OSHA Inspection: GREATER BRIDGEPORT COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

2018-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2956.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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.    Establishment: The employer did not establish and implement a worksite specific written respirator protection program for the employees who were required to wear tightfitting half facepiece dual cartridge respirators while disassembling used mattresses.

Issued

2018-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary.    Establishment: The employer did not provide comprehensive training (necessity, proper fit, usage and maintenance) to the employees who were required to wear tightfitting half facepiece dual cartridge respirators while disassembling used mattresses.

Issued

2018-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2956.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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.    Establishment: The employer did not ensure that the employees who were required to wear tightfitting half facepiece dual  cartridge espirators were medically evaluated before wearing respirators.

Issued

2018-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employees who were required to wear tightfitting half facepiece dual cartridge respirators were fit tested prior to wearing the respirators.

Issued

2018-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1330.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(ii): Lavatories were not provided with hot and cold, or tepid running water.    Establishment: The employer did not ensure employees were provided with hot and cold, or tepid water for washing hands.

Issued

2018-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $3100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section.    Establishment: The employer had not established and implemented written step-by-step energy control procedures in the machine specific for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the box-spring sheer machine.

Issued

2018-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees.    Establishment: An employee, as "affected and/or other type" was not provided with training and information in the controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of energy sources (lockout/tagout) during servicing, maintenance and unjamming of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the box-spring sheer machine.

Issued

2018-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $2210.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition.    Establishment: The employer did not ensure that the powered industrial forklift truck (PIT) with defective parts and safety features was removed from service.