OSHA Inspection: PACE GLASS INC.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Jan 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,546 · Current $2,100 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    a) Facility    An employee working as a picker was exposed to continuous noise levels at 60.5 %  of the Permissible Exposure Limit (8 hour Time Weighted Average sound level of 90 dBA) which is 0.605  times the allowable exposure limit.   The action level for employees who work 10.5 hours,  is  83.0 dBA.  The equivalent sound level of the measured dose is 86.3 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 468  minutes on 09/17/19, with the unsampled portion of time considered to represent zero for the exposure calculation.    An employee working as a cleaner was exposed to continuous noise levels at 69.8 %  of the Permissible Exposure Limit (8 hour Time Weighted Average sound level of 90 dBA) which is 0.698  times the allowable exposure limit.   The action level for employees who work 10.5 hours,  is  83.0 dBA.  The equivalent sound level of the measured dose is 87.4 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 463  minutes on 09/17/19, with the unsampled portion of time considered to represent zero for the exposure calculation.    Violation occurred on or about 09/17/19.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Jan 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    a) Facility    The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees who voluntarily wear half mask, negative pressure respirators such as 3M 6200 while performing activities such as cleaning, picking and quality testing.    Violation occurred on or about 07/11/2019.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  a) Facility  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees voluntarily wearing half mask, negative pressure respirators such as, but not limited to, 3M 6200 while performing activities such as cleaning, picking and quality testing.  Violation occurred on or about 07/11/2019.

Issued

Sep 25, 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:   a) Facility  The employer did not provide information to employees who voluntarily wear half mask negative pressure respirators such as 3M 6200 while performing activities such as cleaning, picking, and quality testing.  Violation occurred on or about 07/11/2019.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes:    a) Facility     The employer did not select the appropriate hand protection for employees exposed to needlesticks while picking trash from the conveyor.    Violation occurred on or about 03/25/2019.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Jan 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,100 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:    a)  Facility    A lockout/tagout program was not established where employees maintain and service machinery and equipment including but not limited to conveyors throughout the establishment.    Violation occurred on or about 07/11/2019.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Jan 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a) Facility    The employer did not develop and document procedures for the control of hazardous energy for machines such as, but not limited to, conveyors.    Violation occurred on or about 07/11/2019.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Jan 14, 2020

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 the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:    a) Facility    The employer did not provide training to ensure employees understand the purpose and function of the lockout/tagout program and that employees safely apply, use and remove devices while performing maintenance and servicing equipment such as, but not limited to, conveyors throughout the facility.    Violation occurred on or about 07/11/2019.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Jan 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $2,100 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:    a) Facility        The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, propane used to power the forklifts.    Violation occurred on or about 09/17/19.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  a) Facility  The employer did not have a safety data sheet for propane used to power the forklifts.  Violation occurred on or about 09/17/2019.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Abate by

Jan 14, 2020

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) Facility    The employer did not provide effective information and training for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals such as propane used to power the forklifts and carbon monoxide as a by-product of propane combustion.    Violation occurred on or about 09/17/2019.

Issued

Sep 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $758 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent:    a) Facility    Located at Pace Glass Inc, Jersey City, NJ:  On or about 04/03/19,  the employer did not record the following workplace injury on the OSHA 300 Log for calendar year 2019:    a) On or about March 25, 2019, an employee sustained a needlestick while removing trash on the UVF 2 line.