OSHA Inspection: GOTHAM SCENIC LLC

Issued

Jul 7, 2022

Abate by

Aug 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,315 · Current $2,818 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:  a) 7100 West Side Ave, North Bergen, NJ 07047  The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear N95 respirators while performing wood cutting, sanding activities, and painting.  Violation occurred on or about January 10, 2022.

Issued

Jul 7, 2022

Abate by

Aug 19, 2022

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) 7100 West Side Ave, North Bergen, NJ 07047  The employer failed to establish and implement a written respirator program for employees voluntarily wearing 3M half-face 6200 respirators while performing wood cutting, sanding activities, and painting.  Violation occurred on or about January 10, 2022.

Issued

Jul 7, 2022

Abate by

Aug 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) Location: 7100 West Side Ave, North Bergen, NJ 07047  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees required to wear N95 respirators while performing wood cutting, sanding activities and painting.  Violation occurred on or about January 10, 2022.

Issued

Jul 7, 2022

Abate by

Aug 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2):  Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter:  a) Location: 7100 West Side Ave, North Bergen, NJ 07047  Prior to initial use of the respirator, the employer did not provide fit tests to employees required to wear N95 respirators while performing wood cutting, sanding activities and painting.  Violation occurred on or about January 10, 2022.

Issued

Jul 7, 2022

Abate by

Aug 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii):  a) Location: 7100 West Side Ave, North Bergen, NJ 07047  The employer did not provide training for employees required to wear N95 respirators while performing wood cutting, sanding activities and painting.  Violation occurred on or about January 10, 2022.

Issued

Jul 7, 2022

Abate by

Jul 29, 2022

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) Location: 7100 West Side Ave, North Bergen, NJ 07047  The employer did not provide the information in Appendix D to employees who wore 3M 6200 half face respirator voluntarily during wood cutting, sanding activities and painting.  Violation occurred on or about January 10, 2022.

Issued

Jul 7, 2022

Abate by

Jul 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $3,522 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1):  One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:   a) Facility Workshop  1) The rotating drill bit on the Craftsman drill press was not guarded; exposing employees to amputation hazards.  2) The rotating drill bit on the Delta drill press  was not guarded; exposing employees to amputation hazards.  Violations observed on or about January 10, 2022.

Issued

Jul 7, 2022

Abate by

Jul 25, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $3,522 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(e)(3)(i):  Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o)(a):  a) Location: Workshop, 7100 West Side Ave, North Bergen, NJ 07047  The vertical rotating drive belt on a Craftsman drill press machine was not guarded, exposing employees to amputations and caught-in hazards.  Violation occurred on or about January 10, 2022.

Issued

Jul 7, 2022

Abate by

Jul 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $3,522 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  a) Facility Workshop  Insufficient access and working space were not provided and maintained to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of electrical panels.  Items such as but not limited to an office table with drawers, bench table, and souvenir cylinder were stored at the front of the electrical panels.  Violation occurred on or about January 10, 2022.