OSHA Inspection: SANTORO'S CLEANERS, INC.

Issued

2019-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $3315.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:   Pressing Area:  On, or about, July 17, 2019, an employee suffered serious burns to her hands when the Ajax hot head press, serial number 1253847, closed while she was adjusting an article on the bed of the press.  The press was inadequately safeguarded in that the press controls were in poor condition, were not adequately protected against accidental contact and a two employees were working on the press at the same time.

Issued

2019-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report was not recorded within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred:   Company:  On, or about, August 8, 2019, a recordable injury that occurred on July 17, 2019 had not been entered on the OSHA 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses.

Issued

2019-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $3315.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye:  Company:  On, or about, August 8, 2019, the company failed to report an injury that occurred on July 17, 2019 to OSHA within 24 hours.  The employee was hospitalized for nine days.