OSHA Inspection: KENNETH FLOWER, INCORPORATED

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Mar 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:    a)  Upper Shop - Standard railings, including a top rail, mid rail and toeboards, were not provided at all open sides of the wooden walking/working platform which measured 7 feet 10 inches above the floor.  b)  Upper Shop - Standard railings were not provided on the open sides of the planks leading from the wooden platform to Raines' boat and Shea's boat.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Jun 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 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:    Establishment - A written respiratory protection program was not established and implemented when respirators other than dust masks were voluntarily worn.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Jun 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    Establishment - The employer did not reasonably estimate workers' exposures to respirator hazards.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Jun 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    Establishment - The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the workers' ability to use a respirator when respirators other than dust masks were voluntarily worn.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Jun 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:      Establishment - The employer did not provide respirator training, or at a minimum provide information in Appendix D, to workers who voluntarily use respirators.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Mar 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposes an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service:    a)  Upper Shop - A green extension cord spliced into the electrical cord of a DEWALT miter saw was missing the grounding pin.  b)  Upper Shop - An orange extension cord coiled on the wooden platform was missing the grounding pin.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Mar 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  Upper Shop, Wooded Platform - The electrical plug of a DEWALT miter saw was removed and the electrical cord was spliced into a green extension cord.