OSHA Inspection: EGGERS INDUSTRIES

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2550.00 · Current $1785.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of Particulates not otherwise regulated listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 15 mg/M3:  a) On April 29, 2016, an R & D Technician was exposed to an 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 18 mg/M3 Particulates not otherwise regulated, approximately 1.2 times the permissible exposure limit. This exposure was determined employee air sampling conducted over a 483 minute time period.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):  a) On April 29, 2016, an R & D Technician was exposed to an 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 18 mg/M3 Particulates not otherwise regulated, approximately 1.2 times the permissible exposure limit. This exposure was determined employee air sampling conducted over a 483 minute time period.   Applicable engineering or administrative controls may include, but are not limited to the following:  1) Utilize local exhaust where dust generating portable tools are being used.  2) Conduct a study of the R & D Technician tasks and work locations to determine dust sources. Develop and implement engineering controls to eliminate or minimize the dust generation from the dust sources.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  The second floor storage area around the dust collector air return duct had a slippery layer of wood dust material on the floor.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed:  a) The employer had not documented periodic inspections of the energy control procedures for 2015 or before April 25, 2016.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(6)(i) or (ii) of this section:  a)  In the Second Floor Veneer Department, secondary containers of Kuper and Pentron were not labeled with the identity and hazards of its contents.