OSHA Inspection: HOMETOWN CLEANERS

Issued

2013-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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 October 31, 2013 and prior thereto, an extension cord was lying across the floor in the sewing area where employees walked and worked.   Employees were exposed to trips and falls.   b. On or about October 31, 2013 and prior thereto, an extension cord was lying across the floor behind the ironing board in the shirt press area.  Employees were exposed to trips and falls.

Issued

2013-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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 energization, 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:    On or about October 31, 2013 and prior thereto, the employer had not developed and implemented an energy control program for servicing and maintenance of equipment such as but not limited to an Ajax Shirt Press.  This condition exposed employees providing servicing or maintenance to hazards of being caught by moving parts of the press or burns from steam.

Issued

2013-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.264(c)(4)(iii)(a): Steam pipe(s) in laundry operations and within 7 feet of the floor or working platform, were not insulated or otherwise properly guarded to prevent contact by employees:  On or about October 31, 2013 and prior thereto, steam pipes were not insulated in areas where employees could access them, exposing employees working and walking in the area to the hazard of contacting  pipes in the following instances:       a.      Shirt press steam pipes near the steam trap   b.      Two steam pipes near shirt ironing board  c.      Steam pipes at Hoff-Man Garment Press near steam trap  (longer press)   d.      Steam pipes at Hoff-Man Garment Press near steam trap  e.      Steam pipes at Glover Steam air Finisher  f.      Steam pipes at Unipress   g.     Steam pipes at pants topper

Issued

2013-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):  On or about October 31, 2013 and prior thereto, the cover was not on the back of the Glover Steam Air Finisher, exposing employees to the hazards of fire and contacting live electrical parts.

Issued

2013-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions:       On or about October 31, 2013 the flexible cord entering the side of the metal cabinet to the Glover Steam Air Finisher was resting on the metal opening and not protected from abrasion.  This condition exposed employees to the hazards of fire and electrical shock.

Issued

2013-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:      On or about October 31, 2013 and prior thereto,  the electrical boxes behind the shirt press had unused openings, exposing employees to the hazard of a fire or contacting live electrical parts  or in the following instances:     a.      Opening near the bottom of the north side of the south box  b.      Opening near the top of the south side of south box  c.      Opening on the front of north box

Issued

2013-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:    On or about October 31, 2013 and prior thereto, the metal junction box inside the Ajax shirt press did not have a cover, exposing employees to the hazard of contacting electrical parts.

Issued

2013-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:     On or about October 31, 2013, the flexible cord supplying power to the sleeve machine was spliced and covered with black tape.    This condition exposed employees to the hazards of fire and electrical shock.