OSHA Inspection: SANTANA TEXTILES, L.L.C.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):    At this establishment, employees engaged in denim manufacturing activities and were exposed to corrosive, hazardous chemicals, struck-by and crushing injuries.  The employer did not ensure a hazard assessment was conducted by means of a written certification.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.262(qq)(1):  Workers engaged in handling acids or caustics in bulk, repairing pipe lines containing acids or caustics, etc., were not provided with protective occupational (safety) equipment to conform to the requirements of 1910.132, 1910.133, and 1910.134:    At this facility, employees were exposed to chemical burns while working with caustic materials without proper protective equipment.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,652 · Current $3,350 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:    At this facility, employees wore half-face (elastomeric negative-pressure) respirators without first undergoing a medical evaluation.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  At this facility, employees engaged in denim manufacturing activities voluntarily wear respirators, including, but not limited to, filtering facepieces and half-face (elastomeric negative-pressure) respirators.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $11,641 · Current $5,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    In Building C, employees involved in prep and finishing activities handle corrosive and hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, Caustic Soda, DyStar Indigo Vat 40%, and Hydrosulfite Type E, and were not provided with adequate eyewash stations.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $4,200 Reduced

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:    At this establishment, employees involved in prep and finishing activities handle toxic, injurious, corrosive, and hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, Caustic Soda, DyStar Indigo Vat 40%, Breviol DNV-US, Stabifix 400-US, and Leonil EHC liq c.  The employees are not informed of the chemical hazards.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): The floor of each workroom was not maintained in a clean and, to the extent feasible, in a dry condition:  At this facility, employees working in the indigo and mercerizer areas were exposed to slipping hazards from the holding tank condensate on the concrete floor.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  At this facility, the crane disconnect box, adjacent to the tool room, had an unused opening on the underside of the box.