OSHA Inspection: EAST COAST LAMINATING COMPANY

Issued

2018-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1550.00 Reduced

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:    Jobsite: On or about June 12, 2018 and at times prior thereto, the employer failed to protect employees from the potential respiratory hazard of nuisance dust in the shop area through the voluntary use of N-95 respirators and other tight fitting, elastomeric respirators without providing the basic advisory information in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

2018-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1550.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    Jobsite: On or about June12, 2018 and at times prior thereto the employer did not ensure that air used for cleaning was reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. exposing employees to struck-by hazards while employees were cleaning the tops of the laminated sheets of plywood before putting the sheets in the press machine.

Issued

2018-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  Jobsite: On or about June 12, 2018 and at times prior thereto employees were exposed to struck-by hazards, while performing work in the shop area. The employer failed to certify that the operator(s) of a Hyster forklift model number S80E had been trained and evaluated in accordance with the OSHA standard.