OSHA Inspection: INTERNATIONAL MULCH COMPANY, INC

Issued

Jul 26, 2016

Abate by

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,310 · Current $1,270 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    In the Coir Room, employees were exposed to respirable dust from the grinding of coconut coir and the employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace, including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminants chemical state and physical form.

Issued

Jul 26, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  In the Coir Room, the employer allowed employees to wear N95 respirators during the coir grinding process and did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format.

Issued

Jul 26, 2016

Abate by

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,700 · Current $4,235 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition:    a) Employees were exposed to potential fire hazards in the event of ignition due to failure of electrical equipment when the employer allowed 1-3 inches of cotton fiber, (i.e., tire fiber) resulting from the breakdown of the tire material in the dryer and dust collector, to accumulate on two 440V metal circuit breakers and one 120V electrical receptacle in the dryer area.      b) Employees were exposed to potential fire hazards of cotton fiber accumulation on a 120V electrical receptacle, which may be ignitable by failure of electrical equipment in the Mulch storage area of the warehouse adjacent to the dryer area.

Issued

Jul 26, 2016

Abate by

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $9,240 · Current $5,082 Reduced

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:    The employer did not provide effective information and training to temporary employees 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.

Issued

Jul 26, 2016

Abate by

Aug 5, 2016

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 had been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):  The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment for the Coir Area had been performed through a written certification, which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2).