OSHA Inspection: ATARAXIA, LLC

Issued

Jul 17, 2020

Abate by

Sep 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,543 · Current $9,543

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":  On or about January 27th, 2020, the employer did not ensure that the cultivation room exit doors were marked with a sign reading "Exit," or any other such demarcation to indicate the exit door in the room.

Issued

Jul 17, 2020

Abate by

Aug 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,543 · Current $9,543

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:  On or about January 27th, 2020, the employer did not ensure that exit routes throughout the facility were demarcated in a manner that indicated the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge in areas where the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent.

Issued

Jul 17, 2020

Abate by

Sep 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $7,634 · Current $7,634

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:  On or about January 27th, 2020, the employer had not established and implemented the elements of a written respiratory program necessary to ensure that employees voluntarily using 1/2 mask elastomeric respirators were medically able to use the respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use did not present a health hazard to the user.

Issued

Jul 17, 2020

Abate by

Aug 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  On or about January 27th, 2020, the employer had not provided employees with the information contained in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134 [(Mandatory) Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard] when employees were permitted to voluntarily use N95 respirators in the workplace.

Issued

Jul 17, 2020

Abate by

Aug 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $19,085 · Current $19,085

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye and face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:  On or about January 27th, 2020, the employer did not ensure that employees handling liquid and caustic chemicals, such as but not limited to concentrated hydrogen peroxide, were required to wear appropriate eye and face protection where splash hazards were present.   Ataraxia, LLC, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1385973, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on August 5th, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 884 Industrial Street in Albion, IL.

Issued

Jul 17, 2020

Abate by

Aug 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $19,085 · Current $19,085

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7):   The alternative method in lieu of affixing labels to individual stationary process containers did not convey the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6):  On or about January 27th, 2020, in the Mixing Department, the employer did not ensure that the process tanks contained labels that conveyed the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6).  The labels on the tanks did not contain product identifiers and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provided at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees (such as Safety Data Sheets), provided employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the chemicals.   Ataraxia, LLC, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1385973, citation number 1, item number 6-C, and was affirmed as a final order on August 5th, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 884 Industrial Street in Albion, IL.