OSHA Inspection: EDGE LINEN SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Sep 14, 2018

Abate by

Oct 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): (1) All places of employment were not kept clean and orderly:  a) Ironing Area: Employees performing maintenance on a Jensen Ironer machine was involved in a fire due to accumulations of explosive cotton lint present in and around the motor section of the machine. The employer did not ensure that the area was kept free of accumulations of explosive cotton lint, on or about 5/30/18 and 5/31/18.  b) Drying/Washing Area: Employees are required to operate drying machines. In the vicinity where drying/washing machines are located, there were accumulations of explosive cotton lint that settled on horizontal surfaces, including but not limited to, floors and on top of an electrical disconnect panel. The employer did not ensure that the area where employees performing work, was kept clean and free of accumulations of cotton lint, on or about 5/30/18 and 5/31/18.

Issued

Sep 14, 2018

Abate by

Oct 3, 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:  a) Facility-Wide: Employees performing washing and drying operations are allowed to voluntarily wear N95 filtering facepiece dust masks. The employer did not provide affected employees with the basic advisory information concerning the use of respirators, on or about 5/31/18.

Issued

Sep 14, 2018

Abate by

Oct 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.264(d)(1)(v): Employees shall be properly instructed as to the hazards of their work and be instructed in safe practices, by bulletins, printed rules, and verbal instructions:  a) Facility-Wide: Employees who perform laundry work tasks were not informed of the hazards associated with their work duties, on or about 5/31/18.

Issued

Sep 14, 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 use hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to, ammonia, EW sewing machine oil, Ink-go ink remover, picrin solvent cleaner, streetax spray spotter, bleach, and doctor wash rust sour. The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program, thus exposing employees to chemical hazards, on or about 5/31/18.

Issued

Sep 14, 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, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  a) Facility-Wide: The employer did not maintain safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to, ammonia, EW sewing machine oil, Ink-go ink remover, hydrogen peroxide, picrin solvent cleaner, streetax spray spotter, bleach, and rust sour, on or about 5/31/18.

Issued

Sep 14, 2018

Abate by

Oct 3, 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 use hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to, ammonia, EW sewing machine oil, Ink-go ink remover, hydrogen peroxide, picrin solvent cleaner, streetax spray spotter, bleach, and rust sour. The employer did not provide affected employees with information and training on hazardous chemicals, on or about 5/31/18.