OSHA Inspection: PLANT MARKETING, LLC

Issued

2016-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:     (a) Throughout the facility; half-mask respirators were required to be worn when employees were working with insecticides, fungicides and plant growth regulators; a written respiratory protection program was not developed and implemented.

Issued

2016-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   (a) Throughout the facility; the employer did not identify and evaluate employee exposure to respiratory hazards, including but not limited to, insecticides, fungicides and plant growth regulators when employees where mixing and spraying.

Issued

2016-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    (a) Throughout the facility; half-mask respirators were required to be worn when employees were working with insecticides, fungicides and plant growth regulators; medical evaluations were not provided to determine employees' ability to use half-mask respirators prior to use.

Issued

2016-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:   (a) Throughout the facility; half-mask respirators were required to be worn when employees' were working with insecticides, fungicides and plant growth regulators, fit tests were not conducted prior to use.

Issued

2016-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): Training and information. The employer did not provide training initially, annually, or as often as necessary to employees required to use respirators to ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items  (i)-(viii) of this section:  (a) Throughout the facility; half-mask respirators were required to be worn when employees' were working with insecticides, fungicides and plant growth regulators, training had not been provided prior to use.

Issued

2016-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    (a) Plant Marketing, Eau Claire, WI; the employer did not train and evaluate all of the forklift operators to ensure they were competent to operate the forklifts safety.

Issued

2016-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-16 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:  (a) Plant Marketing, Eau Claire, WI; the employer did not develop and maintain a written hazardous communication program such as, but not limited to; a listing of chemicals known to be present in the work place and effectively maintain all safety data sheets.