OSHA Inspection: HORIZON HOSPITALITY SOLUTIONS, LLC

Issued

2024-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3687.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances E101M102

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that caused or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that employees engaged in woodworking operations were exposed to combustible dust explosion, deflagration, and/or other fire hazards from combustible wood dust:  a) Facility-Wide - The employer did not determine the combustibility hazards of wood materials during woodworking operations and failed to conduct a Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) to identify and document the equipment and areas of the facility where dust fire and explosion hazards exist, on or about April 18, 2024.  b) Facility-Wide - Combustible wood dust generated during woodworking operations was not effectively captured and controlled and exposed employees to dust deflagration, explosion, or other fire hazards due to layers of fugitive combustible wood dust in the Dust Collector Room, the area around the SawStop cabinet saw, and the area around the CNC Nextech 400 48ACD, on or about April 18, 2024.  c) Assembly Room - Combustible wood dust was not removed at least daily from the Delta 50-760 indoor enclosureless dust collector which was connected to a SawStop cabinet saw, on or about April 18, 2024.   d) Dust Collector Room and CNC Work Area - Combustible wood dust generated by a Nextech 4000 48ACD CNC traveled through a dust collection system that was not equipped with protective measures to detect, suppress, contain, and isolate any combustible dust fires and/or explosions that were at risk of occurring in or entering the work area, on or about April 18, 2024. The dust collection system included a dust collection hood, ducts, and an indoor 4080 CFM Oneida Air Systems cyclone dust collector.  e) Dust Collector Room - A 55-gallon drum used to collect combustible wood dust from an Oneida Air Systems dust collector was not bonded and grounded to prevent static electrical energy accumulation, on or about April 18, 2024.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2024-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances E101M102

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3): The employee training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv):   a) Facility-Wide - Employees working around wood dust generating equipment and collection systems were not trained on the methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of combustible wood dust; on the physical and health hazards of combustible wood dust; on the measures employees could take to protect themselves from combustible wood dust fire and explosion hazards by work practices and emergency procedures; and on the details of the employer's hazard communication program, including how employees can obtain safety data sheets and use the appropriate hazard information, on or about April 18, 2024.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2024-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee who wore prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involved eye hazards wore eye protection that incorporated the prescription in its design, or wore eye protection that could be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses:  a) Work Floor - An employee who operated a SawStop cabinet saw donned reading glasses which was not impact rated and did not have side shields to protect the employee's eyes from sawdust and wood chips, on or about April 18, 2024.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2024-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3134.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a power industrial truck:  a) Work Floor - All employees who operated an electric Clark forklift (Model TM15S) had not been trained and evaluated by the employer, exposing employees to potential struck-by and crushed-by hazards, on or about April 18, 2024.   No abatement�certification or�documentation required.

Issued

2024-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:  a) Assembly Room - A SawStop 10-inch Industrial Cabinet Saw used for ripping was not guarded, on or about April 18, 2024.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2024-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances E101

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  a) Nextech 4000 48ACD CNC - The compressed air used for cleaning sawdust from the CNC was not reduced to less than 30psi and the nozzle was not equipped with a relief device to reduce the air pressure to less than 30psi if the nozzle was dead-ended, on or about April 18, 2024.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2024-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3687.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances E101

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations was not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:   a) Dust Collector Room - Electrical equipment installed in the same room as an indoor 4080 CFM Oneida Air Systems cyclone dust collector was not rated for Class II environments and exposed employees to deflagration hazards, on or about April 18, 2024.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2024-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  a) Assembly Area - An employee was permitted to voluntarily use a full face elastomeric respirator while performing wood working operations and the employer had not established or implemented those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user, on or about April 18, 2024.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2024-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 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:  a) Facility-Wide - Employees permitted to use portable fire extinguishers were not provided with annual training on fire extinguisher use or incipient stage fire fighting, on or about April 18, 2024.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.