OSHA Inspection: WOOD-MODE, INCORPORATED

Issued

2016-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3740.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(2): Employees who may have been exposed at or above the action level or STEL were not identified, and the exposure was not accurately determined for each identified employee:    a) Finishing Department: Employees (Heirloom Glazers, Cottage Glazers, Cabinet Flippers, and Primer Booth Operator) were exposed to airborne formaldehyde and the employer did not quantify their short term exposure for comparison to the OSHA Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL) for formaldehyde, as discovered on or about 02/02/2016.    ABATED DURING INSPECTION  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2016-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(o)(5)(i): The employer did not retain formaldehyde exposure records and determinations for at least 30 years:  a) Finishing Department: The employer performed employee exposure monitoring for formaldehyde on the Primer Booth Operator and did not maintain this exposure record, as discovered on or about 04/01/2016.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2016-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3740.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(m)(2)(ii): The employer did not assure that for all materials listed in paragraph (m)(1)(i) and (iv) of this section, capable of releasing formaldehyde at levels of 0.1 ppm to 0.5 ppm, labels identified that the product contained formaldehyde:    a) Finishing Department:  Employees (Heirloom Glazers) worked with glazes that contained formaldehyde and the employer did not label these glazes as containing formaldehyde, as discovered on or about 04/01/2016.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2016-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(n)(2): The employer did not provide employees with information and training on formaldehyde at the time of their initial assignment, whenever a new hazard from formaldehyde was introduced into their work area, and/or at least annually thereafter:  a) Finishing Department: Employees (Heirloom Glazers, Cottage Glazers, Cabinet Flippers, and Primer Booth Operator) were exposed to airborne formaldehyde and the employer did not provide these employees with annual formaldehyde training, as discovered on or about 02/02/2016.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2016-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): The employer did not enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 log, or equivalent form, in the detail as required by this regulation:  a) Wood-Mode, 2016 OSHA 300 Log:  The employer did not provide an adequate description of the object/substance that directly injured or made the employee ill for each case on the OSHA 300 log, as discovered on or about 02/01/2016.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED