OSHA Inspection: E.J. SKOK INCORPORATED

Issued

2016-01-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed 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 shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    On or about December 3, 2015, the employer failed to establish a energy control program that includes employee training, periodic inspections, and machine specific procedures for the isolation of hazardous energy during the servicing and maintenance of machinery. Employees service and conduct tool changes on the GMM- Euro 35 Bridge Saw.

Issued

2016-01-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  On or about December 3, 2015, the employer failed to provide employees who voluntarily wear respirators with the information contained in Appendix D of the Standard. Employees voluntarily use both half-mask elastomeric respirators and filtering face pieces (dust masks).

Issued

2016-01-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  On or about December 3, 2015, the employer failed to establish and implement that necessary components of a written respiratory protection program, including conducting medical evaluations on employees allowed to voluntarily wear respirators, as well as, necessary training.

Issued

2016-01-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about December 3, 2015, the employer failed to develop and implement a written workplace hazard communication program, including the elements of employee training. Employees work with chemical adhesives and cut stone, which creates silica dust hazards.