OSHA Inspection: LEMONBRAT, INC.

Issued

Jan 27, 2020

Abate by

Feb 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,084 · Current $1,620 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    a) On or about October 1, 2019, on the first floor, the front exit door was obstructed by boxes and a dismantled metal rack, thereby exposing employees to the hazards of fire and smoke inhalation.

Issued

Jan 27, 2020

Abate by

Mar 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,620 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. On or about October 1, 2019, in the workplace, employees were provided half-face and full-face tight fitting respirators with organic cartridges for voluntary use.  The employer did not establish and implement a written respirator program that includes at a minimum, the following elements:    (i) Medical evaluations to ensure employees are medically able to use a respirator.  (ii) Procedures for cleaning, storing, and maintaining the respirator to prevent a health hazard to the user.

Issued

Jan 27, 2020

Abate by

Mar 2, 2020

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) On or about October 1, 2019, employees molding costume heads, claws, teeth, and eyes with chemicals including, but not limited to, Flexform-iT III and Plasti-Paste II were provided half-face and full-face tight-fitting respirators for voluntary use. The employer did not provide the information contained in 29 CFR 1910.134, Appendix D ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard").