OSHA Inspection: SEYMOUR OF SYCAMORE LLC

Issued

2025-05-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14895.00 · Current $10500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to struck-by hazards involving the disposal of aerosol spray paint cans into a waste container:  On or about December 16, 2024, the employer did not ensure safe working conditions at the jobsite during the process of employees emptying aerosol cans in the North Building. Employees would purge aerosol cans into a waste container by using a lever to press the cans onto a drill bit, puncturing them. As a result, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards from aerosol cans that were not fully emptied, causing them to potentially launch away from the waste container.

Issued

2025-05-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14895.00 · Current $9500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.106(b)(6): "Sources of ignition." In locations where flammable vapors may be present, precautions shall be taken to prevent ignition by eliminating or controlling sources of ignition. Sources of ignition may include open flames, lightning, smoking, cutting and welding, hot surfaces, frictional heat, sparks (static, electrical, and mechanical), spontaneous ignition, chemical and physical-chemical reactions, and radiant heat.  On or about December 16, 2024, employees were exposed to flammable vapors in the 'Tinter's Row' Room of the North Building. The presence of these vapors was attributed (but not limited) to the purging of aerosol cans. The employer did not ensure sufficient safeguards were in place to prevent sparks generated by the frictional heat of steel aerosol cans from making contact with the surrounding environment, including (but not limited to) steel Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) totes as well as the concrete floor.

Issued

2025-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6384.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user.   On or about December 11, 2024, the employer did not establish or implement the written elements of a written respiratory protection program required for the voluntary use of half-face respirators in the workplace. The employer did not perform medical evaluations to determine fitness for half-face respirator use, nor included elements for cleaning and storage of half-face respirators.  Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2025-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8511.00 · Current $4232.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)  On or about December 16, 2024, the employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical on site, including (but not limited to) Polynt Resin and "AMAXFO123 Gameday Flour Orange". Employees were exposed to chemicals and were unable to reference the safety data sheets because they were not maintained in the SDS binder in the North Building.    Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2025-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(2): Information. Employees shall be informed of: 29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The location and availability of the written hazard communication program, including the required list(s) of hazardous chemicals, and safety data sheets required by this section.   (a): On or about December 16, 2024, the employer did not ensure employees were effectively trained on the location of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for chemicals in the North Building.  SDS for manufactured products were available online, but the employer did not ensure employees were adequately trained on where to access them.  (b): On or about December 16, 2024, the employer did not ensure employees were effectively trained on the location of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for chemicals in the North Building.  SDS for raw materials were available in the South Building Laboratory, but the employer did not ensure employees were adequately trained on where to access them.  Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2025-05-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6):The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.  On or about December 11, 2024, the employer did not ensure that respirator users were provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible. Employees would voluntarily wear half-face respirators and were not provided the information contained in Appendix D.  Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).