OSHA Inspection: KENDALL PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS, INC.

Issued

Nov 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:  On or about July 7, 2017, at the above addressed worksite, the employer allowed its employees to work at a jobsite where the designated Exit door for the lab had either a lock system to unlock the door before opening and/or was obstructed by wooden bars. Employees can possibly be exposed to trip/falls hazards, be trapped, be exposed to smoke inhalation, and/or be exposed burns.

Issued

Nov 17, 2017

Abate by

Dec 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    On or about July 7, 2017, at the above addressed worksite, the employer did not provide the information contained in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, for employees voluntarily wearing N95 filtering facepiece respirators.

Issued

Nov 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  On or about July 7, 2017, at the above addressed worksite, the employer allowed the use of flexible cords and/or power extension cords, that were permanently affixed to and/or woven through walls and furniture throughout the lab area, as a substitute for fixed wiring, in order to power all the different pieces of equipment used in the lab.

Issued

Nov 17, 2017

Abate by

Dec 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 July 7, 2017, at the above addressed worksite, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program that has all the required elements (list of hazardous chemicals, labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training)for employees performing prosthetic and orthotic operations, and who were required to work with hazardous chemicals, such as, but not limited to, Sodium Hypochlorite, Sodium Hydroxide, Calcium Sulfate Hemihydrate, Epoxy Acrylic Resins, Acetone, Toluene, Naphta, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, and Hexane.