OSHA Inspection: ANDERSON BEAN BOOT CO., INC.

Issued

Nov 8, 2017

Abate by

Dec 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $5,324 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    On or about August 15, 2017, at this establishment in the boot polishing and sanding area, the employer did not institute a continuing effective Hearing Conservation program for employees engaged in woodworking and exposed to noise equaling or exceeding an 8-hour Time-Weighted Average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels (dBA):    a) An employee, who was polishing shoes using a buffing machine, was exposed to continuous and intermittent noise of 88.7 dBA during a 451 minute sampling period on August 15, 2017.    b) An employee, who was grinding nails using a grinding machine, was exposed to continuous and intermittent noise of 92 dBA during a 446 minute sampling period on August 15, 2017.

Issued

Nov 8, 2017

Abate by

Dec 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,605 · Current $4,563 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures in any workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer:      On or about August 9, 2017, at this location, the employer did not develop or implement a written respirator protection program for employees who wore either a full-face respirator and/or filtering facepiece  respirators (dust masks) and were exposed to organic vapors from shoe polishes and stains and dust from buffing and sanding operations.

Issued

Nov 8, 2017

Abate by

Dec 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    On or about August 8, 2017, and at times prior thereto and thereafter, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees who wore either a full-face respirator and/or filtering facepiece respirator (dust mask) during the boot manufacturing process.

Issued

Nov 8, 2017

Abate by

Dec 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:    On or about August 8, 2017, and at times prior thereto and thereafter, the employer did not provide a fit-test for employees who wore either a full-face respirator and/or filtering facepiece respirator (dust mask) during the boot manufacturing process.

Issued

Nov 8, 2017

Abate by

Dec 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,605 · Current $4,563 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:    On or about August 15, 2017, in the main production area, an employee operated a leather trimming machine without machine guarding.

Issued

Nov 8, 2017

Abate by

Dec 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $2,281 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:      On or about August 9, 2017, at this facility, the employer did not have all safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals used by employees, such as but not limited, to boot glosses, stains, and glue.

Issued

Nov 8, 2017

Abate by

Dec 20, 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:      On or about August 9, 2017, at this facility, the employer did not adequately train employees on the hazardous chemicals used to manufacture boots, such as but not limited to boot glosses, stains, and glue.