| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Health
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| Close Conference |
2014-02-25
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| Emphasis |
L: FORKLIFT, N: DUSTEXPL
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| Case Closed |
2014-10-24
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Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
873484 |
| Safety |
Yes |
| Health |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100022 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-09-08 |
| Current Penalty |
1000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
14 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition: a) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 Employer did not ensure that surfaces above floor level within the Destainer mixing room were kept free of accumulations of dust, powder and debris, including raw materials such as Soda Ash, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Sodium Metasilicate Pentahydrate and final product such as Like Nu Destainer. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED. |
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| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100022 A02 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-09-08 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
14 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition: a) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 Employer did not ensure that all floors within the Mixing Room area were kept free of accumulations of dust and powders, including raw materials such as Soda Ash, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Sodium Metasilicate Pentahydrate and final product such as Like Nu Destainer. b) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 Employer did not ensure that all floors within the factory were kept free of accumulations of dust, garbage, debris, liquid chemicals and water. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100023 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-08-18 |
| Current Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
14 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:Note: Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard. a) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 Employer did not ensure that open-sided platforms, eight feet above lower surface, used for storage of containers and other items, were either guarded with standard railings or that employees who accessed the platforms used appropriate personal fall arrest systems or other fall protection. |
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| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100036 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-09-29 |
| Current Penalty |
1000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
14 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.36(b)(1): At least two exit routes were not available in the workplace to permit prompt evacuation of employees and other building occupants during an emergency, except as allowed in paragraph (b)(3) of this section. The exit routes must be located as far away as practical from each other so that if one exit route is blocked by fire or smoke, employees can evacuate using the second exit route: a) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 Employer provided only a single exit route in the workplace with flammable chemicals such as 99% Isopropanol, a Category 2 flammable liquid (flash point 63 °F in open container, boiling point 180 °F as per MSDS supplied by employer) to permit prompt evacuation of employees and other building occupants during an emergency. b) On or about February 26, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 Employer provided only a single exit route in the workplace with flammable chemicals such as 99% Isopropanol, a Category 2 flammable liquid (flash point 63 °F in open container, boiling point 180 °F as per MSDS supplied by employer) to permit prompt evacuation of employees and other building occupants during an emergency. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100106 E06 II |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-08-18 |
| Current Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
14 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), were dispensed into containers without the nozzle and container being electrically interconnected: a) On or about February 25, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 The employer did not ensure that employees dispense flammable liquids such as 99% Isopropanol, a Category 2 flammable liquid (flash point 63 °F in open container, boiling point 180 °F as per MSDS supplied by employer), from drums into buckets without electrically interconnecting them to ground static discharge. |
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| Citation ID |
01005 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100120 Q01 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-10-31 |
| Current Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
14 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(1): The employer did not develop and implement an emergency response plan to handle anticipated emergencies prior to commencement of emergency response operations: a) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 At the facility, employees prepare and blend cleaning products using hazardous materials including, but not limited to, Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Hydroxide, Hydrogen Peroxide, Oxalic Acid Phosphoric Acid, Acetic Acid, 2-Butoxyethanol, Methanol, Isopropanol. The employer did not provide an Emergency Response Plan. |
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| Citation ID |
01006A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100132 D02 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-10-31 |
| Current Penalty |
1000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment: a) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 The employer selected and provided (apron, safety goggles, rubber gloves) for employees to use while handling hazardous chemicals. The employer did not certify in writing that a workplace hazard assessment had been performed. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
01006B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100133 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-08-18 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 The employer did not ensure that employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards while transferring and mixing powder-form chemicals such as Soda Ash (eye irritant) and Sodium Metasilicate Anhydrous (corrosive). a) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 The employer did not ensure that employees used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards while transferring liquid chemicals such as Sodium Hydroxide (corrosive). WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
01007 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100151 C |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-09-29 |
| Current Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use. [63 FR 33450, June 18, 1998] a) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 The employer did not provide suitable, functioning facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body within the work area for immediate emergency use for employees exposed to injurious corrosive materials such as Sodium Hydroxide and Sodium Metasilicate Anhydrous. |
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| Citation ID |
01008 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100178 L01 I |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-09-29 |
| Current Penalty |
1000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): a) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 Employer permitted employees to operate a Hyster S30X powered industrial truck (S/N CO10H????4X) without completing training or evaluation. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. . |
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| Citation ID |
01009 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100303 G01 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-08-18 |
| Current Penalty |
1000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment: a) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 Employer did not keep pathway to and space around electrical panels in Mixing Room clear of stored materials, chemical products and boxes, impeding access and working space for safe operation and maintenance. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19040004 A |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-09-29 |
| Current Penalty |
200.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
400.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
14 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent. a) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 Employer was not maintaining a record of recordable work-related injuries. This was despite a recent eye injury suffered by an employee that required medical treatment and days away from work. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
02002A |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-10-31 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employees or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures: a) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 The employer required the employees to wear respirators and provided N95 respirators. Employees were exposed to chemicals including, but not limited to: Sodium Hydroxide, Potassuim Hydroxide, Sodium Phosphate Tribasic, Isopropanol, Dodecylbenzene Sodium Sulfonate. Employer had no written respiratory program. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
02002B |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-10-31 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): 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) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 The employer required the employees to wear respirators and provided N95 respirators. Employees were exposed to chemicals including, but not limited to: Sodium Hydroxide, Potassuim Hydroxide, Sodium Phosphate Tribasic, Isopropanol, Dodecylbenzene Sodium Sulfonate. The employer failed to provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to safely use a respirator. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
02002C |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 F01 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-10-31 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): a) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 The employer required the employees to wear respirators and provided N95 respirators. Employees were exposed to chemicals including, but not limited to: Sodium Hydroxide, Potassuim Hydroxide, Sodium Phosphate Tribasic, Isopropanol, Dodecylbenzene Sodium Sulfonate. Employer provided no fit testing to their employees to ensure the proper levels of protection. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
02002D |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 K03 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-10-31 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace: a) On or about February 25, 2014 -Job site at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 The employer required employees to wear N95 respirators in the workplace. The employer did not provide any training for the proper selection and usage of respirators. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
02003A |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-09-29 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
14 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: a) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 Employer permitted employees to use hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Hydroxide, Isopropanol and Phosphoric Acid without a written hazard communication program. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
02003B |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 G08 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-09-29 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
14 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift: a) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 Employer permitted its employees to use hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Hydroxide, Propane, Isopropanol and Phosphoric Acid, without ensuring that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
02003C |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 H01 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-08-15 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-09-29 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-08-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
14 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: a) On or about February 25, 2014, 2014 - Jobsite at 52-02 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 Employer permitted its employees to use hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Hydroxide, Propane, Isopropanol and Phosphoric Acid, without hazard communication training. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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