OSHA Inspection: EVERTON MATTRESS FACTORY, INC.

Issued

2017-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $3000.00 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.    On or about October 28, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees were operating machines and performing assigned tasks, where flexible power cords were routed through holes in steel plates, and run along the floor throughout the facility.    Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2017-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B): Unless specifically permitted otherwise in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cables may not be used to run through holes in walls, ceilings, or floors.    On or about October 28, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees were exposed to 110v and 220v, while operating machines, where flexible power cords were routed through holes in steel plates on the floor throughout the facility.    Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2017-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $1871.00 Reduced

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:  On or about October 28, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees were exposed to chemical contact and struck-by hazards, while spraying adhesives and using pneumatic staple and c-ring guns to assemble mattresses, where no eye protection was used.  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2017-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  On or about October 28, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees were using compressed air greater than 100 psi to clean quilting machines, where no device was used to regulate the compressed air to less than 30 psi.  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2017-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8730.00 · Current $4365.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    On or about October 28, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees were performing periodic inspections, lubrication, and maintenance, where no hazardous energy program was developed, and employees were not trained in energy control.    Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.

Issued

2017-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:  On or about October 28, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees were storing tools directly under an exposed metal shaft on the Gribetz International DG-2200 Chainstitch machine, where no guarding was in place, or utilized.  Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.

Issued

2017-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $1871.00 Reduced

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:  On or about October 28, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees were exposed to chemical hazards, while using more than eight glues, lubricants, degreasers, and lacquer thinners, where no HAZCOM program was developed, and where no employees were trained on handling, PPE, and emergency procedures.  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2017-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) On or about October 28, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees were exposed to chemical hazards, while using more than eight glues, lubricants, degreasers, and lacquer thinners, where no HAZCOM program was developed, and where no employees were trained on handling, PPE, and emergency procedures.  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2017-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-30 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 material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  a) On or about October 28, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees were exposed to chemical hazards, while using more than eight glues, lubricants, degreasers, and lacquer thinners, where no SDS was available to identify program handling, PPE, and emergency procedures to employees.  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2017-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.26(c)(2)(vii): Ladders having defects were not marked and taken out of service until repaired.  On or about October 28, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees were using a damaged folding 6 foot ladder to load mattresses into a semi-trailer, where the ladder was not marked and taken out of service.  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2017-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:  On or about October 28, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees were operating forklifts where formal instruction, and practical training was not accomplished.  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

2017-01-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): At this establishment, the employer had not certified that each powered industrial truck operator has been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph (l) of 1910.178, with a certification that includes the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person performing the training and evaluation.  On or about October 28, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees were operating forklifts where formal instruction and practical training was not accomplished, and where written certification was not accomplished.  Abatement certification is required for this item.