OSHA Inspection: ETHERINGTON BROTHERS, INC.

Issued

May 31, 2024

Abate by

Jul 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,074 · Current $2,074

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): The employer did not ensure that walking-working surfaces are inspected, regularly and as necessary, and maintained in a safe condition:  Men's Restroom:  On, or about, March 14, 2024, water leaked from the large sink which resulted in water being present on the floor where employees had to walk.

Issued

May 31, 2024

Abate by

Jul 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,765

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program that included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii) and that describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  Company:  On, or about, May 14, 2024, the employer had not developed a written Hazard Communication Program that addressed the basic elements required by the standard including a list of hazardous materials located in the workplace, container labeling, safety data sheets, contractor employers and hazards associated with non-routine tasks.  Employees were exposed to particles generated from the buffing/grinding process from both the abrasive media used and the metals that were processed, including the potential for combustible dust to be generated.  Metals processed included brass, aluminum, steel and nickel.

Issued

May 31, 2024

Abate by

Jul 19, 2024

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:  Company, On, or about, May 14, 2024, the employer had not obtained Safety Data Sheets for the alloys that were processed in buffing/grinding operations.

Issued

May 31, 2024

Abate by

Jul 19, 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:  Company:  On, or about, May 14, 2024, the employer had not provided training to employees regarding the Hazard Communication Standard, pictograms, how to read Safety Data Sheets and hazards associated with dusts generated in the buffing/grinding process, including the potential of some dusts to be combustible.  Metals processed included brass, aluminum, steel and nickel.

Issued

May 31, 2024

Abate by

Jul 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6):  The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  Company:  On, or about, March 14, 2024, employees who wore N95 masks on a voluntary basis had not been provided with information regarding the proper use and limitations of filtering facepieces.

Issued

May 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(7)(iii):  Internal parts of electrical equipment, including busbars, wiring terminals, insulators, and other surfaces, were damaged or contaminated by foreign materials such as paint, plaster, cleaners, abrasives, or corrosive residues:  Buffing/Grinding Area:  On, or about, March 14, 2024, fugitive dust had accumulated in the electrical enclosure on the first Bader belt grinder.  The dust was coating internal electrical components within the enclosure.