OSHA Inspection: STEVENS MANUFACTURING A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ESSEX INDUSTRIES, INC

Issued

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8287.00 · Current $5801.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:  Facility:  A workplace hazard assessment conducted for the workplace to determine if hazards were present or likely to be present which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) was inadequate.

Issued

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.138(a):The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.(a) (LOCATION) (IDENTFY SPECIFIC OPERATION(S) AND/OR CONDITIONS) (DESCRIBE HAZARD(S) WHERE NECESSARY)  Facility:  The employer did not select and require the employees to use appropriate hand protection when working with chemicals such as , but not limited to, Jasco Lacquer Thinner and Loctite part B,  which can absorb into the skin and/or are corrosive.

Issued

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6215.00 · Current $4351.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2): The employer did not develop and implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with sections i and ii of this paragraph (c)(2) for employees who chose to wear respirators where respirator use was not required:   Facility: Where employees were allowed to wear half-face respirators on a voluntary basis, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory program for voluntary use.

Issued

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Facility:  Where employees were wearing N95s masks to perform a task such as, but not limited to, deburring, the employer did not provide Appendix D - Information for Employees Using Respirators When not Required Under Standard.

Issued

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12431.00 · Current $8702.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00400430044010401385

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  Facility:  In areas such as (but not limited to) precision assembly, were chemicals such as (but not limited to) lacquer thinner, MEK, acetone, and Loctite are used, an identification and evaluation of all the respiratory hazards in the workplace was not conducted.

Issued

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12431.00 · Current $7459.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    Facility: A written hazard communications program was not developed and implemented that met the criteria specified in 29 CFR1910.1200(f), (g) and (h) in that topics such as but not limited to pictograms, signal words, product identification, hazard statements, precautionary statements.

Issued

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s).    Facility:  Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) for each hazardous chemical used in the workplace was not maintained.

Issued

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.  Facility:  Each employee required to work with and handle chemicals such as (but not limited to) MEK, lacquer thinner, AMS  and Loctite were not provided with information and training on the hazardous products and chemicals at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into the work area.

Issued

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:   Facility:  Each employee required to work with and handle chemicals such as (but not limited to) MEK, lacquer thinner, AMS, and Loctite were not provided with information and training on the location and availability of the written hazard communication program and the safety data sheets.

Issued

2022-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  Assembly:  Where employees are working with and exposed to corrosive materials, such as but not limited to, Loctite, a suitable facility for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body was not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.