OSHA Inspection: ABLE METAL FABRICATORS, INC.

Issued

Mar 16, 2012

Abate by

Apr 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statue 95-129(1) of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or
serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed
to carbon monoxide (CO) above the ceiling level of 200 parts per
million carbon monoxide per million parts of air (ppm):
a)production area, industrial trucks Clark Type D Model
355134635 and TCM Type G Model 259H emissions of carbon
monoxide were 575 and 600 ppm, respectively.  Employees
were exposed to these concentrations.  These levels
exceeded the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health ceiling level of 200  ppm.
Note: The ceiling level places a definite boundary that
the exposure concentration should not be permitted to
exceed.  An abatement measure that could be implemented
to reduce the emissions can include regularly servicing
the industrial trucks and including emissions as one of
the diagnostic tests.  Also, CO monitors can be placed
in the facility as a precautionary measure to monitor
levels in the facility.
Note: THE ABLE METAL FABRICATORS, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY
CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD NORTH
CAROLINA GENERAL STATUE 95-129(1) OF THE OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF NORTH CAROLINA WHICH WAS
CONTAINED IN OSH INSPECTION NUMBER 315685123, CITATION
NUMBER 1, ITEM 1, ISSUED ON 08/10/2011, WITH A FINAL
ORDER OF 08/31/2011.