OSHA Inspection: HICKORY VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST NO 6166 HOME CORPORATION

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Abate by

Oct 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:  A.)  Hickory Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 6166 Home Corporation, 5550 East State Street, Hermitage, PA  16148, kitchen area, on or about August 10, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees were exposed to fire hazards due to a wet chemical restaurant fire suppression system that had not been inspected.  Employees perform culinary activities with equipment including, but not limited to, stove tops and fryers.  The Ansul R-102 wet chemical restaurant fire suppression system received its last semi-annual maintenance in April 2017.      B.)  Hickory Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 6166 Home Corporation, 5550 East State Street, Hermitage, PA  16148, on or about August 10, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees were exposed to fire hazards due to a wet-piped water-based fire suppression system that had not been inspected.  Employees perform restaurant-type activities at the facility.  The wet-piped water-based fire suppression system was last inspected in March 2017.      C.)  Hickory Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 6166 Home Corporation, 5550 East State Street, Hermitage, PA  16148, on or about August 10, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees were exposed to fire hazards due to a dry-piped water-based fire suppression system that had not been inspected.  Employees perform restaurant-type activities at the facility.  The dry-piped water-based fire suppression system was last inspected in March 2017.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Abate by

Nov 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:   A.)  Hickory Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 6166 Home Corporation, 5550 East State Street, Hermitage, PA  16148, on or about August 10, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees are provided with personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, gloves and aprons, when performing kitchen tasks.  The company did not have a written personal protective equipment hazard assessment.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Abate by

Nov 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:  A.)  Hickory Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 6166 Home Corporation, 5550 East State Street, Hermitage, PA  16148, on or about August 10, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees were provided with, and permitted to use, portable fire extinguishers including, but not limited to, an Ansul K-Guard Class K Wet Chemical fire extinguisher (M/N: K01-2, S/N:  AB-484410), and a Badger multi-purpose dry chemical fire extinguisher (M/N:  B10M-1 / S/N:  SG-747273).  The fire extinguishers had not been inspected monthly.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Abate by

Nov 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:   A.)  Hickory Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 6166 Home Corporation, 5550 East State Street, Hermitage, PA  16148, on or about August 10, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees were provided with, and permitted to use, portable fire extinguishers including, but are not limited to, an Ansul K-Guard Class K Wet Chemical fire extinguisher (M/N: K01-2, S/N:  AB-484410), and a Badger multi-purpose dry chemical fire extinguisher (M/N:  B10M-1 / S/N:  SG-747273).  Employees had not had fire extinguisher training.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Abate by

Nov 2, 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, and had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   A.)  Hickory Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 6166 Home Corporation, 5550 East State Street, Hermitage, PA  16148, on or about August 10, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees use various chemicals including, but not limited to, EcoLab Oasis 146 Multi-Ouat Sanitizer and EcoLab Solid Power XL Extended Life Dishmachine Detergent, for dishwashing operations.  The company does not have a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Sep 28, 2018

Abate by

Nov 2, 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.)  Hickory Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 6166 Home Corporation, 5550 East State Street, Hermitage, PA  16148, on or about August 10, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees use various chemicals including, but not limited to, EcoLab Oasis 146 Multi-Ouat Sanitizer and EcoLab Solid Power XL Extended Life Dishmachine Detergent, for dishwashing operations.  Employees did not have hazard communication training.