OSHA Inspection: NUVIDA PLASTIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Issued

2019-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9472.00 · Current $5683.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms and walking-working surfaces were not kept clean, orderly and in sanitary condition:      a) Nuvida Plastic Technology, Inc./Monmouth Junction, NJ - Plastic Mold Area: The Employer did not maintain the floors of the Plastics Area as clean as possible of combustible dust generated during the bagging process, exposing employees to fire hazards.     Condition noted on or about October 22, 2018.

Issued

2019-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5683.00 · Current $3410.00 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:    Nuvida Plastic Technology, Inc./Monmouth Junction, NJ - Throughout the production area: The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for employees provided and required to wear:   a) 3M N95 filtering face piece respirator  b) 3M elastomeric, half face respirator with P100 cartridges    Condition noted on or about October 22, 2018

Issued

2019-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 is fit tested or was required to use the respirator in the workplace:     a) Nuvida Plastic Technology, Inc./Monmouth Junction, NJ - Throughout the production area: The employer did not ensure that employees who were required to wear tight fitting, air purifying 3M respirators were provided with medical evaluation to determine their ability to safely use respiratory protection.    Condition noted on or about October 22, 2018

Issued

2019-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:    Nuvida Plastic Technology, Inc./Monmouth Junction, NJ - Throughout the production area: The employer did not provide comprehensive training to employees who were required to use respirators such as but not limited to:  a) 3M N95 filtering face piece respirator  b) 3M elastomeric, half face respirator with P100 cartridges    Condition noted on or about October 22, 2018