OSHA Inspection: KEY WEST LAMP COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Mar 18, 2015

Abate by

Apr 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 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.  For employees using silica-containing plasters for the manufacturing of lamp bases.  b. For employees engaged in spraying of lamps bases  using several paints containing chemicals such as but not limited to copper, zinc, ammonia, nuisance dusts.

Issued

Mar 18, 2015

Abate by

Apr 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  For employees using silica-containing plasters for the manufacturing of lamp bases.   b. For employees engaged in spraying of lamps bases using several paints containing chemicals such as but not limited to copper, zinc, ammonia, nuisance dusts.

Issued

Mar 18, 2015

Abate by

Apr 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  For employees working in the main shop area next to the main office where exit doors labeled as P2, P6 were not immediately apparent.

Issued

Mar 18, 2015

Abate by

Apr 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning. Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment.   a.  For employees engaged in lamp assembling where compressed air was used at 50 p.s.i. for the cleaning of paint or dust residues off the lamps.