| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Health
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| Close Conference |
2013-07-02
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| Case Closed |
2013-11-04
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Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
822196 |
| Safety |
Yes |
| Health |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100147 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-09-13 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-10-09 |
| Current Penalty |
1247.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1700.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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 energing, 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. On or about July 1, 2013, the employer had not established a machine specific lockout/tag-out procedure that had been written and implemented for the performance of maintenance or repair on the Feeding Ironers Machine where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of energy sources could occur and cause injury. |
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| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100147 C05 I |
| Issuance Date |
2013-09-13 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-10-09 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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. On or about July 1, 2013, the employer had not provided locks, tags, chains, or other appropriate hardware for use in isolating, securing, or blocking the burner of the Feeding Ironers Machine from gas energy sources in the shop while employees performed maintenance or repair on the Feeding Ironers Machine. |
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| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100151 C |
| Issuance Date |
2013-09-13 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-10-09 |
| Current Penalty |
1000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1360.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: a. On or about July 1, 2013, at the Dirty Laundry Washing Area, an employee was using the corrosive chemical, bleach, the employer did not provide an eye wash station for the quick drenching or flushing of the eyes within the work area, for immediate emergency use. b. On or about July 1, 2013, at the Dirty Laundry Washing Area an employee replacing a 50-gallon container of corrosive chemical, AdvaCare Sanitizer, did not have an eye wash station for the quick drenching or flushing of the eyes within the work area, for immediate emergency use. |
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| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 F05 I |
| Issuance Date |
2013-09-13 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-10-09 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1360.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein: a. On or about July 1, 2013, the employer did not ensure that a 2.5-gallon of secondary spray container containing ECOLAB Neutral Disinfectant Cleaner in the Dirty Laundry Area was labeled to reflect its contents. |
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| Citation ID |
01002C |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 F05 II |
| Issuance Date |
2013-09-13 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-10-09 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings: a. On or about July 1, 2013, the employer did not ensure that a 2.5-gallon of secondary spray container containing ECOLAB Neutral Disinfectant Cleaner in the Dirty Laundry Area was posted with its hazard warnings. |
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| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100242 B |
| Issuance Date |
2013-09-13 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
867.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.: a. On or about July 1, 2013, in the shop, employees used the compressed air at a pressure approximately 86 p.s.i. in the process of cleaning linen dust on machines and the floor. |
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| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100305 G01 IV A |
| Issuance Date |
2013-09-13 |
| Current Penalty |
1247.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1700.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
3 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure: a. On or about July 1, 2013, above the table, next to a small folding machine in the shop, an extension cord had been plugged into an electrical outlet on the floor and run up above the table was being used as a substitute for permanent wiring to energize the small folding machine, a fan and a small hand tool. b. On or about July 1, 2013, next to the table, close to the North East side of Exit door in the shop, an extension cord had been plugged into an electrical outlet above the machine, and ran down to the floor, where it was used as a substitute for permanent wiring to energize a small press machine. c. On or about July 1, 2013, on the Blanket Machine, an extension cord, which had been plugged into an electrical outlet above and connected to a fan, was used as a substitute for permanent wiring to energize the fan. |
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