OSHA Inspection: A&P COAT, APRON & LINEN SUPPLY, INC.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $1,650 Reduced

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:   Mezzanine Labeling Station:  A relocatable power tap was energized through another relocatable power tap to provide power for a computer system and labeling equipment located on the work table.  Underwriters Laboratory, "General Information for Electrical Equipment Directory", also known as the UL Whitebook, does not allow relocatable power taps to be used in series.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $1,650 Reduced

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:  Mezzanine:  On, or about, September 23, 2015, the Consew sewing machine was energized through an extension cord.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $1,650 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  Mezzanine:  On, or about, September 23, 2015, the plug attachment was pulled from the power cord on the Lewis Model 200 button sewing machine.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,125 · Current $2,063 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:  Company:  On, or about, September 23, 2015, maintenance personnel had not been trained regarding what work practices and protective equipment was required to protect them against electric shock, arc flash and arc blast hazards while performing live trouble-shooting and verifying whether or not electrical equipment was properly de-energized.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:    Company:  On, or about, September 23, 2015, personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, voltage rated gloves, fire resistive clothing, face shields, balaclavas, hard hats and hearing protection were not provided to employees who performed live electrical work, including trouble-shooting, or who verified that electrical equipment was properly de-energized.

Issued

Oct 22, 2015

Abate by

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(i): The employer did not make a written copy of the procedures outlined in paragraph (b)(2) of 29 CFR 1910.333 available for inspection by employees and by the Assistant Secretary of Labor and his or her authorized representatives:  Company:  On, or about, September 23, 2015, the company did not provide either a copy of the OSHA standard to employees or have equivalent language in an existing safety program that required the use of test equipment to verify that electrical equipment had been properly de-energized after it was locked out for maintenance purposes.