OSHA Inspection: THE KITCHEN COUNTER CONNECTIONS, INC.

Issued

Feb 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1):   Circular handfed crosscut table saw was not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:  a.   At 123 North Orchard Street Building 3, Ormond Beach, Florida, in the shop area:   On or about January 10, 2023, and at times prior,  the employer exposed employees to amputation hazards, in that a guard was not provided to employees while using a saw to cut laminate woods for construction of countertops.

Issued

Feb 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):  The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:  a.   At 123 North Orchard Street Building 3, Ormond Beach, Florida, in the shop area: On or about January 10, 2023,  the employer exposed employees to health hazards in that the shop has accumulated sawdust and glue on electrical equipment and walls.

Issued

Feb 28, 2023

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(ii):   The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:    a.    At 123 North Orchard Street Building 3, Ormond Beach, Florida, in the shop area and lot:   On or about January 10, 2023, and at times prior,  the employer exposed employees to struck by hazards by failing to ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was trained and competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely in that, employees, without been trained, were allowed to operate forklift to move 55-gallon drums and other materials.

Issued

Feb 28, 2023

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:  a. At 123 North Orchard Street Building 3, Ormond Beach, Florida, in the shop area: On or about January 10, 2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to health hazards, in that the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program which described requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h), while employees were required to store, transport and use flammables, irritants, and carcinogens, which are known hazardous chemicals such as: Sechem - 3416 Lacquer Thinner, Sechem-Contact Cleaner, WilsonartR 500 Contact Adhesive.

Issued

Feb 28, 2023

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6)(ii):  Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 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 chemicals:   a.   At 123 North Orchard Street Building 3, Ormond Beach, Florida, in the shop area:   On or about January 10, 2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to health hazards, in that the employer did not label the containers in which hazardous chemicals were transferred into.

Issued

Feb 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)   a.   At 123 North Orchard Street Building 3, Ormond Beach, Florida, in the shop area:   On or about January 10, 2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to health hazards, in that the employer did not maintain 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).

Issued

Feb 28, 2023

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h):   Employees were not provided effective information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) and -2 on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced.  a.   At 123 North Orchard Street Building 3, Ormond Beach, Florida, in the shop area:   On or about January 10, 2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to health hazards, in that the employer did not develop and implement a training program that provided employees with information and training, while employees were required to store, transport and use flammables, irritants, and carcinogens, which are known hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to Sechem - 3416 Lacquer Thinner, Sechem-Contact Cleaner, WilsonartR 500 Contact Adhesive.