OSHA Inspection: ESCOFAB INC.

Issued

2024-06-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Facility, on or about February 13th 2024: the employer allowed employees to use tight fitting elastomeric respirators without being medically cleared to use them, and failed to provide training in the appropriate maintenance, and storage of the respirator.

Issued

2024-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(iii)(d): Pendant control stations were not kept clean, and/or their function labels were not kept legible:  a)  Machine Shop Area; On or about February 13, 2024, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards by failing to ensure that all buttons on the crane control pendant were kept in legible condition.