OSHA Inspection: HERITAGE SLEEP PRODUCTS, LLC

Issued

Sep 18, 2018

Abate by

Jan 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,114 · Current $6,467 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:    On or about July 25, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that employees were trained in applying lock out tag out for the control of hazardous energy.  Employees are performing various tasks, such as but not limited to the change out needles and sharpening machine blades on the various quilter, border and surger machines and are exposed to hazardous electrical and pneumatic energy.

Issued

Sep 18, 2018

Abate by

Jan 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $14,228 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    On or about July 25, 2018, the employer failed to develop and implement a written control of hazardous energy (lock out tag out) program.  Employees are performing various tasks, such as but not limited to the change out needles and sharpening machine blades on the various quilter, border and surger machines and are exposed to hazardous electrical and pneumatic energy.    NOTE:  The employer was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or it's equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection #1092718, citation 1, item 1, which was affirmed as final order on December 16, 2015, with respect to the workplace located at 161 Grand Valley Ave., Orwell OH 44076.

Issued

Sep 18, 2018

Abate by

Jan 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $5,438 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 July 25, 2018, the employer failed to develop and implement a hazard communication program.  Employees are working with and exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to methylene chloride.

Issued

Sep 18, 2018

Abate by

Jan 31, 2019

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:    On or about July 25, 2018, the employer failed to develop and implement a hazard communication program or train employees on the chemicals that they are working with or may be exposed to.  Employees are working with and exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to methylene chloride.

Issued

Sep 18, 2018

Abate by

Jan 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $14,228 · Current $6,467 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    On or about July 25, 2018, the employer failed to ensure effective machine guarding was in place on equipment, such as but not limited to the quilter and border machines.  Employees are exposed to moving parts such as the blades and needles of these machines.  Employees are performing various tasks, to include the change out needles and sharpening machine blades on the various machines.      NOTE:  The employer was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or it's equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection #1092718, citation 1, item 2, which was affirmed as final order on December 16, 2015, with respect to the workplace located at 161 Grand Valley Ave., Orwell OH 44076.