OSHA Inspection: PITTSBURGH DISTILLING COMPANY LLC

Issued

2018-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances E101

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OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:      a) Job site, 2401 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: CARL distilling system - on or about January 4, 2018, employees were exposed to thermal, fire and explosion hazards while operating a batch distilling system with an obstructed vapor flow path. The gin unit in the vapor piping had been filled with dried hops which created an obstruction to vapor flow, developed a significant back pressure on the unit and blew off the manway door.

Issued

2018-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment was isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:      a) Job site, 2401 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about February 15, 2018, during jam clearing/cleaning operations on the auger that exited the grinder, the employer did not ensure that proper energy control practices were created and implemented at the job site, exposing employees to amputation type injuries.

Issued

2018-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least described how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training would be met:       a) Job site, 2401 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about February 21, 2018, the employer did not ensure that a written hazard communication program existed where employees used chemicals such as sodium hydroxide, citric acid or hydrogen peroxide, exposing employees to hazards such as chemical burns.

Issued

2018-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s):    a) Job site, 2401 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about February 21, 2018, the employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets/safety data sheets for chemicals such as sodium hydroxide, citric acid or hydrogen peroxide were available and readily accessible in the work place, exposing employees to hazards such as chemical burns.

Issued

2018-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:     a) Job site, 2401 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about February 21, 2018, the employer did not ensure that a written respiratory protection program existed where employees wore an N95 filtering facepiece type respirator when working with chemicals such as sodium hydroxide, citric acid or hydrogen peroxide.

Issued

2018-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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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) Job site, 2401 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about February 21, 2018, the employer did not ensure that medical tests were provided for employees prior to wearing an N95 filtering facepiece type respirator when working with chemicals such as sodium hydroxide, citric acid or hydrogen peroxide.

Issued

2018-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph:   a) Job site, 2401 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about February 21, 2018, the employer did not ensure that fit tests were provided employees prior to wearing an N95 filtering facepiece type respirator when working with chemicals such as sodium hydroxide, citric acid or hydrogen peroxide.

Issued

2018-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide effective training to employees who were required to use respirators:   a) Job site, 2401 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about February 21, 2018, the employer did not ensure that effective training was provided for employees who wore an N95 filtering facepiece respirator when working with chemicals such as sodium hydroxide, citric acid or hydrogen peroxide.

Issued

2018-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was 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) Job site, 2401 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about March 15, 2018, the employer did not ensure that employees who used motorized pallet jacks were properly trained in the safety practices related to their use, including but not limited to, daily inspections.