OSHA Inspection: LONG ISLAND CITY LAUNDRY CO., INC.

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4950.00 · Current $2970.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    a) On or about 5/29/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101    Employer allowed lint to accumulate on machinery, electrical equipment and building structural elements, creating a fire hazard.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): The floors of every workroom were not maintained in a clean condition:   a) On or about 7/20/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101  Employer had not fixed holes in floor left after removal of equipment in area at base of conveyor belt which feeds laundry machinery next to boiler room and south door.  b) On or about 7/20/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101  Employer allowed sheets to be strewn on floor in several areas, including around the JenRoll/Logic 2000 machines.  c) On or about 7/20/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101  Employer allowed an extension cord to be loosely strung across the floor in the area near the entrance to the loading dock.  WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4950.00 · Current $2970.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.264(c)(4)(iii)(a): Steam pipes in laundry operations and within 7 feet of the floor were not insulated or otherwise properly guarded to prevent contact by employees:    a) On or about 7/21/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101    Employer did not ensure that steam pipes in the ironing/pressing section of the facility, servicing industrial pressing and ironing equipment such as JenRoll Ex12 and running within 7 feet of the floor were insulated or otherwise properly guarded to prevent contact by employees.    b) On or about 7/21/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101    Employer did not ensure that steam pipes in the east section of the facility, servicing industrial laundry equipment and running within 7 feet of the floor, as well as ascending inches from a parallel roof access ladder, were insulated or otherwise properly guarded to prevent contact by employees.      WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4950.00 · Current $2970.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:    a) On or about 7/20/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101    Employer did not ensure that an unused electrical switch box located in the northwest corner of the east section of the building, in the towel folding-clothes drying area, was kept closed. This exposed employees to live electrical wires and allowed a thick covering of lint to accumulate on wires, screws and other parts of the switch assembly.     b) On or about 7/20/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101    Employer did not ensure that an electrical switch box located on the north wall of the east section of the building was maintained in a proper, working condition. The two switches were broken and displaced, leaving openings, along with unused screw holes, in the cover plate which potentially allowed lint to enter into and accumulate inside of the box, which, according to the plant manager, was energized.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.    a) On or about 7/20/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101    Employer did not ensure that unused openings (knockouts) in an unused electrical switch box located in the northwest corner of the east section of the building, in the towel folding-clothes drying area, were closed.     b) On or about 7/20/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101    Employer did not ensure that unused openings (knockouts) in an electrical panel box located on the west wall of the east section of the building, in the towel folding-clothes drying area, were closed.     c) On or about 7/20/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101    Employer did not ensure that unused slots in an electrical panel box located adjacent to a tunnel laundry machine in the east section of the building were closed.     d) On or about 7/20/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101    Employer did not ensure that unused slots in an electrical panel box located adjacent to a roll-up door on the west side of the building (along Vernon Boulevard) were closed.     WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    a) On or about 7/20/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101    Employer used 50' flexible extension cord (most of it still coiled) in place of permanent fixed wiring to power an automatic laundry detergent dispenser.     WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  a) On or about 7/20/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101  Employer allowed an electrical cable to be connected to a box on a motor on a tunnel laundry machine in such a way that no strain relief was provided to the individual electrical wires, which were not protected by the metal conduit. An attempt had been made to secure the conduit to the box using electrical tape.   WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3960.00 · Current $2390.00 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) On or about 5/29/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101    Employer permitted employees to be use and be exposed to hazardous laundry chemicals including Top Gun (corrosive containing sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide), Britex (corrosive containing sodium hydroxide), Oxy Bleach (contains hydrogen peroxide) and others, without developing, implementing and maintaining a written hazard communication program.     WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(6)(i) through (ii) of this section:  a) On or about 5/29/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101  Employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous laundry chemicals including Top Gun (corrosive containing sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide), Britex (corrosive containing sodium hydroxide), Oxy Bleach (contains hydrogen peroxide) and others were labeled, usually because labels were not reattached or replaced when they fell off the drums.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-14 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) On or about 5/29/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101  Employer permitted employees to use and be exposed to hazardous laundry chemicals including Top Gun (corrosive containing sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide), Britex (corrosive containing sodium hydroxide), Oxy Bleach (contains hydrogen peroxide) and others, without obtaining and making accessible to employees within the workplace, copies of safety data sheets for all hazardous chemicals in use.  WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $220.00 · Current $100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:      a). On or about 08/12/14,  by Vernon Blvd of 8-11 37th Ave. LIC,    Employer did not ensure that the working space in the front of the electrical panels along the west wall of the facility, adjacent to Vernon Boulevard, was kept clear of stored materials such as compressors.      ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.      Long Island City Laundry Co., Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 989999, citation number 2 item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/28/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101.

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $990.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): 29 CFR 1904.29(a) A log of all Work-Related Injury and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), and/or the Summary of Work-Related Injury and Illnesses, (OSHA Form 300-A), and/or the Injury and Illness Report (OSHA Form 301) or equivalent forms were not kept by the establishment:     a) On or about 5/29/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101    The employer did not keep a log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses using OSHA Form 300, and did not complete an annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses using OSHA Form 300A.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit must be clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit."  a) On or about 5/29/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101  Employer did not ensure that the emergency exit door leading out onto 9th Street was marked with a sign reading "Exit". The sing in question had been broken and not replaced.  WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  a) On or about 5/29/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101  The employer did provide the information in 29 CFR 1910.134 Appendix D to employees who used Medline Procedure face masks on a voluntary basis.  WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iii): Lavatories were not provided with hand soap or similar cleansing agent:  a) On or about 6/23/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101  The employer did ensure that all bathrooms were provided with hand soap or similar cleansing agent to clean hands.  WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iv): Lavatories were not provided with individual hand towels or sections thereof, of cloth or paper, warm air blowers or clean individual sections of continuous cloth toweling:  a) On or about 5/29/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101  The employer did ensure that all bathrooms were provided with cloth or paper towels to clean and dry hands.  b) On or about 6/23/2015 - Job site at 8-11 37th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101  The employer did ensure that all bathrooms were provided with cloth or paper towels to clean and dry hands.  WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.  a) On or about 5/29/2015 - Job site at 8-1137th Avenue, Long Island City, NY11101  Employer did not provide training in fire extinguisher use for employees expected to fight fires in the facility.  WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED