OSHA Inspection: LANDMARK CONSOLIDATED

Issued

May 17, 2024

Abate by

Jul 8, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $1,048 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  Laundry Room: On and/or before April 18, 2024, employees used corrosive materials such as bleach where the emergency eye wash station was blocked which potentially exposed employees to retinal and corneal burns.

Issued

May 17, 2024

Abate by

Aug 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $4,480 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  On and/or before April 18, 2024, employees used hazardous chemicals in the following areas:  a. Breakfast Pantry and Pantry Restroom:  corrosive and eye hazardous chemicals were used for cleaning area and restroom. b. Laundry Room: eye hazardous chemicals were used during cleaning processes. c. Maintenance Shop: eye and dermal hazardous chemicals were used during cleaning processes. The employer had old safety data sheets in the work centers and were missing safety data sheets for currently used products.  These conditions potentially exposed the employees to dermal, retinal, and corneal burns.

Issued

May 17, 2024

Abate by

Jul 8, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(10):  The employer did not ensure that workplace labels or other forms of warnings were prominently displayed on the container or readily available in the work area throughout each work shift   On and/or before April 18, 2024, employees used cleaning chemicals in unlabeled spray bottles in the following areas:  a. Breakfast Pantry and Pantry Restroom: spray bottle containing a clear liquid without any warnings or name on the container. b. Maintenance Shop: spray bottle containing a pink liquid with a different permanent marker name on the container and no warning properties listed. The employer had not ensured workplace containers had legible names and warning properties. These conditions potentially exposed the employees to dermal, retinal, and corneal burns.

Issued

May 17, 2024

Abate by

Aug 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:  On and/or before April 18, 2024, employees used hazardous chemicals in the following areas:  a. Breakfast Bar Prep Pantry: corrosive eye hazardous chemicals used b. Laundry Room: eye and dermal hazardous chemicals used c. Maintenance Shop: eye and dermal hazardous chemicals used The employer had not ensured training was conducted at the initial time of hire and when new products were introduced into the assigned tasks for the employees.  These conditions potentially exposed the employees to dermal, retinal, and corneal burns.

Issued

May 17, 2024

Abate by

Jul 8, 2024

Penalty

Initial $1,048 · Current $1,048

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:  Maintenance Shop: On and/or before April 18, 2024, employees used chemicals and voluntarily wore a respirator.  The employer had not provided the information in Appendix D which potentially exposed employees to upper respiratory irritation and exacerbated existing medical conditions such as asthma.