OSHA Inspection: MID-STATE INDUSTRIES, LTD

Issued

Apr 30, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,686 · Current $2,580 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(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:  a) At the worksite, 503 Geyser Road, Milton, New York, on or about March 25, 2021, employees using hand and power tools while rebuilding soffits and replacing the rubber roofing on the Milton Town Hall were not wearing approved safety glasses.

Issued

Apr 30, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,915 · Current $3,441 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(h)(1)(iii):The safety monitor was not on the same walking/working surface and within visual sighting distance of the employee being monitored:  a) At the worksite, 503 Geyser Road, Milton, New York, on or about March 25, 2021, for employees working on the edge of the roof, installing a rubber roofing membrane, without a safety monitor, within visual sighting distance of the employees being monitored.

Issued

Apr 30, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.95(a):Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided:  (a)At the worksite, 503 Geyser Road, Milton, New York, on or about March 25, 2021, the employer did not provide adequate gloves to protect employees from skin contact and absorption of xylene while using JM TPO Membrane Cleaner with a rag to clean the roofing membrane on the roof of the Milton Town Hall.

Issued

Apr 30, 2021

Abate by

May 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not ensure that Safety Data Sheets were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  a) At the worksite, 503 Geyser Road, Milton, New York, on or about March 25, 2021, Safety Data Sheets for products such as but not limited to JM TPO Membrane Cleaner and Carlisle Low-Voc EPDM and TPO Primer were not available at the jobsite. These products were being used by employees at this jobsite removing and replacing a rubber roof on the Milton Town Hall.