OSHA Inspection: MALIBU ACCEPTANCE, LLC

Issued

Oct 30, 2019

Abate by

Nov 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,381 · Current $2,029 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.50(g): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  a) On the ninth floor, employees working with Aqua Mix Sulfamic Crystals, a corrosive, were not provided with suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes.

Issued

Oct 30, 2019

Abate by

Nov 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,635 · Current $3,381 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(f)(1): The employer did not provide adequate washing facilities for employees engaged in the application of paints, coatings, herbicides, or insecticides, or in other operations where contaminants may be harmful to the employees.  Such facilities were not in near proximity to the worksite and was not equipped as to enable employees to remove such substances:  a) On the ninth floor, the employer did not provide non-alkaline soap for employees working with Aqua Mix Sulfamic Crystals, a corrosive.

Issued

Oct 30, 2019

Abate by

Nov 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:  a) On the ninth floor, where gloves were not used by employees applying Aqua Mix Sulfamic Crystals, a corrosive.

Issued

Oct 30, 2019

Abate by

Nov 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,381 · Current $2,029 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s) (Construction Reference 1926.59):  a) On the ninth floor, where a safety data sheet (SDS) for Aqua Mix Sulfamic Crystals, a corrosive, was not maintained.  b) On the ninth floor, where a safety data sheet (SDS) for Ultracolor Plus FA, a hazardous chemical containing silica, was not maintained.  c) On the ninth floor, where a safety data sheet (SDS) for Laticrete LHT Mortar, a corrosive containing silica, was not maintained.

Issued

Oct 30, 2019

Abate by

Nov 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The written hazard communication program did not include a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present, using an identity that was referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet (Construction Reference 1926.59):  a) At the construction site, a hazardous chemical inventory list was not maintained. Employees handle hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, Aqua Mix Sulfamic Crystals, a corrosive, Ultracolor Plus FA containing silica, and Laticrete LHT Mortar, a corrosive containing silica.

Issued

Oct 30, 2019

Abate by

Dec 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,381 · Current $2,029 Reduced

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 (Construction Reference 1926.103):  a) At the construction site, employees using 3M N-95 particulate respirator during sanding and sweeping activities had not received medical evaluations.

Issued

Oct 30, 2019

Abate by

Dec 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator (Construction Reference 1926.103):  a) At the facility, employees using 3M N-95 particulate respirator during sanding and sweeping activities had not been fit tested.

Issued

Oct 30, 2019

Abate by

Dec 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,635 · Current $3,381 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section:  a) At the site, where the employer did not assess the exposure of employees sanding drywall joint compound with a mechanical sander, using either the performance option or scheduled monitoring option.