OSHA Inspection: SUSQUEHANNA GLASS COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Sep 30, 2024

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $3,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii):  Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area were not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily.  a) 615 Locust St. Columbia PA 17512 (Silk Screen Department) - On or about August 8, 2024, employees used rags soaked in flammable liquids including, but not limited to, mineral spirits and EasiSolv 120 Solvent Cleaner, and disposed of the rags in the trash receptacle which was not a covered metal receptacle.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2024

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $9,680 · Current $5,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1):  The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a) 615 Locust St. Columbia, PA 17512 (Silk Screen Department) - On or about August 8, 2024, employees were removing paint from glass cups using mineral spirits and/or EasiSolv and were not required to wear chemical splash goggles to prevent splashes to the eye.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2024

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.138(a):  The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.  a) 731 Avenue H, Columbia, PA 17512 - On or about August 8, 2024, employees were conducting sand blasting using Silicon Carbide without the use of gloves attached to the CrystalBlast 3624 cabinet to hold the cup in place with their hands to prevent skin exposure to the blasting of the sand.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2024

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):  The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  a) 731 Avenue H, Columbia, PA 17512 - On or about August 8, 2024, the employer did not verify that a workplace hazard assessment was performed through a written certification.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2024

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $3,000 Reduced

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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) 615 Locust St. Columbia, PA 17512 (Silk Screen Department) - On or about August 8, 2024, employees voluntarily wore a 3M half face respirator with 3M 6001 Organic Vapor Cartridges and the employer did not implement elements of a written respiratory protection program to ensure that employees were medically able to use the respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that it does not present a hazard to employees.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2024

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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.   a) 615 Locust St. Columbia, PA 17512 (Silk Screen Department) - Employees voluntarily wore a 3M half face respirator with 3M 6001 Organic Vapor Cartridges and the employer did not provide the information contained in Appendix D of 1910.134.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2024

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $6,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.  a) 731 Avenue H Columbia, PA 17512 and 615 Locust St. Columbia, PA 17512 - Facility Wide - On or about August 8, 2024, employees were conducting service and maintenance of machinery used for glass etching and painting including, but not limited to, laser engravers, CrystalBlast 3624 sandcarving equipment, and Pad Printer. The employer did not have a hazardous energy control program with elements including, but not limited to, procedure(s), employee training, and periodic inspections.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Sep 30, 2024

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i):  Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing, or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources.  a) 731 Avenue H Columbia, PA 17512 and 615 Locust St. Columbia, PA 17512 - Facility Wide - On or about August 8, 2024, employees were conducting service and maintenance of machinery used for glass etching and painting including, but not limited to, laser engravers, CrystalBlast 3624 sandcarving equipment, and Pad Printer and the employer did not provide breaker adapters for the locking out of the circuit breakers within the panel boxes.   Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Sep 30, 2024

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):  The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.  a) 731 Avenue H, Columbia, PA 17512 - On or about August 8, 2024, employees were using Silicon Carbide in the CrystalBlast 3624 sandcarving machine, and the silicon carbide residue covered the floor and passageways of employees causing a slip hazard.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2024

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii):  The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage.  a) 615 Locust St. Columbia, PA 17512 (Silk Screen Department) - On or about August 8, 2024, employees were working at the Dryers and the panels to shut down the machine was blocked by stored boxes on a roller preventing access about the work area.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2024

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier, signal word, hazard statement(s), pictogram(s), precautionary statement(s) and name, address, and telephone number of the chemical manufacturer, importer, or other responsible party.  a) 615 Locust St. Columbia, PA 17512 (Silk Screen Department) - On or about August 8, 2024, employees were using Paint Thinner and Universal Screenwash to remove paint from the product, and were storing the chemicals in clear, unlabeled bottles.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2024

Abate by

Jan 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $19,359 · Current $10,000 Reduced

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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) 731 Avenue H Columbia, PA 17512 and 615 Locust St. Columbia PA 17512 - On or about August 8, 2024, employees were using chemicals to include but not limited to EasiSolv 120 Solvent Cleaner, SW37 Universal Screenwash, 44 Stencil Remover Powder, Mineral Spirits, and Wil-Bond.  Employees were not provided with effective information and training on the hazardous chemicals in their work area.  The Susquehanna Glass Company, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1567127, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on April 29, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 731 Avenue H Columbia, PA 17512.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Aug 29, 2024

Abate by

Sep 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $1,613 · Current $1,613

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29 CFR  1904.41(a)(1)(i): 29 CFR 1904.41(a)(1)(i):  The employer, with an establishment of 20-249 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and in an industry listed in appendix A of 29 CFR 1904 Subpart E, did not electronically submit information from the OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA, or OSHA's designee, no later than the date listed in 29 CFR 1904.41(c) of the year after the calendar year covered by the form.  a) 731 Avenue H Columbia, PA 17512 - On or about August 8, 2024, the employer, with 37 employees and a NAICS code of 327215, did not electronically submit information from the CY 2023 OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee by the deadline of March 2, 2024.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.