OSHA Inspection: DEEP GREEN LLC

Issued

2025-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4220.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1470

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability.  a) Worksite:  On or about 1/13/2025, the employer did not ensure that respirators worn by employees were selected based on the specific respiratory hazards present. Employees used 3M 6000 series respirators while misting PERpose Plus in Flowering Room 3 instead of an air-supplied respirator as described in the safety data sheet.

Issued

2025-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1470

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace.  a) Worksite:  On or about 1/13/2025, the employer did not ensure that each employee was medically evaluated prior to using the 3M 6000 series elastomeric respirator while performing work activities such as misting PERpose Plus in Flowering Room 3.

Issued

2025-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1470

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT).  a) Worksite: On or about 1/13/2025, the employer did not ensure that each employee required to use a 3M 6000 series tight-fitting facepiece respirator, while performing work activities such as misting PERpose Plus in Flowering Room 3, had passed the appropriate fit test prior to use.

Issued

2025-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1470

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): The employer did not prohibit a tight-fitting facepiece to be worn by employees who had facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face.  a) Worksite: On or about 1/13/2025, the employer did not ensure that employees using 3M 6000 series tight-fitting respirators while performing misting activities in Flowering Room 3 were free of facial hair that would interfere with the sealing surface of the respirator.

Issued

2025-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3618.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1470

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met.  a) Worksite: On or about 1/13/2025, the employer did not maintain a complete written hazard communication program that addressed labeling, safety data sheets, and employee training for hazardous chemicals used in the workplace, including PERpose Plus used during misting operations in Flowering Room 3.