Inspection Type |
Complaint
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Scope |
Partial
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Safety/Health |
Health
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Close Conference |
2020-06-09
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Case Closed |
2022-06-10
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Related Activity
Type |
Complaint |
Activity Nr |
1545478 |
Safety |
Yes |
Health |
Yes |
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Violation Items
Citation ID |
01001A |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19100134 C01 |
Issuance Date |
2020-06-17 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-08-14 |
Current Penalty |
2428.8 |
Initial Penalty |
4048.0 |
Final Order |
2020-07-15 |
Nr Instances |
2 |
Nr Exposed |
5 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: a. On or about February 26, 2020, and at times prior, in the laminate area, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, half faced mask respirators, during laminate operations, without a written respiratory protection program, exposing these employees to health hazards such as, but not limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness. b. On or about February 26, 2020, and at times prior, in the solid surface material (corian) area, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, half faced mask respirators, during gluing, routing and sanding operations, without a written respiratory protection program, exposing these employees to health hazards such as, but not limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness. |
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Citation ID |
01001B |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19100134 E01 |
Issuance Date |
2020-06-17 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-08-14 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2020-07-15 |
Nr Instances |
2 |
Nr Exposed |
5 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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. On or about February 26, 2020, and at times prior, in the laminate area, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, half faced mask respirators, during laminate operations, without first having these employees complete a medical evaluation, exposing the employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness. b. On or about February 26, 2020, and at times prior, in the solid surface material (corian) area, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, half faced mask respirators, during gluing, routing and sanding operations, without first having these employees complete a medical evaluation, exposing the employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness. |
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Citation ID |
01001C |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19100134 F01 |
Issuance Date |
2020-06-17 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-08-14 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2020-07-15 |
Nr Instances |
2 |
Nr Exposed |
5 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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. On or about February 26, 2020, and at times prior, in the laminate area, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, half faced mask respirators, during laminate operations, without first having these employees complete a fit test, exposing the employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness. b. On or about February 26, 2020, and at times prior, in the solid surface material (corian) area, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, half faced mask respirators, during gluing, routing and sanding operations, without first having these employees complete a fit test, exposing the employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness. |
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Citation ID |
01001D |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19100134 G01 I A |
Issuance Date |
2020-06-17 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-08-14 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2020-07-15 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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. On or about February 26, 2020, and at times prior, in the solid surface material (corian) area, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, half faced mask respirators, during gluing, routing and sanding operations, and did not prohibit employees from maintaining facial hair to assure facepiece seal protection exposing these employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness. |
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Citation ID |
01001E |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19100134 K |
Issuance Date |
2020-06-17 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-08-14 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2020-07-15 |
Nr Instances |
2 |
Nr Exposed |
5 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary: a. On or about February 26, 2020, and at times prior, in the laminate area, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, half faced mask respirators, during laminate operations, without training prior to an employee's use of a respirator, exposing these employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness. b. On or about February 26, 2020, and at times prior, in the solid surface material (corian) area, the employer required employees to use tight fitting, half faced mask respirators, during gluing, routing and sanding operations, without training prior to an employee's use of a respirator, exposing these employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness. |
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Citation ID |
01002 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
Issuance Date |
2020-06-17 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-08-14 |
Current Penalty |
454.2 |
Initial Penalty |
757.0 |
Final Order |
2020-07-15 |
Nr Instances |
2 |
Nr Exposed |
5 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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. On or about February 26, 2020, and at times prior, in the laminate area, the employer required employees to store, transport and use hazardous chemicals such as adhesives, lacquers and cleaners, exposing these employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness. b. On or about February 26, 2020, and at times prior, in the solid surface material (corian) area, the employer required employees to store, transport and use chemical materials such as corian and zotiac (by DuPont), exposing these employees to health hazards such as, but limited to acute and chronic respiratory injury and illness. |
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Inspection Type |
Complaint
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Scope |
Complete
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Safety/Health |
Safety
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Close Conference |
2015-01-14
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Emphasis |
L: EISAOF, N: AMPUTATE
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Case Closed |
2015-11-25
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Related Activity
Type |
Complaint |
Activity Nr |
931510 |
Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
Citation ID |
01001 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100212 A03 II |
Issuance Date |
2015-04-07 |
Current Penalty |
2940.0 |
Initial Penalty |
4200.0 |
Final Order |
2015-04-27 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): a. On or about January 13, 2015, in the work shop, the Delta Unisaw did not have a guard on the point of operation, exposing employees to a amputation hazard. |
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Citation ID |
02001 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19100022 A01 |
Issuance Date |
2015-04-07 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2015-04-27 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
8 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition: a. On or about January 13, 2015, in the work shop, the working areas contained accumulated amounts of saw dust, in that the working areas were not cleaned routinely nor maintained in a orderly and sanitary condition. |
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Citation ID |
02002 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19100022 D01 |
Issuance Date |
2015-04-07 |
Abatement Due Date |
2015-05-01 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2015-04-27 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
8 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate: a. On or about January 13, 2015, in the workshop, the area above the break room where items were stored was not load tested, exposing employees to crushing hazards. |
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Citation ID |
02003 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19100334 A02 I |
Issuance Date |
2015-04-07 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2015-04-27 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket): a. On or about January 13, 2015, connected to the portable table router, an electrical cord was not visibly inspected prior to usage, in that the cord was frayed and deformed, exposing employees to an electrical hazard. |
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Citation ID |
02004 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
Issuance Date |
2015-04-07 |
Abatement Due Date |
2015-05-01 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2015-04-27 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
8 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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. On or about January 13, 2015, the employer had not developed and implemented a written hazardous communication program to outline how requirements 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g) and (h) would be met for employees who have exposure to hazardous material such as but not limited to: 451 Lacquer Thinner, Sher-wood water white conversion varnish and Ultra Max high solids precatalyzed lacquer. |
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