OSHA Inspection: ANIMAL SUPPLY COMPANY LLC

Issued

Dec 7, 2015

Abate by

Dec 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(i): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE on knowing when PPE is necessary:  a) At the inspection site, where use of personal protective equipment for the eyes and/or face was not required, employees were not trained to know when eye protection was necessary, including, but not limited to, while performing such tasks as loading/unloading pallets of materials on upper shelves and hand picking merchandise from shelves above eye level, where dust and debris from damaged bags or pallets including kibble, bird feed, and wood chips could fall onto employees below, while cleaning overhead or using compressed air for cleaning, and while pulling from the tops of pallet stacks on dock end caps, exposing employees to the hazards of being struck by flying particles, such as corneal abrasions and lacerations.   b) At the inspection site, where employees were sharing passageways with material handling equipment including lift trucks and pallet jacks, and lifting heavy items including, but not limited to, wood pallets and merchandise such as 50-lb bags of kibble, employees were not trained to know when use of protective footwear was required, exposing employees to the hazards of being struck by rolling equipment and/or falling objects.

Issued

Dec 7, 2015

Abate by

Dec 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  In the warehouse, personal protective equipment for the eyes was not provided for employees who were looking overhead while using material handling equipment to load/unload pallets of materials on upper shelves or while pulling materials from shelves above eye level, where dust or debris from damaged bags or pallets including kibble, bird feed, and wood chips could fall onto employees below, while cleaning overhead or using compressed air for cleaning, and while pulling from the tops of pallet stacks on dock end caps, exposing employees to the hazards of being struck by material in eyes, such as corneal abrasions and lacerations.

Issued

Dec 7, 2015

Abate by

Feb 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.136(a): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used protective footwear when working in areas where there was a danger of foot injuries due to falling or rolling objects, or objects piercing the sole, and where such employee's feet were exposed to electrical hazards:  At the inspection site, use of protective footwear such as steel toe shoes was not required for employees who were working in areas where there was a danger of foot injuries from rolling equipment such as lift trucks and heavy objects such as wood pallets and 50-pound bags of kibble, exposing employees to the hazards of being struck by rolling equipment and/or falling objects.

Issued

Dec 7, 2015

Abate by

Dec 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i): Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed:  In the break room, where employees were scooping ice from a Hoshizaki ice machine, drinking cups or bowls without handles were provided in lieu of a scoop that could be returned to the holder for sanitary reasons, exposing employees to the hazards of bacterial contamination.

Issued

Dec 7, 2015

Abate by

Dec 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Storage of material created a hazard:  In the warehouse, corrugated boxes containing displays for pet products were overhanging storage shelves at least 20 feet above floor level in such a manner that boxes could fall on employees working below, exposing employees to the hazards of being struck by falling materials.

Issued

Dec 7, 2015

Abate by

Dec 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0850092120809010

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:  At the inspection site, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees who were exposed to hazardous chemicals, including exposures associated with work by outside contractors, such as airborne silica dust and vapors of phenolic epoxy joint filler from concrete repair processes, and residual insecticide vapors/dust from fogging and/or fumigation of work areas, exposing employees to the contact and inhalation hazards of chemicals.

Issued

Dec 7, 2015

Abate by

Dec 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0921

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  At the inspection site, on or about June 30, 2015 and in times prior thereto, the employer did not have material safety data sheets / safety data sheets for employees who were exposed to hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, phenolic epoxy joint filler MM80 Part A and corrosive MM80 Part B used by an outside contractor to repair cracks in the concrete floor, exposing employees to the contact and inhalation hazards of chemical irritants.

Issued

Dec 7, 2015

Abate by

Dec 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0850092120809010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  At the inspection site, chemical hazard communication training provided to employees did not include health hazards of chemical exposures in the workplace, including chemical hazards created by outside contractors, such as silica-containing dust and vapors of phenolic epoxy joint filler from concrete floor repair processes, and residual insecticide vapors/dust from fogging and/or fumigation of work areas, exposing employees to the contact and inhalation hazards of chemicals.

Issued

Dec 7, 2015

Abate by

Dec 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2): The employer did not complete an OSHA 301 Incident Report form, or an equivalent form, for each recordable injury or illness entered on the OSHA 300 Log:  At the inspection site, for year 2015, recordable injuries/illnesses were not recorded on OSHA 301 Incident Report Forms or equivalent forms. DWC Form-1 Employers First Report of Injury or Illness forms that were substituted for the OSHA 301 did not state whether the employee was treated in an emergency room, hospitalized as an in-patient, the case number from the Log, the time the employee began work on the day of injury, and the date of death if employee died.