OSHA Inspection: FINOCCHIO BROTHERS, INC.

Issued

2019-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5834.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:    WORKSHOP: The employer had not conducted a workplace hazard assessment to determine necessary and appropriate type of personal protective equipment (PPE) for employees.

Issued

2019-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment.    WORKSHOP: The employer has not provided training to each employee required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

2019-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7293.00 · Current $2700.00 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.    WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented a written worksite-specific respiratory protection program and procedures consisting of employee training, proper selection, and medical evaluations where employees were required to wear filtering half facepiece respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) welding.

Issued

2019-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii).    WORKSHOP:  The employer did not ensure through providing training and performing evaluation, that the employees required to wear filtering half facepiece respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) welding were able to demonstrate the knowledge.

Issued

2019-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): All respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals, and they were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve.     WORKSHOP: The filtering half facepiece respirators worn by the employees during tasks, such as (but not limited to) welding were not stored appropriately to protect them from dust contamination.

Issued

2019-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7293.00 · Current $3600.00 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.    WORKSHOP: The employees required to wear filtering half facepiece respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) welding were not provided medical evaluation to determine the employees' ability prior to allowing employees to wear the respirators.    Finocchio Brothers Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard, 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1068958.2015, Citation Number 1, Item Number 2a, issued on 09/21/2015 with respect to a workplace location at 49 Liberty Place, Stamford, CT 06902 and became a final order on 10/14/2015.

Issued

2019-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14587.00 · Current $3600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested.    WORKSHOP: The employees required to wear filtering half facepiece respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) welding had not been fit tested prior to the employees wearing the respirators.    Finocchio Brothers Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1068958.2015, Citation 1, Item 2b issued on 09/21/2015 with respect to a workplace location at 49 Liberty Place in Stamford CT, 06902 and became a final order on 10/14/2015.

Issued

2019-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5834.00 · Current $100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer had not provided employees with effective information and training, to include pictograms, on hazardous chemicals in their work area as specified in the Revised 2012 Hazard Communication Standard.    WORKSHOP: The employees required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) oxygen and acetylene welding gases were not provided with information and training on the chemical hazard communication.    Finocchio Brothers Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) standard 29CFR 1910.1200(h)(1), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1068958.2015, Citation Number 2, Item Number 3, issued on 09/21/2015 with respect to a workplace located at 49 Liberty Place, Stamford, CT 06902 and became a final order on 10/14/2015.

Issued

2019-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $291.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(h)(1): Personal protective equipment (PPE), was not provided by the employer at no cost to employees.    WORKSHOP: The personal protective equipment (PPE) for foot protection was not provided by the employer at no cost to the employees.    Finocchio Brothers Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.132(h)(1), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1068958.2015, Citation Number 2, Item Number 2, issued on 09/21/2015 with respect to a workplace location at 49 Liberty Place, Stamford, CT 06902 and became a final order on 10/14/2015.