OSHA Inspection: ALSAHLI ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1330.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1): Circular handfed crosscut table saw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:    a) At the facility, wood shop: On or about June 25, 2018 the StopSaw table saw blade was not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood, exposing employees to an amputation hazard.

Issued

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:  At the facility, in the wood shop: On or about June 25, 2018 the hand fed table saw used by employees to rip wood for constructing speaker box enclosures was not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator, exposing employees to struck-by and impalement hazards.

Issued

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:  a) At the facility, in the wood shop: On or about June 25, 2018 the hand fed rip saw used by employees to construct speaker boxes did not have non-kick back fingers or dogs to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material and throw it back at the operator, exposing 3employees to struck-by and impalement hazards.

Issued

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1349.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(m)(1): Cutting heads of wood shaper(s) were not enclosed with a cage or adjustable guard so designed so as to keep the operator's hand away from the cutting edge:    a) At the facility, in the wood shop: On or about June 25, 2018 the cutting head of a wood shaper (router) was not enclosed with a cage or adjustable guard, exposing the operator to amputation and laceration hazards.

Issued

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1330.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The  point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded:    a) At the facility, in the wood shop:  On or about June 25, 2018 the point of operation of the Jet Equipment and Tools drill press, Model JDP-17MF used by employees for speaker enclosure construction was not guarded, exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1663.00 · Current $998.00 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:    a) At the facility, the employer did not develop, implement or maintain a written hazard communication program at the workplace when employees used Johnson Fiberglass and Resin Inc. hardening agent Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide in Plasticizer; Tem-Tex T-805 Acrylic Lacquer Thinner' Johnson Fiberglass and Resin, Inc. resin containing styrene monomer; and DAP 0306 HHR Spray Contact Adhesive containing acetone, toluene, n-hexane, 2,4-dimethylepentane and isoheptane, exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 17502280

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) At the facility, the employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for Johnson Fiberglass and Resin Inc. hardening agent Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide in Plasticizer, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each shift to employees in their work area.  b) At the facility, the employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for Tem-Tex T-805 Acrylic Lacquer Thinner, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each shift to employees in their work area.  c) At the facility, the employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for Johnson Fiberglass and Resin, Inc. resin containing styrene monomer, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each shift to employees in their work area.  d) At the facility, the employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for DAP 0306 HHR Spray Contact Adhesive containing acetone, toluene, n-hexane, 2,4-dimethylepentane and isoheptane  and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each shift to employees in their work area.

Issued

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 17502280

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) At the facility, the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals when employees used Johnson Fiberglass and Resin Inc. hardening agent Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide in Plasticizer; Tem-Tex T-805 Acrylic Lacquer Thinner;  Johnson Fiberglass and Resin, Inc. resin containing styrene monomer; and DAP 0306 HHR Spray Contact Adhesive containing acetone, toluene, n-hexane, 2,4-dimethylepentane and isoheptane, exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $311.00 · Current $187.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    a)  At the facility, in the shop areas: On or about June 25, 2018 the employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present that necessitate the use of PPE when employees when employees were exposed to hazards including but not limited to razor knives, a table saw, a router, industrial adhesive, and styrene based resin with methyl ethyl ketone peroxide in plasticizer activator, exposing employees to physical and chemical hazards.

Issued

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $311.00 · Current $187.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 17502280W103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    a) At the facility, wood shop: On or about June 25, 2018, the employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards, including a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to respiratory hazards when employees used Johnson Fiberglass and Resin Inc. hardening agent containing Methyl Ethyl Ketone, PEL 200 ppm, exposing employees to an inhalation hazard.    b) At the facility, wood shop: On or about June 25, 2018, the employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards, including a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to respiratory hazards when employees used Johnson Fiberglass and Resin Inc. resin containing styrene monomer, OSHA PEL 100 ppm, OSHA Ceiling 200 ppm, exposing employees to an inhalation hazard.    c) At the facility, wood shop: On or about June 25, 2018, the employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards, including a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to respiratory hazards when employees used DAP 0306 HHR Spray Contact Adhesive containing: acetone, OSHA PEL 1000 ppm; toluene, OSHA PEL 200 ppm, Ceiling 300 ppm; and n-hexane, OSHA PEL 500 ppm, exposing employees to an inhalation hazard.    d) At the facility, wood shop: On or about June 25, 2018, the employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards, including a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to respiratory hazards when employees were exposed to respirable wood dust, OSHA PEL 5 mg/m3, and total wood dust, OSHA PEL 15 mg/m3 exposing employees to an inhalation hazard.

Issued

2018-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $311.00 · Current $187.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:    a) At the facility, east side work bay, south wall: On or about June 25, 2018 the required working space around the electric distribution panel, south wall, was used for storage.