OSHA Inspection: TELLUS360 CORPORATION

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $780 Reduced

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) 603 East Main Avenue Suite 2, Myerstown Pennsylvania - The employer did not provide fire extinguisher training to employees or when deciding not to have employees use fire extinguisher develop an emergency evacuation and a fire prevention program, on or about August 26, 2015.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $884 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(j)(3): Hand-fed jointer(s) with horizontal cutting head(s) did not have automatic guard(s) which automatically adjusted to cover the unused portion of the head and/or remained in contact with the material at all times:  (a)  603 East Main Avenue Suite 2, Myerstown Pennsylvania - An employee used The Porter jointer to cut a piece of wood.  The employer did not ensure that the automatically adjusting guard was used when cutting the wood, on or about August 4, 2015.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, the employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA:  (a)  603 East Main Avenue Suite 2, Myerstown Pennsylvania - An employee suffered an amputation on August 4, 2015 as a result of an injury from a unguarded jointer.  The employer failed to report this work-related amputation to OSHA within 24 hours.  (The employer reported this amputation to OSHA on August 20, 2015.)  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  (a)  603 East Main Avenue Suite 2, Myerstown Pennsylvania - The employer did not certify that a workplace hazard assessment was completed through a written certification that identifies the workplace, person conducting the evaluation and the date which it was conducted, on or about August 26, 2015.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Jan 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a)  603 East Main Avenue Suite 2, Myerstown Pennsylvania - Employees are required to wear elastomeric respirators when painting or dust masks sanding. The employer did not develop and implement a respiratory protection program, on or about August 26, 2015.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.