OSHA Inspection: BELENKY INC.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:           The employer did not train employees on the use of portable fire extinguishers for those employees expected to fight incipient stage fires.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Jan 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1): Live parts to which an employee was exposed were not deenergized before the employee worked on or near them:        On or about 10/22/2015, while in the process of changing the hose of a Uni-mac (commercial grade) washing machine, located in the laundry department at the Wyant Woods Care Center in Akron, OH, an employee inadvertently contacted a live transformer and was injured. The washing machine was not de-energized prior to having any servicing/maintenance performed.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Jan 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with, and/or did not use, electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed:      On or about 10/22/2015, electrical protective equipment was not used by employees tasked with completing work activities that placed them directly or indirectly in contact with electrical hazards.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

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:         The employer did not develop, implement, or maintain a written hazard communication program at the site. Chemicals used at the site include but are not limited; to lubing grease, adhesives and cleaners.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:     Employees were not trained on the hazardous chemicals utilized in the workplace.  Chemicals used at the site include, but are not limited to, lubing grease, adhesives and cleaners.

Issued

Jan 6, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness was not entered on the OSHA 300 Log and on an incident report (OSHA Form 301 or equivalent) within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness had occurred:             As of 10/29/2015, the employer failed to enter all recordable injuries on the OSHA injury and illness forms, as OSHA 300 logs were not maintained at the facility.