OSHA Inspection: ON TARGET STAFFING LLC

Issued

Jan 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,335 · Current $5,418 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not select PPE that properly fits each affected employee. Note: Non-mandatory Appendix B contains an example of procedures that would comply with the requirement for a hazard assessment.   a) Packaging and Manufacturing areas: The host employer provided Personal Protective Equipment for workers who work with or around chemicals or mixtures that are flammable, corrosive, and pose health hazards or are irritants. Workers dispensed cleaners that contained chemicals, such as, but not limited to acetone, butanol, isopropyl alcohol and sodium hypochlorite, however the employer did not provide gloves in the correct sizes. The employer did not provide gloves that fit the workers. Only size large gloves were provided which reduced the dexterity of the workers with small hands, on or about July 29, 2019.

Issued

Jan 9, 2020

Abate by

Feb 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,335 · Current $5,418 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:  a) Amazing Vitamins LLC, Packaging and Manufacturing Areas: Employees clean using chemicals such as but not limited to acetone, butanol, isopropyl alcohol and sodium hypochlorite. Although rules had been instituted requiring the use of gloves and safety glasses/goggles, the employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment or about July 29 2019.

Issued

Jan 9, 2020

Abate by

Feb 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $41,674 · Current $27,088 Reduced

Hazardous substances 004004301560E200

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  a) Amazing Vitamins LLC:  Workers operated and cleaned machines that are used to package nutritional supplements. The inks and cleaning agents used contained hazardous chemical's including, but not limited to acetone, butanol, isopropyl alcohol and sodium hypochlorite. Various nutritional supplement raw materials including but not limited to microcrystalline cellulose and white rice flour, are combustible particulate solids. A written hazard communication program was not developed nor implemented on or about July 29, 2019.  On Target Staffing LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1042474, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on August 3, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 9 Porete Ave. North Arlington, NJ 07031.

Issued

Jan 9, 2020

Abate by

Feb 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.  a) Amazing Vitamins LLC: Workers operated and cleaned machines that are used to package nutritional supplements. The powdered raw materials, inks and cleaning agents used contained hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to acetone, butanol, isopropyl alcohol and sodium hypochlorite. Various nutritional supplement raw materials including but not limited to microcrystalline cellulose and white rice flour, are combustible particulate solids. Effective Hazard Communication training was not provided to all employees who work with or around the hazardous chemicals, on or about July 29, 2019.   On Target Staffing LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1042474, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on August 3, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 9 Porete Ave. North Arlington, NJ 07031.

Issued

Jan 9, 2020

Abate by

Feb 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select a NIOSH-certified respirator. The respirator shall be used in compliance with the conditions of its certification.  a) Establishment: The host employer provided and required workers to wear ear loop, surgical style, face masks in the production area, but the face masks were not NIOSH-certified, on or about July 29, 2019.