OSHA Inspection: GLASS INDUSTRIES, USA LLC

Issued

Aug 29, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,141 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(e): Defective and damaged equipment. Defective or damaged personal protective equipment shall not be used.  Location: Unit #9, 340 Quinnipiac Street, Wallingford, CT 06492    The left glove of the Silverado sandblaser was defective and ripped.

Issued

Aug 29, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,141 Reduced

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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.   Location:  unit #9, 340 Quinnipiac Street, Wallingford, CT 06492  A written respiratory protection program was not established when employees were utilizing a 3M 8210 white filtering face piece respirator.

Issued

Aug 29, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:      Location: Unit #9, 390 Quinnipiac Street, Wallingford, CT 06492  An evaluation of all respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace such as but not limited to exposures to silica was not conducted.

Issued

Aug 29, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to employees who were required to use respirators:        Location: Unit #9, 340 Quinnipiac Street, Wallingford, CT 06492  Each employee wearing an 3M N95 8210 white filtering respirators were not provided training to ensure that the employee could demonstrate knowledge of why the respirator was necessary proper fit, use, and maintenance of a respirator.

Issued

Aug 29, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,141 Reduced

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.        Location: Unit #9, 340 Quinnipiac Street, Wallingford, CT 06492  Each employee required to wear a 3M 8210 white filtering face pieces respirator was not provided with a medical evaluation prior to using the respirators.

Issued

Aug 29, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):         Location: Unit #9, 340 Quinnipiac Street, Wallingford, CT 06492  Each employee utilizing 3M N95 8210 white filtering respirators was not provided with fit testing.

Issued

Aug 29, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,141 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:  Location: Unit #9, 390 Quinnipiac Street, Wallingford, CT 06492  Fire extinguishers last received an annual maintenance check in 2015.

Issued

Aug 29, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:  Location: Unit #9, 390 Quinnipiac Street, Wallingford, CT 06492  Each employer expected to use portable fire extinguishers was not provided an educational program to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguishers and the hazards involved with incipient fires.

Issued

Aug 29, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,521 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):   Location: Unit #9, 340 Quinnipiac Street, Wallingford, CT  06492  Each employee operating powered industrial trucks had not successfully completed a training program and evaluation as specified in paragraph (l) prior to utilizing the powered industrial trucks.

Issued

Aug 29, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) with defect(s) or in any way unsafe had not been withdrawn from service until restored to safe operating condition(s):   Location: Unit #9, 390 Quinnipiac Street, Wallingford, CT 06492  The horn on the Clark 450 Model 500Y45 with serial number Y355713226 propane powered industrial truck, was not operational and the powered industrial truck was not withdrawn from service.

Issued

Aug 29, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,521 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   Location: unit #9, 390 Quinnipiac Street, Wallingford, CT 06492  A written hazard communications program was not developed and implemented for products and chemicals such as glass, paints and propane.

Issued

Aug 29, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not comply a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet.   Location: Unit #9, 340 Quinnipiac Street, Wallingford, CT 06492  A complete list of all the hazardous chemicals used in the workplace with a product identifier was not maintained in the workplace.

Issued

Aug 29, 2017

Abate by

Oct 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Location: Unit #9, 390 Quinnipiac Street, Wallingford, CT 06492  Effective information and training for each hazardous product and chemical including but not limited paints and propane was not conducted at the time of initial employee assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into the work area.