OSHA Inspection: QUICK PLUG NA, INC.

Issued

May 20, 2019

Abate by

Jul 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,508 · Current $2,254 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:    Carousel Area - The working area was not free of trip hazards such as, but not limited to, debris, cable/hose near the front of the carousel.

Issued

May 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,635 · Current $2,818 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:    Carousel Area - The Employer did not select appropriate gloves or ensure an effective change schedule for employees using nitrile gloves while moving molds with media saturated in toluene diisocyanate prepolymer, resulting in hazardous chemical break-through.

Issued

May 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,635 · Current $2,817 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Powered industrial truck(s) which were used on a round-the-clock basis were not examined for defects after each shift:    Establishment - The employer did not ensure that Toyota forklifts with serial numbers 11850 and 38740, received a daily check for defects prior to second shift use.

Issued

May 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,635 · Current $2,817 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2470T177

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:    Establishment - Employees were not provided effective information or training prior to initial work assignment regarding the sections of a safety data sheet, labeling requirements, and pictograms prior to working with hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to toluene diisocyanate prepolymer.

Issued

May 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    Establishment - The employer did not provide information regarding respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, to employees using company provided respirators on a voluntary basis.