OSHA Inspection: PARADISE NURSERY & POND CENTER, LLC

Issued

2016-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors. Sources of ignition include but are not limited to open flames; lightning; smoking; cutting and welding; hot surfaces; frictional heat; static, electrical, and mechanical sparks; spontaneous ignition, including heat-producing chemical reactions; and radiant heat.  a) Chemical Storage Room, on or about May 27, 2016 or prior thereto:   Employees were exposed to the hazard of an abrasive grinding operation performed approximately three feet from a closed container of a Category 3 Flammable Liquid.  A Hay Hook was being dulled with a Clarke MT 1205A, S/N 040601723, 4 1/2" Hand Held Angle Grinder at 11,000 RPM, while approximately three feet from a closed container of Minwax Polyshade Stain.    The Material Safety Data Sheet of the Minwax stain states that, "closed containers may explode when exposed to extreme heat."    The Minwax stain has a Flash Point of 119 degrees Fahrenheit.   NOTE:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.

Issued

2016-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a) Chemical Storage Room, on or about May 27, 2016 or prior thereto:   Employees were not wearing eye or face protection when using the Clarke MT 1205A, S/N 040601723, 4 1/2" Hand Held Angle Grinder.  NOTE:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.

Issued

2016-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(4): The maximum angular exposure of the grinding wheel periphery and sides for safety guards used on other portable grinding machines exceeded 180 deg. and the top half of the wheel was not enclosed at all times. (See Figures P-5 and P-6, http://www.osha.gov/OshStd_gif/10PFP_56.gif).  a) Chemical Storage Room, on or about May 27, 2016 or prior thereto:  The Clarke MT 1205A, S/N 040601723, 4 1/2" Hand Held Angle Grinder was not guarded.  NOTE:  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.

Issued

2016-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees, amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, the employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.  a)  On or about May 27, 2016 or prior thereto, employer did not report to OSHA a work-related in-patient hospitalization of a worker within 24 hours of the hospitalization.  The injury causing the hospitalization occurred during a grinding operation of a Hay Hook that led to an explosion.   NOTE: This item was corrected during the inspection.

Issued

2016-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.  a) On or about May 27, 2016, or prior thereto:  the employer had not developed a hazard communication program in the workplace.  Aside from being a plant nursery, the employer also manufactures bird houses, and stored and utilized chemicals such as Minwax Polyshades Interior Stain, a Category 3 Flammable Liquid.  NOTE: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2016-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.  a) On or about May 27, 2016, or prior thereto:  the employer had not maintained Material Safety Data Sheets or Safety Data Sheets for hazardous chemicals in the workplace.  Aside from being a plant nursery, the employer also manufactures bird houses, and stored and utilized chemicals such as Minwax Polyshades Interior Stain, a Category 3 Flammable Liquid.  NOTE: Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2016-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  a) On or about May 27, 2016, or prior thereto:  the employer had not conducted hazard communication training in the workplace.  Aside from being a plant nursery, the employer also manufactures bird houses, and stored and utilized chemicals such as Minwax Polyshades Interior Stain, a Category 3 Flammable Liquid.  NOTE: Abatement certification is required for this item.