OSHA Inspection: DERM COSMETIC LABS, INC.

Issued

2020-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8675.00 · Current $5205.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees that were exposed to crushed by hazards:  In the warehouse, employees operating a Doosan forklift (serial number unknown) without wearing a seatbelt or restraint provided by the manufacturer were exposed to crushed-by and rollover hazards.

Issued

2020-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5205.00 · Current $3123.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:   At the workplace, the employer did not have a written respiratory program with all of the elements required to protect the health of the employees who were provided and required to use half-face and full-face respirators for dispensing and mixing chemicals, including but not limited to Ammonia, Versene, Tergitol, Butl Cellosolve, and Triton X-100.

Issued

2020-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  At the workplace, employees who were provided and required to use half-face and full-face respirators with organic vapor cartridges for dispensing and mixing chemicals, including but not limited to Ammonia, Versene, Tergitol, Butl Cellosolve, and Triton X-100 were not provided a medical evaluation.

Issued

2020-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  At the workplace, employees who were provided and required to wear half-face and full-face respirators with organic vapor cartridges while dispensing and mixing chemicals, including but not limited to Ammonia, Versene, Tergitol, Butl Cellosolve, and Triton X-100 were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.

Issued

2020-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  At the workplace, the employer did not ensure that employees with mixing and pouring Awesome Products and required to wear respiratory protection such as  full and half-face respirators with organic vapor cartridges had no facial hair interfering with the face-to-facepiece seal.

Issued

2020-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  At the ammonia mezzanine, the employer did not ensure that a full-face respirator with organic vapor cartridges was properly stored to protect it from chemicals and deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve.

Issued

2020-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12145.00 · Current $7287.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(n)(4): Industrial truck driver(s) were not required to travel with the load trailing whenever the load obstructed forward view:    In the warehouse, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when the employees operating the forklifts were not traveling with the load trailing when the load obstructed the forward view.

Issued

2020-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:    At the workplace, employees voluntarily wearing Dynarex Procedure face mask instead of filtering facepiece (dust masks), which were not appropriate for the workplace hazards.    a) On the line, employees place the cap on ready-mixed containers.    b) In the workplace, employees wear to clean up airborne dust particles.