OSHA Inspection: AMBIENT INKS, LLC

Issued

2024-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $2743.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):  The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:   (a) Screen room; On or about May 15, 2024, and dates prior, the employer did not verify and certify that a workplace hazard assessment had been performed, including the personal protective equipment (PPE) required to be worn by employees exposed to hazardous cleaning chemicals.

Issued

2024-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6857.00 · Current $3429.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  (a) Screen room; On or about May 14, 2024, and dates prior, the employer did not ensure that an employee wore appropriate eye protection when handling/using corrosive chemicals such as Kiwo Stencil Remover 1:20 and Nutralyze.

Issued

2024-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $3388.00 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:  (a) Screen room; On or about May 14, 2024, and dates prior, a written respiratory protection program with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required use of half facepiece elastomeric respirators during the screen reclaim process.

Issued

2024-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-17 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 was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:   (a) Screen room; On or about May 14, 2024, and dates prior, medical evaluations were not provided to employees required to use half facepiece elastomeric respirators during the screen reclaim process.

Issued

2024-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter:   (a) Screen room; On or about May 14, 2024, and dates prior, employees required to wear tight-fitting half facepiece elastomeric respirators during the screen reclaim process were not fit tested prior to initial use and/or on an annual basis.

Issued

2024-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-17 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 effective training to ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of 1910.134(k)(1)(i) - (vii):  (a) Screen room; On or about May 14, 2024, and dates prior, the employer did not provide training for employees required to use half facepiece elastomeric respirators during the screen reclaim process prior to respirator use.

Issued

2024-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $5646.00 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:  (a) Production; On or about May 15, 2024, and dates prior, an energy control program with procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections was not established and implemented	before employees performed covered activities on the screen print press machines (big press - S. Rouge Model Roqprint You P08C06 M Serial No. RPB-1524).

Issued

2024-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4113.00 · Current $2057.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  (a) Poster room; On or about May 15, 2024, and dates prior, a 5-pound Amerex A500 ABC dry chemical portable fire extinguisher (No. PM-924851) was sitting on the floor not mounted to provide ready access.

Issued

2024-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, an educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:  (a) Throughout the facility; On or about May 15, 2024, and dates prior, the employer did not provide training to employees on the proper utilization of portable fire extinguishers located within the facilities.

Issued

2024-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  (a) Production; On or about May 15, 2024, and dates prior, the load/unload station of the screen print press machines (big press - S. Rogue Model Roqprint You P14 XL Serial No. RPB-1592 and little press - S. Rogue Model Roqprint You P08C06 M Serial No. RPB-1524) were not adequately guarded to protect employees from being struck by the rotating metal pallets.