OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR CLEANERS AND TAILORS, INC.

Issued

2019-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $5600.00 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:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a site specific hazardous energy control lockout/tagout program consisting of machine specific step-by-step written energy control procedures and employee training for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the washing machines.

Issued

2019-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented step-by-step hazardous energy control lockout/tagout procedure in the machine specific, including alternative measures for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Uniwash washing machine.    On/or about April 26, 2019, the Uniwash, Shirt Washing machine was still energized while employees were trying to find "leaks" from the machine, and one of employees sustained cuts and broken finger from the incident.

Issued

2019-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program were understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls were acquired by employees.   WORKSHOP:  The employees, as "affected and other" types were not provided with training and information in the controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of energy sources (lockout/tagout) during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Uniwash washing machine.

Issued

2019-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1327.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): A log of all Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), and/or the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, (OSHA Form 300A) and/or the Injury and Illness Incident Report (OSHA Form 301) or equivalent forms were not kept by the establishment:    ESTABLISHMENT:  The employer had not maintained the OSHA 300 log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Form, the Summary Reports 300A Form and the Incident Reports 301 Form for the past five years.