OSHA Inspection: MEHRON INC.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Abate by

Dec 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,000 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.    Location: Powder Room    a) The area where powders are processed had explosive dust located on light fixtures, ceiling, wall and electrical conduit; on or about 8/18/15.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(4): Objects that projected into the exit route reduced the width of the exit route to less than the minimum width requirements for exit routes    Location: Production Area    a)  The aisle in the packaging area had boxes of finished product (makeup) projecting out reducing the width of the exit route; on or about 8/19/15.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Abate by

Dec 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,500 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:       Location: Powder Room    a)  Employees wear 3M half-face negative pressure respirators when mixing powders (pigments).The employer did not establish or implement a written respiratory protection program; on or about 8/18/15.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Abate by

Jan 11, 2016

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.  Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  Location: Powder room  a) Employees wear 3M half-face negative pressure respirators when mixing powders (pigments) used in the manufacturing of make-up.  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to employees who are required to wear respirators; on or about 8/18/15.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Abate by

Dec 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $460 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): The employer did not enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness had occurred:    Location: Office    a) An employee received stitches on his left index finger on 8/10/15, and the employer failed to record the injury on the OSHA 300 log and the 301 Incident Report within 7 calendar days; on or about 8/18/15.