OSHA Inspection: EXECUTIVE WOODWORKS

Issued

2015-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $640.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides was not kept free from storage or combustible construction:    a) Shop: Combustible materials such as, but not limited to, wooden ladders, cardboard boxes, and plastic containers were leaning against the side of the spray booth, on or about 01/28/15.

Issued

2015-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $480.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:     a) Shop: Medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to wear a respirator was not provided to those who were required to wear a negative pressure respirator, on or about 01/28/15.

Issued

2015-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Shop: An employee engaged in spray painting operations was exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, butyl acetate, toluene and ethyl benzene.  The employer did not develop and implement a worksite specific written hazard communication program, on or about 01/28/15.

Issued

2015-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):    a) Shop: The safety data sheets for PU hardner, filling primer, and PU reducer were not readily accessible to the employees during work shifts thus exposing employees to health hazard(s), on or about 01/28/15.

Issued

2015-04-01 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) Shop: Employees were not provided the information and training on the hazard(s) associated with exposure to flammable chemicals such as, but not limited to, butyl acetate, toluene and ethyl benzene, on or about 01/28/15.