OSHA Inspection: SK CUSTOM CREATIONS INC.

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":  a) Shipping Room: An exit door was not marked by sign "Exit", on or about 03/29/2019

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet):  a) Shipping Room: A door that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit", on or about 03/29/2019

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:    a) Facility: A written emergency action plan was not developed by the employer at the workplace, on or about 03/29/19

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $3182.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides was not kept free from storage or combustible construction:  a) Spray Booth Area: Wooden materials were stored next to the Spray Booth number 1, thus exposing the employees to fire hazard, on or about 03/29/19

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2): All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary:  a) Manufacturing Area / Spray Booth area: Combustible adhesive residues were accumulated in the Spray Booth number 1 for about a week exposing the employees to fire hazard, on or about 03/29/19.

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iii): The location of filters in a spray booth shall be so as to not reduce the effective booth enclosure of the articles being sprayed.  a) Manufacturing Area / Spray Booth Area: Air exhaust side of the Spray Booth number 1 had about 3' x 0.5' opening not covered by the filter(s) and overspray particles might build up in the duct of exhaust system exposing the employees to fire hazard, on or about 03/29/19.

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $3182.00 Reduced

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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:  a) Facility: A written respiratory protection program including the following provisions of this section:  1. Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators; 2. Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators; 3. Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations; 4. Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators; 5. Procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators; 6. Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations; 7. Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance; and 8. Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program  was not established and implemented in the workplace where respirators were required to use and where the employees worked with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, MAGNAMAX PRECATALYZED LACQUER, STANDARD LACQUER THINNER, and SHER-WOOD WIPING STAIN WHITE, on or about 03/29/19.

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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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:  a) Facility: Employees were not provided with Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 while used respirators voluntarily, on or about 03/29/19.

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.    a) Facility: Portable fire extinguisher training was not provided for the employees, on or about 03/29/2019

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $3978.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii): Special hand tools for placing and removing material(s) was not provided to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone:  a) Manufacturing Area: Employee was provided with a short handle brush for cleaning of revolving rolls of Adhesive Spreader Machine model 775 and was exposed to in-running nip point hazard, on or about 03/19/2019.

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest on grinding machinery was not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:  a) Manufacturing/Assembling Area: The distances between Delta Bench Grinder work rests and abrasive wheels were about one and a half (1 1/2) and one and one quarter (1 1/4) inches, on or about 03/29/19.

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:  a) Manufacturing/Assembling Area: The Delta Bench Grinder did not have two required adjustable tongues and the distances between the abrasive wheel periphery and the ends of the peripheral members at the top were more than one inch, on or about 03/29/19.

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $3182.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:     a) Manufacturing Area, Next to the Spray Booth: An electric panel powered with 110/208 V had two (2) unused opening, on or about 03/29/19.  b) Manufacturing Area, Next to the door: An electric panel # 2 powered with 110 V had three (3) unused opening, on or about 03/29/19.

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $3978.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): In-patient hospitalization was not reported to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:  a) Facility: An employee was hospitalized after his hand was injured at the workplace during the cleaning of Adhesive Spreader Machine and the in-patient hospitalization was not reported to OSHA until nine (9) days after the incident occurred, on or about 03/29/2019.

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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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) Facility: Written Hazard Communication Program was not maintained at the workplace were employees worked with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Titebond Melamine Glue, Standard Lacquer Thinner, and Premium Spray Grade Contact Adhesive,  on or about 03/29/19.

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical  a) Manufacturing Area: The labels of portable containers with Standard Lacquer Thinner did not provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemical, on or around 03/29/19.

Issued

2019-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  a) Facility: The employer did not have a safety data sheet (SDS) for hazardous chemicals used by the employees at the workplace including, but not limited to, Titebond Melamine Glue, Standard Lacquer Thinner, and Premium Spray Grade Contact Adhesive, on or about 03/29/19.