OSHA Inspection: COAT ME, INC.

Issued

Aug 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $4,000 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:    a. 711 Lehigh St., Union, NJ     The employer did not establish a hazardous energy control program.  Employees engaged in the cleaning, maintenance and repair of equipment that included, but was not limited to a Barberan, Model CAL-1600, Serial # 4599-01-85, Calender  and a Barberan, Model MEN-H-2200, Serial # 16903, Glue Spreader machine, where there was no hazardous energy control program.    Violation occurred on or about February 25, 2019

Issued

Aug 13, 2019

Abate by

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities such as servicing and/ or maintenance of equipment.    a. 711 Lehigh St., Union, NJ    The employer did not develop and document energy control procedures for equipment that included, but was not limited to, Barberan, Model CAL-1600, Serial # 4599-01-85, Calender and Barberan, Model MEN-H-2200, Serial # 16903, Glue Spreader machine, on which employees performed servicing and maintenance activities.    Violation occurred on or about February 25, 2019

Issued

Aug 13, 2019

Abate by

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:    a. 711 Lehigh St., Union, NJ    The employer did not provide locks, tags, or other devices for securing or blocking of equipment for equipment.  Employees engaged in the maintenance and repair of equipment that included, but was not limited to Barberan, Model CAL-1600, Serial # 4599-01-85, Calender, and Barberan, Model MEN-H-2200, Serial # 16903, Glue Spreader machine, were not provided locks, tags, chains, or other equipment needed to isolate that hazardous energy sources during those repairs.     Violation occurred on or about February 25, 2019

Issued

Aug 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices:    a. 711 Lehigh St., Union, NJ    The employer did not provide employee training in recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources of equipment that included, but not limited to, Barberan, Model CAL-1600, Serial # 4599-01-85, Calender and Barberan, Model MEN-H-2200, Serial # 16903, Glue Spreader machine in the production area on which the employees performed servicing and maintenance activities.    Violation occurred on or about February 25, 2019

Issued

Aug 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $2,704 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph:    a. 711 Lehigh St., Union, NJ - Warehouse    The employer did not ensure that authorized employees were provided powered industrial truck training.  Employees engaged in warehousing activities in the production area and yard, operated Daewoo and Yale forklifts and were not provided training.    Violation occurred on or about February 25, 2019

Issued

Aug 13, 2019

Abate by

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,000 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:    a. 711 Lehigh St., Union, NJ - Production Area    The employer did not ensure that equipment was provided guarding of ingoing nip points. Employees engaged in the manufacture of laminated wood products used and cleaned the Barberan, Model CAL-1600, Serial # 4599-01-85, Calender that was not guarded at the ingoing nip points.     Violation observed on or about February 25, 2019    b. 711 Lehigh St., Union, NJ - Production Area    The employer did not ensure that equipment was provided guarding of ingoing nip points. Employees engaged in the manufacture of laminated wood products used and cleaned the Osama Technologies, Model S2R-1600, Serial Number 2384, Top and Bottom Glue Spreader, that was not effectively guarded at the ingoing nip points.     Violation observed on or about February 25, 2019

Issued

Aug 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,000 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 the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h):       a. 711 Lehigh St., Union, NJ          The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program at the facility. Employees engaged in the manufacture of wood laminate panels used chemicals including, but no limited to Kleibrerit Adhesives, ILVA Acrylic Urethane products, and Verylak Acrylic Sealer products on a daily basis.          Violation occurred on or about February 25, 2019

Issued

Aug 13, 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:    a. 711 Lehigh St., Union, NJ          The employer did not provide hazard communication training at the facility. Employees engaged in the manufacture of wood laminate wood panels used chemicals including, but no limited to Kleibrerit Adhesives, ILVA Acrylic Urethane products, and Verylak Acrylic Sealer products on a daily basis and were not provided effective training on the hazards of the chemicals being used.         Violation occurred on or about February 25, 2019

Issued

Aug 13, 2019

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. 711 Lehigh St., Union, NJ - Production Area         The employer did not maintain a complete inventory of safety data sheets at the facility. Employees engaged in the manufacture of wood laminate wood panels used chemicals including, but no limited to Kleibrerit Adhesives, ILVA Acrylic Urethane products, and Verylak Acrylic Sealer products on a daily basis and were not provided safety data sheets for the chemicals being used.         Violation occurred on or about February 25, 2019