OSHA Inspection: LEWISTOWN CABINET CENTER INC.

Issued

Apr 23, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $3,000 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:  a) Lewistown Cabinet Center Inc., 20 Water Street, Milroy, PA 17063 - On or about November 1, 2023, employees were engaged in spray painting activities and using products containing hazardous chemicals.  The employer did not have a written hazard communication program.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Apr 23, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):  Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) Lewistown Cabinet Center Inc., 20 Water Street, Milroy, PA 17063 - On or about November 1, 2023, employees were engaged in spray painting activities and using products containing hazardous chemicals without hazard communication training.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Apr 23, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $3,000 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) Lewistown Cabinet Center Inc., 20 Water Street, Milroy, PA 17063 - On or about November 1, 2023, employees were required to wear half-face respirators while engaging in spray painting activities and while using products containing hazardous chemicals.  The employer did not have a written respiratory protection program.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Apr 23, 2024

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) Lewistown Cabinet Center Inc., 20 Water Street, Milroy, PA 17063 - On or about November 1, 2023, employees did not have medical evaluations before the required wearing half-face respirators to engaged in spray painting activities, and while using products containing hazardous chemicals.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Apr 23, 2024

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 annually fit tested:  a) Lewistown Cabinet Center Inc., 20 Water Street, Milroy, PA 17063 - On or about November 1, 2023, employees were required to wear half-mask respirators while engaged in spray painting activities, and while using products containing hazardous chemicals, without annual fit testing.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Apr 23, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  a) Lewistown Cabinet Center Inc., 20 Water Street, Milroy, PA 17063 - On or about November 1, 2023, employees were required to wear half-mask respirators to engaged in spray painting activities, using products containing hazardous chemicals, without respiratory protection training.  No abatement certification or documentation required.