OSHA Inspection: INTERNATIONAL AROMATICS, INC.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,328 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  a) Middle Storage Room: A designated emergency exit was blocked by stacked pallets and empty 55-gallon drums, on or about 12/12/17.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,328 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.101(b): "Compressed gases." The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks shall be in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6:  a) Middle Storage Room: Compressed gas cylinders including, but not limited to, helium, oxygen and nitrogen, were not secured, thus causing a struck by hazard, on or about 12/12/17.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Abate by

May 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,328 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii): Flammable liquids were not stored in tanks or closed containers:    a) Storage Room: Employees are required to dispense Vigon Orange Terpenes, a category three flammable liquid, from a 55-gallon drum. The employer did not ensure that the bung hole of the 55-gallon drum of Orange Terpenes was kept closed, on or about 12/12/17.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Abate by

May 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,328 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b): The quantity of liquid located outside of an inside storage room and/or storage cabinet in the building or in any one fire area of the building exceeded that allowed.    a) Production (Warehouse): The quantity of category 2 flammable liquids including, but not limited to, three boxes containing four 1-gallon containers of acetone and three 55-gallon drums of isopropyl alcohol were stored outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet, exceeding the minimum allowance, on or about 12/12/17 and 12/19/17.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Abate by

May 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,328 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d): Flammable liquids were not drawn from or transferred into vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building only through a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve:    a) Production (Warehouse): Employees are required to dispense from a 55-gallon drum of a category 1 flammable liquid (Isopropyl Alcohol 100% with a flashpoint of 53.1 Fahrenheit) into smaller size containers for cleaning purposes. The employer did not ensure that an approved self-closing valve was installed on the 55-gallon drum of isopropyl alcohol, where it was dispensed from, on or about 12/12/17 and 12/19/18.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Abate by

May 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,104 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), were dispensed into containers without the nozzle and container being electrically interconnected:    a) Production (Warehouse): Employees were allowed to dispense from a 55-gallon drum of a category 2 flammable liquid (Isopropyl Alcohol 100% with a flashpoint of 53.1 Fahrenheit) into smaller size containers that were not electrically interconnected through bonding. The employer did not ensure that the 55-gallon drum of isopropyl alcohol was bonded prior to transferring to smaller size containers, on or about 12/12/17 and 12/19/18.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Abate by

May 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,328 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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) Compounding/Blending Area: Employees are required to wear full facepiece dual cartridge air-purifying respirators during blending and mixing operations. The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program, on or about 12/12/17 and 12/19/17.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Abate by

May 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select and use a NIOSH-certified respirator in compliance with the conditions of its certification:    a) Compounding/Blending: Employees are required to wear Strong full facepiece dual cartridge respirators (Model: ST-100) during blending and mixing operations. The employer did not provide affected employees with NIOSH-certified respirators, on or about 12/19/17 and 12/19/17.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Abate by

May 31, 2018

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:    a) Compounding/Blending Area: Employees are required to wear full facepiece dual cartridge air-purifying respirators during blending and mixing operations. The employer did not provide medical evaluation for affected employees, on or about 12/12/17 and 12/19/17.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Abate by

May 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:    a) Compounding/Blending Area: Employees are required to wear full facepiece dual cartridge air-purifying respirators during blending and mixing operations. The employer did not provide training prior to allowing employees to wear respirators, on or about 12/12/17 and 12/19/17.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Abate by

May 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,104 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:    a) Compounding/Mixing: Employees engaged in batch mixing are required to use corrosive chemicals, including, but not limited to, Vigon Caprylic Acid Natural, and Vigon Acetic Acid Natural. The employer did not provide an eyewash station for the quick flushing of the eyes, on or about 12/12/17 and 12/19/17.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Abate by

May 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $3,880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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):    a) Production Area: Employees are required to operate Toyota, and Big Joe, electric powered forklift trucks. The employer did not ensure that employees were trained and evaluated prior to operating powered industrial trucks, thus exposing employees to a struck by hazard, on or about 12/12/17 and 12/19/17.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

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:  a) Facility-Wide: Employees are required to work with hazardous chemicals and substances, including, but not limited to, Vigon Orange Terpenes, Vigon Acetic Acid Natural, Isopropyl Alcohol, Acetone, Vigon Caprylic acid, Methyl Amyl Ketone, and compressed gas cylinders (i.e. Oxygen, Helium, etc). The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program, on or about 12/12/17 and 12/19/17.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Abate by

May 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1): The chemical manufacturer, importer, or distributor did not ensure that each container of classified hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information required in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(vi):  Production (Warehouse): The employer did not ensure that labels were placed on outgoing chemicals, including, but not limited to, warm creamy vanilla fragrance, conformed to GHS labeling requirements, on or about 12/12/17 and 12/19/17.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Abate by

May 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:  a) Facility-Wide: The employer did not ensure that five gallon containers of hazardous chemicals used in formulations were labeled, on or about 12/12/17 and 12/19/17.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Abate by

May 7, 2018

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:  a) Facility-Wide: Employees are required to work with hazardous chemicals and substances, including, but not limited to, Vigon Orange Terpenes, Vigon Acetic Acid Natural, Isopropyl Alcohol, Acetone, Vigon Caprylic acid, Methyl Amyl Ketone, and compressed gas cylinders (i.e. Oxygen, Helium, etc). The employer did not provide affected employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals, on or about 12/12/17 and 12/19/17.