OSHA Inspection: EAST COAST MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Abate by

Mar 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $1,895 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not provided when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:  SALT PACKAGING AREAS:  On or about and at times prior to November 1, 2019, the employer did not ensure that there was sufficient personal protective equipment for the employees to use when packaging ice melt containing calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, and/or rock salt.

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Abate by

Mar 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $1,895 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  ICE MELT PACKAGING AREAS:  On or about and at times prior to November 1, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees wore safety glasses and face shields to protect their eyes from dust and larger particles of calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, and rock salt.

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Abate by

Mar 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,137 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:  ICE MELT PRODUCTION AREA:  On or about and at times prior to November 1, 2019, the employer required employees to wear N-95 respirators and allowed employees to voluntarily wear elastomeric respirators that the employees purchased for themselves.  No written respirator program had been developed and implemented.

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Abate by

Mar 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  ICE MELT PACKAGING AREA:  On or about and at times prior to November 1, 2019, employees were required to wear N-95 particulate respirators while packaging ice melt.  The employer had not ensured that employees were healthy enough to wear N-95 particulate respirators by providing them with medical evaluations.

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Abate by

Mar 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  ICE MELT PACKAGING AREA:  On or about and at times prior to November 1, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees who were required to wear N-95 particulate respirators had been fit tested to ensure that they were wearing the correct size respirator.

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Abate by

Mar 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(iv): The employer did not ensure that each user could demonstrate knowledge of how to inspect, put on, remove, use, and check the seals of the respirator:  ICE MELT PACKAGING AREA:  On or about and at times prior to November 1, 2019, employees were required to wear N-95 particulate respirators.  The employer did not provide employees with information pertaining to how to properly don and doff the respirators.

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Abate by

Mar 4, 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:      ICE MELT PACKAGING AREA:  On or about and at times prior to November 1, 2019, the employer had not provided training in accordance with Appendix D to employees who voluntarily wore elastomeric, tight-fitting respirators.

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Abate by

Mar 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $1,895 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): 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:  SALT PACKAGING AREAS:  On or about and at times prior to November 1, 2019, there was no emergency eyewash or shower available for employees who had been exposed to calcium chloride pellets and flake.

Issued

Jan 15, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $1,895 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals or materials in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into their work area:  ICE MELT PACKAGING AREA:  On or about and at times prior to November 1, 2019, the employer had not provided employees with information and training pertaining to the hazards associated with calcium chloride and magnesium chloride.