OSHA Inspection: JUDITH YOUNG

Issued

2018-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $1164.00

General-duty citation text

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:    On or about April 19, 2018, the employer did not evaluate, develop, and document a personal protective equipment hazard assessment for the cleaning and painting tasks performed by the employees, nor did they complete a written certification that included the name of the person who certified that the evaluation had been performed and the date that the hazard assessment was completed.

Issued

2018-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment.  On or about April 19, 2018, employees were exposed to contact with human sewage, cleaning chemicals, and paints and the employer did not provide suitable tight fitting eye protection.

Issued

2018-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(c)(1)(iii): The sewage disposal method endangered the health of the employee(s):  On or about April 19, 2018, the employer provided the employees a pump and hoses to drain the non-functioning sanitary line serving the toilettes weekly and employees were exposed to human sewage.

Issued

2018-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1663.00 · Current $1164.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(ii): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards, based on the mechanical strength and durability, including, for parts designed to enclose and protect other equipment, the adequacy of the protection thus provided:    On or about April 19, 2018, Touch-up Area, an employee was exposed to electrical burn hazards from the following equipment:    a) an orange flexible cord providing power to a light fixture (southside) with the outer insulation pulled from the plug end and the inner wiring exposed;    b) an orange flexible cord providing power to a fan (southside) with the outer insulation removed and the inner wiring exposed (portion also partially wrapped with black tape); and    c) a black receptacle with cracked enclosure exposing the copper ground contact at the ground contact opening.

Issued

2018-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled equipment was not installed and used in accordance with iinstructions included in the listing or labeling.  On or about April 19, 2018, in the Touch-up Area, an employee was exposed to electrical burn hazards and a green relocatable power tap was "daisy chained" between the wall mounted receptacle outlet and a tan flexible cord connected to the white flexible cord for the light fixture.

Issued

2018-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  On or about April 19, 2018, at the East end of the touch-up area, employees were exposed to smoke inhalation hazards and the employer provided a tan flexible cable, approximately 6-feet long, to power a light fixture (southside) from a relocatable power tap (northside) in lieu of fixed wiring.

Issued

2018-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1663.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(ix): Lamps for general illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage by a suitable fixture or lamp holder with a guard:    On or about April 19, 2018, in the Touch-up Area, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards and lamps were not protected from breakage by a suitable fixture or guard in the following areas:    a) beneath the lofted storage area secured to the joists; and    b) above the workbench plugged into the outlet box.

Issued

2018-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1663.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:    On or about April 19, 2018, employees were exposed to burn hazards and the electrical outlet box on the North wall did not have a cover or faceplate.

Issued

2018-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1663.00 · Current $1164.00 Reduced

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:    On or about April 19, 2018, the employees used chemicals (cleaners and paints) and the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program with at least a description of how the criteria for the following requirements would be met by the company:    a) use of labels and other forms of warning,  b) access to safety data sheets,  c) provision of hazardous chemical information and training to employees,  d) maintenance of an updated list of hazardous chemicals present at the facility,   e) methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks and hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas.  f) methods the employer will use to inform other employers on-site on their  precautionary measures to protect employees during normal operating conditions and in foreseeable emergencies, the labeling system used in the workplace and to provide other employers on-site access to safety data sheets.

Issued

2018-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  On or about April 19, 2018, the employees used cleaners and paints and the employer did not provide safety data sheets for the chemicals used including, but not limited to:  a) Rustoleum Appliance Spray Paints; b) Windex; c) Totally Awesome Regular Degreaser; d) Mean Green; e) Foam Bathroom Cleaner; f) Bleach; and  g) Ammonia

Issued

2018-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about April 19, 2018, the employees used hazardous chemicals when cleaning the store and when applying paint to appliances and the employer did not provide information and training on the hazardous chemicals in their work area including, but not limited to:  a) Rustoleum Appliance Spray Paints; b) Windex; c) Totally Awesome Regular Degreaser; d) Mean Green; e) Foam Bathroom Cleaner; f) Bleach; and  g) Ammonia.