OSHA Inspection: THE HYDROSEEDING COMPANY, LLC

Issued

Mar 24, 2016

Abate by

May 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:     a) 9599 Nanticoke Business Park Drive, Greenwood, DE - On or about October 9, 2015, the employer failed to develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees required to work in the paint booth and paint shop area.

Issued

Mar 24, 2016

Abate by

May 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:     a) 9599 Nanticoke Business Park Drive, Greenwood, DE - On or about October 9, 2015, the employer did not have a written Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) program for employees performing servicing and maintenance, exposing employees to electrical, crushing, and amputation hazards.

Issued

Mar 24, 2016

Abate by

Apr 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:     a) 9599 Nanticoke Business Park Drive, Greenwood, DE - On or about October 9, 2016 - The employer failed to provide suitable emergency eyewash stations as required, exposing employees to burns, blindness, irritation.

Issued

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:     a) 9599 Nanticoke Business Park Drive, Greenwood, DE - On or about October 9, 2015, the employer failed to provide machine guarding on press brake equipment and machinery used by employees daily, exposing employees to amputation and crushing hazards.           b) 9599 Nanticoke Business Park Drive, Greenwood, DE - On or about October 9, 2015, the employer failed to provide machine guarding on shear equipment and machinery used by employees daily, exposing employees to amputation, crushing and entanglement hazards.

Issued

Mar 24, 2016

Abate by

May 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(a)(1): The employer did not effectively ensure that the information concerning the hazards of all chemicals  to which the employees may be exposed to, was transmitted as accomplished by the means of the employer's comprehensive hazard communication programs including labeling and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets and employee training:     a) 9599 Nanticoke Business Park Drive, Greenwood, DE - On or about October 9, 2015, the employer failed to have a written hazard communication program for employees required to use various hazardous chemicals daily.

Issued

Mar 24, 2016

Abate by

Apr 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4: The employer, having more than 10 employees and a recordable injury, did not maintain OSHA Injury/Illness records as required:     a) 9599 Nanticoke Business Park Drive, Greenwood, DE - On or about October 9, 2015, the employer failed to maintain OSHA logs for the years 2015, 2014 and 2013 as required.