OSHA Inspection: AMAZING VITAMINS LLC

Issued

2021-10-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6007.00 · Current $6007.00

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):   a) Manufacturing Areas: Employees were exposed to components of nutritional supplements, which were evaluated as particulates not otherwise regulated, at 19.0 mg/m3 and 41.0 mg/m3 total dust, averaged over 8-hours with zero exposure averaged for any unsampled time. The employees operated machines to process ingredients to manufacture nutritional supplements, but the employer did not institute sufficient engineering controls. Violation occurred on or about 06/22/21.

Issued

2021-10-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12015.00 · Current $12015.00

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  a) Manufacturing Areas: Medical evaluations were not completed and documented for each employee who was required to wear a 3M elastomeric dual cartridge respirator. Violation occurred on or about 6/22/21 and thereafter.  Amazing Vitamins LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 1910.134(e)(1)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1418803, citation number 1, item number 4b and was affirmed as a final order on 08/31/20, with respect to a workplace located at 190-A Jony Drive, Carlstadt, NJ 07072 .

Issued

2021-10-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  a) Manufacturing Areas: Fit tests were not completed and documented for each employee who was required to wear 3M 53P71 dual cartridge respirators. Violation occurred on or about 06/22/21 and thereafter.  Amazing Vitamins LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (1910.134(f)(1)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1418803, citation number 1, item number 4c and was affirmed as a final order on 08/31/20, with respect to a workplace located at 190-A Jony Drive, Carlstadt, NJ, 07072.

Issued

2021-10-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12015.00 · Current $12015.00

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of particulates not otherwise regulated, total dust, listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 15 mg/m3:  a) Manufacturing Areas: Employees were exposed to components of nutritional supplements, which were evaluated as particulates not otherwise regulated, at 19.0 mg/m3 and 41.0 mg/m3 total dust, averaged over 8-hours with zero exposure averaged for any unsampled time. Violation occurred on or about 06/22/21.  Amazing Vitamins LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (1910.1000(a)(2)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1418803, citation number 1, item number 8 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/31/20, with respect to a workplace located at 190-A Jony Drive, Carlstadt, NJ, 07072.