OSHA Inspection: ARNET PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION

Issued

Jun 28, 2018

Abate by

Jul 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,929 · Current $4,157 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, travel restraint system or personal fall arrest system:    On or about March 15, 2018, at 2525 Davie Road Suite 330 Davie, FL 33317, the employer did not ensure that each employee was provided with appropriate means of fall protection, exposing them to a 10 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Jun 28, 2018

Abate by

Aug 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,929 · Current $4,157 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided by 29 CFR 1910.95(g) by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:    On or about March 20, 2018, at 2525 Davie Road Suite 330 Davie, FL 33317, an employee performing manufacturing of liquid caplets using an automatic machine was exposed to noise dose of 102.6% or an equivalent of 90.1 dBA which was capable of causing permanent hearing loss.  Monitoring was performed for 480 minutes of sampling time.

Issued

Jun 28, 2018

Abate by

Aug 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k):    On or about March 20, 2018, at 2525 Davie Road Suite 330 Davie, FL 33317, an employee performing manufacturing of liquid caplets using an automatic machine was exposed to noise dose of 102.6% or an equivalent of 90.1 dBA which was capable of causing permanent hearing loss.  Monitoring was performed for 480 minutes of sampling time.

Issued

Jun 28, 2018

Abate by

Jul 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $7,760 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):      On or about March 15, 2018, at 2525 Davie Road Suite 330 Davie, FL 33317, the employer did not develop specific procedures that clearly outline the scope , purpose, authorization, rules and/or techniques to be utilized by employees performing maintenance or servicing of equipment for the control of hazardous energy of caplets, capsules and tablet manufacturing equipment such as, but not limited to, Bosch #1, Bosch #2, Fette and V60 Tumbler Blender.

Issued

Jun 28, 2018

Abate by

Jul 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,543 · Current $3,326 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.     On or about March 15, 2018, at 2525 Davie Road Suite 330 Davie, FL 33317, employees were exposed to electrical hazards due to an electrical box for Bosch #5 missing knockouts on its casing.

Issued

Jun 28, 2018

Abate by

Jul 25, 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:  On or about March 15, 2018, at 2525 Davie Road Suite 330 Davie, FL 33317 employer did not provide employees that voluntarily use First Aid Direct 305050A N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator with the information contained in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

Jun 28, 2018

Abate by

Jul 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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  On or about March 15, 2018, at 2525 Davie Road Suite 330 Davie, FL 33317, the employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of required safety data sheets of substances that contain chemicals such as but not limited to silica, magnesium and titanium oxide, for employees performing pharmaceutical manufacturing operation.