OSHA Inspection: HOLTZ LEATHER COMPANY

Issued

Aug 21, 2020

Abate by

Sep 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,429 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   (a) On or about 03/16/2020 - Facility, a written hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented for employees working with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, Klean Strip Acetone, Maxi Cure, Insta-Cure+, and Wood Dust.

Issued

Aug 21, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical:  (a) On or about 03/16/2020 - Facility, the employer did not maintain safety data sheets for employees working with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, Klean Strip Acetone, Maxi Cure, Insta-Cure+, Stick Fast, and Minwax.

Issued

Aug 21, 2020

Abate by

Sep 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a) On or about 03/16/2020 - Facility, employees working with hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, Klean Strip Acetone, Maxi Cure, Insta-Cure+, and Wood Dust had not been trained.

Issued

Aug 21, 2020

Abate by

Sep 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):  (a) On or about 03/16/2020 - Millworks, no written certification to verify the hazard assessment had been performed where safety glasses were required to be worn.

Issued

Aug 21, 2020

Abate by

Sep 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 03/16/2020 - Millworks, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees voluntarily wearing respiratory protection such as, but not limited to, 3M half facepiece respirators.

Issued

Aug 21, 2020

Abate by

Sep 25, 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 03/16/2020 - Millworks, the employer did not provide employees allowed to wear 3M N95 dust masks and 3M half facepiece respirators with Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

Aug 21, 2020

Abate by

Sep 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:  (a) On or about 03/16/2020 - Facility, the employer did not ensure that fire extinguishers were checked monthly where flammable chemicals such as Klean Strip Acetone were used.