OSHA Inspection: KENNETH FLOWER, INCORPORATED

Issued

2015-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 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

2015-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 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:    Establishment - A written respiratory protection program was not established and implemented when respirators other than dust masks were voluntarily worn.

Issued

2015-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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

2015-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-01 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 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

2015-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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

2015-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 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

2015-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.