OSHA Inspection: XENA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Issued

Jan 23, 2020

Abate by

Mar 1, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,937 · Current $5,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE. Each such employee shall be trained to know at least the following:    (i)  When PPE is necessary.    (ii)  What PPE is necessary.    (iii)  How to properly don, doff, adjust, and wear PPE.    (iv)  The limitations of the PPE.    (v)  The proper care, maintenance, useful life and disposal of the PPE.    On or about September 9, 2019, an employee was injured while unloading a tanker that was filled with concentrated potassium hydroxide, which leaked and spilled into his boot. The employee was wearing his pant leg tucked into his boot. The employer did not train the employees on how to properly don, doff, adjust, and wear the rubber boots.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Jan 23, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,241 · Current $1,625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:    On or about September 9, 2019 an employee was hospitalized due to a chemical burn and the employer failed to call OSHA to report the hospitalization within 24 hours.    Abatement documentation or certification is not required.

Issued

Jan 23, 2020

Abate by

Mar 1, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:    (i)  Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment.    (ii)  Communicate selection decisions to each affected employee.    (iii)  Select PPE that properly fits each affected employee.     On or about June 9, 2019 an employee was injured while unloading chemicals from a tanker truck. The hazard assessment was not clear as to the personal protective equipment (PPE) that was required and therefore the selection decision was not communicated to each affected employee.      Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).