OSHA Inspection: CHEMEQUIP. SALES INC.

Issued

2018-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $4527.00 Reduced

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 energizing, 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 March 12, 2018, the employer failed to establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training, and periodic inspections to ensure that employees performing maintenance activities such as reassembling the motor after replacing the motor windings on machinery including, but not limited to; the head grinders, were not exposed to unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy.

Issued

2018-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(2)(ii): The employer's tagout energy control program procedures did not successfully comply with 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(3) and no lockout was provided for employee protection:    On or about March 12, 2018, the employer failed to ensure their tagout energy control program procedures complied with 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(3) to provide a level of safety equivalent to that obtained by using a lockout program when employees utilized tagout procedures while performing maintenance activities on equipment including, but not limited to the head grinders.

Issued

2018-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $4527.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:    On or about March 12, 2018, employees were exposed to chemicals including, but not limited to, Zep Formula 15282 and Zep Formula 12475 when they mix the material used in the degreasers. The employer failed to provide suitable facilities for flushing of the eyes to employees exposed to corrosive materials.

Issued

2018-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    On or about March 12, 2018, employees were exposed to chemicals including, but not limited to Zep Formula 15282 and Zep Formula 12475. The employer failed to provide effective training to employees about the chemicals in their work area.

Issued

2018-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:    On or about March 12, 2018, the employer failed to certify in writing that the required workplace hazard assessment was performed.

Issued

2018-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    On or about March 12, 2018, the employer failed to provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who utilized filtering facepieces on a voluntary basis when buffing off parts with a wire wheel.

Issued

2018-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:    On or about March 12, 2018, employees were expected to utilize fire extinguishers in case of an incipient stage fire. The employer failed to provide training to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting upon initial employment and at least annually thereafter.