OSHA Inspection: PRAIRIE LAND TOWING

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): Cleaning. Spray booths shall be so installed that all portions are readily accessible for cleaning. A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides shall be kept free from storage or combustible construction.    Employer did not keep the paint booth clear on all sides by a minimum of 3 feet at the time of the inspection.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c)

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):  In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use.      Employer does not have a written respiratory protection program where employee(s) are required to wear a 3M half-mask respirator when working in the paint booth.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c)

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e): Medical evaluation. Using a respirator may place a physiological burden on employees that varies with the type of respirator worn, the job and workplace conditions in which the respirator is used, and the medical status of the employee. Accordingly, this paragraph specifies the minimum requirements for medical evaluation that employers must implement to determine the employee\'s ability to use a respirator.     The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to an employee required to wear a negative pressure half mask respirator.    Abatement certification is required per 1904.19(c)

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f): Fit testing. This paragraph requires that, before an employee may be required to use any respirator with a negative or positive pressure tight-fitting facepiece, the employee must be fit tested with the same make, model, style, and size of respirator that will be used.     Employer did not provide an initial fit test for an employee required to wear a negative pressure half mask respirator while working in the paint booth.      Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c)

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): Training and information. This paragraph requires the employer to provide effective training to employees who are required to use respirators. The training must be comprehensive, understandable, and recur annually, and more often if necessary. This paragraph also requires the employer to provide the basic information on respirators in Appendix D of this section to employees who wear respirators when not required by this section or by the employer to do so.     Employer has not provided respiratory protection training to an employee who is required to wear a respiratory when working in a paint booth.    Abatement certification required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c)

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitablefacilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.     Employee(s) using an acid wash were not provided with an eye wash station in the event of an eye exposure to acid.    Abatement certification is required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c)

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4):  Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with amaximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage.     An ATD table grinder at the facility was observed to have the work rest adjusted more than 1/8" away from the grinding wheel which can increase the risk of material becoming caught between wheel and work rest exposing employees to potential struck by hazards.    Abatement certification required per 1903.19(c)

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):  Exposure adjustment. Safety guards, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of theperipheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch.    A table grinder in the repair shop was observed to be missing the tongue guard on the stone grinding wheel, exposing employees to potential shrapnel in the event of the stone wheel shattering during use.    Abatement certification required per 1903.19(c).

Issued

2011-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area.     Employer did not provide training on the hazards associated with the chemicals and substances used by employees at the facility such as, but not limited too spray paint, acid, and motor oil.    Abatement certification is required per 29 CFR 1904.19(c)