OSHA Inspection: COPPER TOP BREWERY, LLC

Issued

May 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:  On or about November 28, 2018, at 151 Commerce Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33426, the employer allowed its employees to work at a jobsite where designated Exit doors had locks, where employees can possibly be trapped and exposed to smoke inhalation, burns and possible death.

Issued

May 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,273 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 November 28, 2018, at 151 Commerce Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33426, the employer did not provide suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were readily available in the work area for immediate use to employees who were required to work with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, HDX Germicidal Bleach (a corrosive, with a pH of 12.5), L-lactic Acid (a corrosive, with a pH of less than 1.2), and Phosphoric Acid 75% (a corrosive, with a pH of less than 1).

Issued

May 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,273 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 November 28, 2018, at 151 Commerce Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33426, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees who were required to work with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, HDX Germicidal Bleach (a corrosive, with a pH of 12.5), L-lactic Acid (corrosive, pH less than 1.2), and Phosphoric Acid 75% (a corrosive, with a pH of less than 1).

Issued

May 9, 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 November 28, 2018, at 151 Commerce Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33426, the employer did not provide effective information and training for employees who were required to work with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, HDX Germicidal Bleach (a corrosive, with a pH of 12.5), L-lactic Acid (corrosive, pH less than 1.2), and Phosphoric Acid 75% (a corrosive, with a pH of less than 1).

Issued

May 9, 2019

Abate by

Jun 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  On or about November 28, 2018, at 151 Commerce Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33426, the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear 3M Reusable Half Face Mask Respirators in the workplace.

Issued

May 9, 2019

Abate by

Jun 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  On or about November 28, 2018, at 151 Commerce Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33426, the employer did not provide medical evaluations prior to requiring employees to wear 3M Reusable Half Face Mask Respirators in the workplace.

Issued

May 9, 2019

Abate by

Jun 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer shall ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph.  On or about November 28, 2018, at 151 Commerce Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33426, the employer did not ensure fit testing was conducted  for employees required to wear 3M Reusable Half Face Mask Respirators in the workplace.

Issued

May 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about November 28, 2018, at 151 Commerce Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33426, the space in front of an electrical panels was not maintained and was obstructed by storage, impeding quick access to the electrical panels.