OSHA Inspection: JORNIK MANUFACTURING ACQUISITION, INC.

Issued

May 18, 2020

Abate by

Aug 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $757 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:     Location: 652 Glenbrook Road, Bldg. 8-3, Stamford, Connecticut    Abatement certification and verification for Citation 001, Item 1; Citation 001, Item 2; Citation 003, Item 1 and Citation 003, Item 2 with a final order date of March 20, 2020 was not received within 10 calendar days (by April 26, 2020) following the abatement due date (April 16, 2020).

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Abate by

Aug 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $7,422 · Current $3,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).    WORKSHOP: The employer had not conducted a workplace hazard assessment to determine necessary and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the employees.

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Abate by

Aug 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,937 · Current $2,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(1): The employer did not train employees regarding the new label elements and safety data sheets format by December 1, 2013.     WORKSHOP: The employer had not provided employees required to handle and use hazardous chemicals with training and information regarding the new label elements and safety data sheets format.

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Abate by

Apr 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,906 · Current $4,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information listed in (f)(6)(i) or (f)(6)(ii) of this section.    WORKSHOP: The employer did not ensure that containers of painters lacquer thinner in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which would provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information.    Jornik Manufacturing Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1186394, Citation Number 1, Item Number 5b, issued on 01/11/2017 and was affirmed as a final order on 02/07/2017 with respect to a workplace location at 652 Glenbrook Road, Building 8-2, Stamford, CT 06906.

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Abate by

Aug 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.33(a): The employer did not maintain the OSHA 300 log, the privacy case list (if one exists), the annual summary, and the OSHA 301 Incident Report forms for five (5) years following the end of the calendar year that these records covered.      ESTABLISHMENT: The employer did not maintain the OSHA 300 log, the Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Form, and the OSHA 300-A, the Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illness Form for five (5) years.

Issued

Mar 2, 2020

Abate by

Aug 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, was not provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employee(s) who were wearing respirators when such use was not required by this section or by the employer.    WORKSHOP: The employer had not provided the basic information in Appendix D of this section to the employee who was optionally wearing a filtering facepiece N95 respirator while handling and working with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) isopropyl alcohol an/or lacquer thinner.