OSHA Inspection: DECOSTAR INDUSTRIES INC.

Issued

Jan 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,126 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:    a) Top of Basement stairs; The employer allowed condensate water to accumulate on the floor creating a slip and trip hazard.

Issued

Jan 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,908 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards: Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.    a) Basement; The employer exposed maintenance employees to fall hazards while looking for leaks on the purge lines on the maintenance platform at Drive 2 at a height of approximately 8 feet 3/8 inches above the lower level without fall protection.

Issued

Jan 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,471 · Current $8,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    a) Basement; the motorized drive belts on Drives #1, 2 and 3 were unguarded exposing the employees to amputation hazards created by rotating parts.

Issued

Jan 12, 2017

Abate by

Feb 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $44,540 · Current $34,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i): The employee training did not include the methods and observations used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area:    a) Basement; The employer failed to provide training on the methods and observations used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical, Spectraclean Purge (category 2 flammable liquid and vapor, toxin).    Decostar was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.1200(h)(3)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1040283 citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on May 28, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 1 Decoma Dr., Carrollton, GA 30117.

Issued

Jan 12, 2017

Abate by

Feb 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  a) Basement; The employer allowed employees to work with potentially hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to Spectraclean Purge (category 2 flammable liquid and vapor, toxin) without training, exposing employees to physical and health hazards.  Decostar was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 952323 citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on May 27, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 1 Decoma Dr., Carrollton, GA 30117.