OSHA Inspection: PGA INCORPORATED

Issued

Mar 6, 2023

Abate by

Apr 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $413 · Current $413

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  Location - PGA Incorporated:  (a)	The employer did not provide a written certification to OSHA that the abatement was complete on or about December 21, 2022.

Issued

Dec 7, 2022

Abate by

Dec 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,469 · Current $5,469

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1):  Chemical manufacturers and importers did not obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical and for each chemical that posed a hazard not otherwise classified that they produced or imported:  a) PGA Incorporated:  The employer manufactured hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, polyethylene terephthalate 1 (PET-1), and the employer did not develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical that they produced, on or about June 24, 2022.  Abatement certification and documentation required.   The employer, PGA Incorporated, was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1551133, citation number 01, item number 4d, and was affirmed as a final order on April 1, 2022.

Issued

Dec 7, 2022

Abate by

Dec 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,469 · Current $5,469

Hazardous substances E200

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) PGA Incorporated:  Employees worked with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, polyethylene terephthalate 1 (PET-1), and the employer did not maintain the safety data sheet (SDS) for each hazardous chemical used in the workplace, on or about June 24, 2022.  Abatement certification and documentation required.  The employer, PGA Incorporated, was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1551133, citation number 01, item number 4e, and was affirmed as a final order on April 1, 2022.

Issued

Dec 7, 2022

Abate by

Dec 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $233 · Current $233

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 that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  a) PGA Incorporated: Employees performed job tasks that necessitated the use of personal protective equipment, and the employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification, on or about June 24, 2022.  Abatement certification and documentation required.  The employer, PGA Incorporated, was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1551133, citation number 03, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on April 1, 2022.

Issued

Dec 7, 2022

Abate by

Dec 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $233 · Current $233

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(1)(vi): The chemical manufacturer, importer, or distributor did not ensure that each container of classified hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the name, address, and telephone number of the chemical manufacturer, importer, or other responsible party:   a) PGA Incorporated:  Employees worked with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, polyethylene terephthalate 1 (PET-1), and the employer did not ensure that chemicals leaving the workplace were labeled, tagged or marked appropriately on or about June 24, 2022.   Abatement certification and documentation required.   The employer, PGA Incorporated, was previously cited for a substantially similar violation 1910.1200 (f)(6)(ii) Occupational Safety and Health Standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1551133, citation number 1, item number 4c, and was affirmed as a final order on April 1, 2022.

Issued

Dec 7, 2022

Abate by

Dec 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6)(ii):  Except as provided in 1910.1200(f)(7) and 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  a) PGA Incorporated:  Employees worked with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, polyethylene terephthalate 1 (PET-1), and the employer did not ensure that these chemicals were appropriately labeled, on or about June 24, 2022.    Abatement certification and documentation required.   ABATEMENT NOTE:  Per 1910.1200(f)(7), it is permissible for the employer to use signs, placards, process sheets, batch tickets, operating procedures, or other such written materials in lieu of affixing labels to individual stationary process containers, as long as the alternative method identifies the containers to which it is applicable and conveys the information required by paragraph (f)(6) of this section to be on a label.  The employer, PGA Incorporated, was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1551133, citation number 01, item number 4c, and was affirmed as a final order on April 1, 2022.