OSHA Inspection: HENBERT INTERIORS FINISHING INC

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

May 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,300 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms were not kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition:    (a) On or about October 24, 2017, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418    Combustible wood dust was allowed to accumulate on horizontal and vertical building surfaces such as I-beams, conduits, heaters, surfaces of electrical outlets, the spray booth and other locations to depths which posed a potential deflagration and explosion hazard.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

Jun 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,300 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2): The quantity of Category 2, 3 or 4 flammable liquid located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building exceeded 120 gallons:    (a) On or about April 2, 2018, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418    The employer had allowed at least 35 five gallon drums, as well as additional drums of smaller sizes containing various types of flammable liquids, including, but not limited to, ML Campbell Fast Lacquer Thinner C18936, Industrial Finishing Products Denatured Alcohol, ICA Coating paints, ML Campbell Magnamax Precatalyzed Lacquer W29718 and Industrial Finishing Products GL-222 Glazing Liquid, to be stored outside of storage cabinets in the spray booth room and under a table saw in the main shop space.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

Jun 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,300 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.120(q)(1): The employer did not develop and implement an emergency response plan to handle anticipated emergencies prior to commencement of emergency response operations.    (a) On or about April 2, 2018, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418    The employer had not developed an emergency response plan to deal with anticipated emergencies such as chemical spills, fires and explosions. The facility produces combustible wood dust through its cabinet and millwork operation, and utses and stores a range of hazardous and flammable chemicals used in stipping, painting and finishing those cabinets and millwork.  Those hazardous chemicals include, but are not limited to, Z-Best Remover (contains methylene chloride and methanol), LNB99 Hardener (contains diisocyanates, toluene, xylene), WB Clear Selfs Nature Feel coating (contains 2-butoxyethanol, 1-methoxy-2-propanol) and ML Campbell Water White Vinyl Sealer (contains acetone, n-butyl acetate, 2-propanol, isobutylated urea-formaldehyde polymer, xylene, toluene, ethylbenzene, formaldehyde).      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

Jun 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:(a)  (a) On or about October 24, 2017, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418  The employer had not drafted a hazard communication program despite having employees who use and are exposed to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, combustible wood dust, Z-Best Remover (contains methylene chloride and methanol), LNB99 Hardener (contains diisocyanates, toluene, xylene), WB Clear Selfs Nature Feel coating (contains 2-butoxyethanol, 1-methoxy-2-propanol) and ML Campbell Water White Vinyl Sealer (contains acetone, n-butyl acetate, 2-propanol, isobutylated urea-formaldehyde polymer, xylene, toluene, ethylbenzene, formaldehyde).    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

Jun 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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 24, 2017, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418    The employer had not provided hazard communication training to employees who use and are exposed to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, combustible wood dust, Z-Best Remover (contains methylene chloride and methanol), LNB99 Hardener (contains diisocyanates, toluene, xylene), WB Clear Selfs Nature Feel coating (contains 2-butoxyethanol, 1-methoxy-2-propanol) and ML Campbell Water White Vinyl Sealer (contains acetone, n-butyl acetate, 2-propanol, isobutylated urea-formaldehyde polymer, xylene, toluene, ethylbenzene, formaldehyde).      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

May 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8): The employer did not ensure that portable containers into which hazardous chemicals were  transferred from labeled containers and which were not intended for the immediate use of the person doing the transfer, were properly labeled.  (a) On or about October 24, 2017, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418  The employer did not ensure that secondary containers of hazardous chemicals, not intended for the immediate use of the transferer, were properly lableled with the product identifier and at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals. Some containers such as a Pepsi bottle filled with a stain and two bottles filled with glue, contained no identifying information, while others had only a generic name such as "thinner" written on the bottle.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

Jul 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,300 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:    (a) On or about October 24, 2017, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418    The employer had not established a written respiratory protection protection program to cover employees who were required to wear tight fitting respirators while using various chemicals to strip, paint and finish furniture and while sanding and cutting wood.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

Jun 5, 2018

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:  (a) On or about October 24, 2017, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418  The employer had not assessed the levels of exposure to various substances of employees who were required to wear tight fitting respirators while using various chemicals (containing wood dust, toluene, xylene, diisocyantes and many other substances) to sand, cut, mill, strip, paint and finish furniture.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

Jul 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:    (a) On or about October 24, 2017, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418    The employer had not developed a change schedule for organic vapor cartridges used by employees who were required to wear tight fitting respirators while using various chemicals (containing toluene, xylene, diisocyantes and many other substances) to strip, paint and finish furniture.    Note:  The employer may provide an air-purifying respirator provided the respirator is equipped with end-of-service-life indicators or a change schedule has been developed. Otherwise, the employer must provide an atmosphere-supplying respirator.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

Jul 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:    (a) On or about October 24, 2017, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418    The employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees who were required to wear tight fitting respirators while using various chemicals to strip, paint and finish furniture and while sanding and cutting wood.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

Jul 6, 2018

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):    (a) On or about October 24, 2017, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418    The employer did not fit test employees who were required to wear tight fitting respirators while using various chemicals to strip, paint and finish furniture and while sanding and cutting wood.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

Jul 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable, and effective annual training to employees who were required to use respirators.     (a) On or about October 24, 2017, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418    The employer did not provide annual respirator training, including all the elements listed in 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1), to employees who were required to wear tight fitting respirators while using various chemicals to strip, paint and finish furniture and while sanding and cutting wood.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

Jul 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:    (a) On or about October 24, 2017, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418    The employer had not drafted a written hazard assessment to cover employees who were required to wear various types of personal protective equipment while performing various tasks including the use of chemicals to strip, paint and finish furniture, the use of machinery to sand and cut wood, the assembly of the pieces into furniture, cleaning of the facility, and any other tasks performed by employees, both in the work shop and at off-site locations.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

Jun 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,300 Reduced

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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:    (a) On or about April 2, 2018, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418    Eye wash facilities were not provided for employees who use corrosive chemicals including, but not limited to, ML Campbell Magnamax Precatalyzed Lacquer, Industrial Coatings QT Stains and ML Campbell Water White Vinyl Sealer.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

Jun 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2): The employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine each employee's exposure to methylene chloride:    (a) On or about March 1, 2018, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418    The employer had not perform initial monitoring to assess the exposure to methylene chloride (aka dichloromethane)  of employees who used Z-Best Remover (contains methylene chloride and methanol) to strip paint and finishes from furniture.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

Jun 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(1): The employer did not provide information and training for each affected employee prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to methylene chloride:  (a) On or about March 1, 2018, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418  The employer had not provide required training to employees who were exposed to methylene chloride (aka dichloromethane)  when using Z-Best Remover (contains methylene chloride and methanol) to strip paint and finishes from furniture.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

Jun 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1052(f)(3)(i): The employer did not implement procedures to detect leaks of methylene chloride in the workplace and did not make provisions to contain any spills and to safely dispose of any methylene chloride contaminated waste materials:  (a) On or about March 1, 2018, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418  The employer did not have procedures in place to detect leaks of and clean up and safely dispose of spills of Z-Best Remover, a paint stripper used in the work place which contains methylene chloride.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 18, 2018

Abate by

Apr 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides was not kept free from storage or combustible construction:  (a) On or about October 24, 2017, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418  The space around the spray booth, including between the booth and the wall, was used for storage of equipment and materials such as ladders, wood, brooms, buckets and other items.  (a) On or about April 2, 2018, at 87-16 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418  The space around the spray booth, including between the booth and the wall, was used for storage of equipment and materials such as ladders, wood, brooms, buckets and other items.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19