OSHA Inspection: THE SCAREFACTORY INC

Issued

2025-03-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3783.00 · Current $1892.00 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   a. On January 14, 2025, and before, the employer permitted employees to ride on the forks of the forklifts when performing tasks such as, but not limited to, attaching products to hanging devices.

Issued

2025-03-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3783.00 · Current $1892.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).  a. On or before January 14, 2025, the employer did not ensure that each employee who was permitted to operate a forklift had been provided with adequate training.

Issued

2025-03-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.   a. On or before January 14, 2025, the employer did not ensure that each employee who was permitted to operate a forklift was evaluated at least every three years.

Issued

2025-03-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3783.00 · Current $1892.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Protection from arc welding rays. Where the work permits, the welder should be enclosed in an individual booth painted with a finish of low reflectivity such as zinc oxide (an important factor for absorbing ultraviolet radiations) and lamp black, or shall be enclosed with noncombustible screens similarly painted. Booths and screens shall permit circulation of air at floor level. Workers or other persons adjacent to the welding areas shall be protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields or shall be required to wear appropriate goggles.  a. On or before January 14, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from arc welding rays by a booth or shielding screens.

Issued

2025-03-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4729.00 · Current $2365.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  a. On or before January 14, 2025, the employer did not provide employees with hazard communication training for hazardous chemicals in the workplace such as, but not limited to, paints and urethane foam.

Issued

2025-03-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $946.00 · Current $473.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.32(b)(2)(ii): Enter the calendar year covered, the company's name, establishment name, establishment address, annual average number of employees covered by the OSHA 300 Log, and the total hours worked by all employees covered by the OSHA 300 Log.  a. On or before February 1, 2025, the employer did not complete the hours worked and annual average number of employees sections of the OSHA 300A form for the 2024 calendar year.

Issued

2025-03-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  a. On or before January 14, 2025, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to employees who were required to wear tight fitting half face respirators when performing tasks such as, but not limited to, painting and making animatronic pieces.

Issued

2025-03-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1): The employer shall ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph.   a. On or before January 14, 2025, the employer did not provide a fit test to employees who were required to wear tight fitting half face respirators when performing tasks such as, but not limited to, painting and making animatronic pieces.

Issued

2025-03-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(h)(2)(i): All respirators shall be stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals, and they shall be packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve.   a. On or before January 14, 2025, the employer did not ensure that respirators were stored in a way that would protect them from damage, contamination, and dust.

Issued

2025-03-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k): Training and information. This paragraph requires the employer to provide effective training to employees who are required to use respirators. The training must be comprehensive, understandable, and recur annually, and more often if necessary. This paragraph also requires the employer to provide the basic information on respirators in Appendix D of this section to employees who wear respirators when not required by this section or by the employer to do so.   a. On or before January 14, 2025, the employer did not provide respiratory protection training to employees who were required to wear tight fitting half face respirators when performing tasks such as, but not limited to, painting and making animatronic pieces.