OSHA Inspection: OWAN, LLC

Issued

Nov 28, 2018

Abate by

Dec 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $1,670 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(5)(iii): 29 CFR 1910.106(d)(5)(iii) Flammable storage was not kept in closed metal containers stored in a storage cabinet or in safety cans:    (a) MECHANICS SHOP: Flammable materials were not stored in a flammable cabinet, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Nov 28, 2018

Abate by

Dec 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(f)(6): "No Smoking" signs were not conspicuously posted where hazard from flammable liquid vapors is normally present.  (a) MECHANICS SHOP:  No smoking signs were not posted in areas where flammable materials were stored, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Nov 28, 2018

Abate by

Dec 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,663

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:  (a) Mechanics Shop- No eyewash was available near a battery charging area and where corrosives were used, exposing employees to hazards from chemical splashes. Chemicals observed onsite included brake cleaner, acid batteries, glass cleaner, industrial cleaner, aerosolized paints and primers.

Issued

Nov 28, 2018

Abate by

Dec 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,663

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)  (a) Facility wide- The employer had not written or developed a hazard Communication Program, exposing workers to hazards from contact with chemical.

Issued

Nov 28, 2018

Abate by

Dec 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use: (a) Plant Wide- The employer had not have safety data sheets for chemicals used in the workplace, exposing employee to hazards from contact with chemicals.

Issued

Nov 28, 2018

Abate by

Dec 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2): The employer did not provide employees with effective information 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 was introduced into their work area. Employees were not informed of the following: the requirements of this section; any operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals are present; and, the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, including the required list(s) of hazardous chemicals, and safety data sheets as required by this section.  (a) The employer had not trained his employees on the chemicals used in the workplace, exposing employee to hazards from contact with chemicals.

Issued

Nov 28, 2018

Abate by

Dec 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employee training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv):  (a) The employer had not trained his employees on the chemicals used in the workplace, exposing employee to hazards from contact with chemicals.

Issued

Nov 28, 2018

Abate by

Dec 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1): The chemical manufacturer, importer, or distributor did not ensure that each container of classified hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information required in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(vi)  (a) Mechanic Area- Two 50 gallon barrels of liquid were not marked to indicate the contents, exposing employee to hazards from contact with unknown chemicals.