OSHA Inspection: CEMVITA FACTORY, INC.

Issued

2023-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3984.00 · Current $2390.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.101(b): The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks were not in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in CFR 1910.6:   a) At the site, oxygen cylinders were stored near methane gas cylinder, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

2023-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3984.00 · Current $2390.00 Reduced

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)  At the facility, employees voluntarily using a 3M half face respirator had not received medical evaluations.

Issued

2023-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a) At the facility, employees voluntarily using 3M half-face respirators were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

2023-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-08 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):  a) At the microbiology lab, where a safety data sheet (SDS) for Hydrogen Sulfide, a respiratory irritant, was not maintained.