear a half-face negative pressure respirator and a medical evaluation was not provided; on or about 11/21/14.

Issued

2015-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3825.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by employees getting caught in the point of operation:    a)    Basement: The baling machine was not properly guarded as the operator could operate it with the door open, which exposes the moving ram unguarded and thus presents a crushing hazard; on or about 11/14/14.

Issued

2015-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3060.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    a) OTC-2 Section:  Air compressed at 90 p.s.i. used to clean dust from the Jones Machine and other surfaces was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.; on or about 11/14/14.

Issued

2015-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2295.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    a)    2nd Floor - Immediately Outside the Foot Powder Manufacturing Room:   The circuit breaker box had breakers that were unlabeled as to their purpose; on or about 11/14/14.    b)    Basement - Hand Packing Area:  The circuit breaker box had breakers that were unidentified as to their purpose; on or about 11/14/14.

Issued

2015-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3825.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    a)  Basement - Hand Packing Area:  The circuit breaker box was missing breakers, resulting in the live buss bar being exposed; on or about 9/15/14.

Issued

2015-02-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:    a) 2nd Floor - Mezzanine Area:   Exit signs were not posted to indicate the route of travel to the east side exit door which led to the main lobby; on or about 11/14/14.    b) Basement - Cardboard Storage Area:  Exit signs were not posted to indicate the route of travel to the nearest exit; on or about 11/14/14.