OSHA Inspection: PRITCHARD INDUSTRIES (SOUTHEAST), INC.

Issued

Mar 25, 2019

Abate by

May 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,366 · Current $6,820 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee who wears prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involve eye hazards wears eye protection that incorporates the prescription in its design, or wears eye protection that can be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses.     On or about October 2, 2018, at 9250 W Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33174, the employer did not ensure that each affected employee who wore prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involved eye hazards wore eye protection that incorporated the prescription in its design, or wore eye protection that could be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses. Employees are required to perform janitorial activities and work with hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to, Germicidal Bowl Cleanse (a corrosive containing Hydrochloric Acid with a pH of <1) and Bravo Heavy-Duty Low Odor Stripper (a corrosive containing Sodium Hydroxide with a pH of 13).

Issued

Mar 25, 2019

Abate by

May 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,366 · Current $6,820 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:      On or about October 2, 2018, at 9250 W Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33174, the employer did not provide suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes to employees who were required to perform janitorial activities and work with hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to, Germicidal Bowl Cleanse (a corrosive containing Hydrochloric Acid with a pH of <1) and Bravo Heavy-Duty Low Odor Stripper (a corrosive containing Sodium Hydroxide with a pH of 13).

Issued

Mar 25, 2019

Abate by

May 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,366 · Current $6,820 Reduced

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:    On or about October 2, 2018, at 9250 W Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33174, the employer did not maintain copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to, Germicidal Bowl Cleanse (a corrosive containing Hydrochloric Acid with a pH of <1) and Bravo Heavy-Duty Low Odor Stripper (a corrosive containing Sodium Hydroxide with a pH of 13).

Issued

Mar 25, 2019

Abate by

Apr 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.    On or about October 2, 2018, at 9250 W Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33174, the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals for employees who were required to work with hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to, Germicidal Bowl Cleanse (a corrosive containing Hydrochloric Acid with a pH of <1) and Bravo Heavy-Duty Low Odor Stripper (a corrosive containing Sodium Hydroxide with a pH of 13).

Issued

Mar 25, 2019

Abate by

Apr 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    On or about October 2, 2018, at 9250 W Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33174, the employer did not provide the information contained in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, for employees voluntarily wearing N95 filtering facepiece respirators.