OSHA Inspection: UNITED INSULATORS, INC.

Issued

Jul 27, 2018

Abate by

Aug 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person:      a) United Insulators, Inc. 1206 Osceola Street Denver, CO 80204:  On or before April 06, 2018, the exposing employer did not   initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person.  Laborers were installing insulation in a residential townhouse at heights greater than 6 feet above the ground.  The employer did not ensure that a competent person was designated to conduct frequent and regular inspections to identify and correct hazardous conditions capable of causing injury.  These conditions exposed workers to a fall from height greater than 6 feet.      OSHA defines a "competent person" as someone capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to workers, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.

Issued

Jul 25, 2018

Abate by

Aug 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,000 Reduced

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, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work areas:    a) United Insulators, Inc. 1206 Osceola Street Denver, CO 80204:  On or before April 06, 2018, 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 were in their work areas.  These chemicals include window and door foam as well as fire block foam.  This exposed employees to chemical irritations to eyes, respiratory, and skin due to employee lack of knowledge regarding chemical hazards.

Issued

Jul 25, 2018

Abate by

Aug 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area.  Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets:    a) United Insulators, Inc. 1206 Osceola Street Denver, CO 80204:  On or before April 06, 2018, the employer did not provide information and training to employees in regards to safety data sheets.  Employees used chemicals such as window and door foam as well as fire block foam. This condition exposed employees to chemical irritations to eyes, respiratory, and skin due to employee lack of knowledge regarding chemical hazards.

Issued

Jul 25, 2018

Abate by

Aug 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $2,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye:    (a) United Insulators, Inc. 1206 Osceola Street Denver, CO 80204:  On or before March 31, 2018 the employer did not report to OSHA that their employee had been admitted to the hospital.  The employer reported the hospitalization about a week later on April 6, 2018.