OSHA Inspection: SCHULTZ BARREL & DRUM, INC.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(a)(4)(i): The construction, installation, inspection, or maintenance of exhaust system(s) did not conform to the principles or requirements set forth in American National Standards Institute Fundamentals Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Systems Z9.2 1960 and ANSI Z33.1 1961:      a) On or about September 22, 2011, at the above located workplace employees were required to work with and around a natural gas fired drum washer that released exhaust gases into the building. The exhaust gas ventilation system did not meet the principles or requirements set forth in the American National Standards Institute Fundamentals Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Systems Z9.2 1960 and ANSI Z33.1 1961. Employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with exhaust gases including but not limited to carbon monoxide.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):  A continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (n) was not instituted when employee noise exposure equaled or exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) sound level of 85 dBA:      a) On or about September 29, 2011, an employee working in the drum washing area was exposed to continuous noise of approximately 90.7 dBA or approximately 2.1 times the action level of 85dBA. The exposure was determined from audio-dosimeter readings collected on September 29, 2011. The sampling period was 389 minutes. The action level was established to prevent permanent loss of hearing.       b) On or about September 29, 2011, an employee working in the drum drying area was exposed to continuous noise of approximately 93.7 dBA or approximately 3.2 times the action level of 85dBA. The exposure was determined from audio-dosimeter readings collected on September 29, 2011. The sampling period was 389 minutes. The action level was established to prevent permanent loss of hearing.       The employer did not establish a continuing effective hearing conservation program.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv): Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters was not protected with approved automatic sprinklers:      a) Between August 1, 2011 and September 29, 2011, at the above located workplace, at the spray area/paint booth, employees were required to perform spray finishing using Class 1B and/or 1C flammable liquids (Ex. HS 1419, Black Paint by Color By Design, Haven, Kansas; a Class 1B flammable liquid).  The space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters was not protected with approved automatic sprinklers.  Employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with fire and smoke inhalation.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides of a spray booth was not kept free from storage or combustible construction:     a) Between August 1, 2011 and September 29, 2011, employees were required to work with and around a spray booth. Plastic buckets, cardboard boxes and other combustible material were stored within inches of the spray booth. Employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with fires and smoke inhalation.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $500 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:    a) Between August 1, 2011 and September 29, 2011, at the above located workplace employees were required to work with hazardous chemicals including but not limited to Acid Products Companys, Caustic Soda Flakes; General Chemical, LLC., Sodium Nitrite and Color by Designs, HS1419  Black Paint, which contained chemicals such as toluene, xylene and methyl propyl ketone.  The employer failed to provide training to employees regarding the potential hazards of the chemicals in the workplace.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(a)(7): Dust was permitted to accumulate on the floors and ledges outside the abrasive-blasting enclosure. Dust spills were not cleaned up promptly:      a) On or about September 22, 2011, employees were required to work around a Wheelabrator abrasive-blaster. Shot and shot dust was not cleaned up promptly and was permitted to accumulate on the floor and ledges outside the abrasive-blaster. Employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with shot and shot dust.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had 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 September 22, 2011, at the above located workplace, employees were required to work with hazardous chemicals such as Caustic Soda Flakes and Sodium Nitrite. The employee's skin and eye were exposed to the hazards and necessitated the uses of personal protective equipment.  The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c) (2) (ii): Where respirators other than filtering facepieces (dust mask) were worn but not required, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program to ensure employees using respirators were medically able to use the respirator and that the respirator was clean, stored and maintained so its use did not present a health hazard to the user:    a) Between August 1, 2011 and September 29, 2011, at the above located workplace, in and around the paint booth, an employee worn a Willson Freedom Cartridge-type half-mask air-purifying respirator.  The employer had not established and implemented a written respiratory protection program to ensure the employee was medically able to use the respirator and that the respirator was clean, stored and maintained so its use did not present a health hazard to the user.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Between August 1, 2011 and September 29, 2011, at the spray area/paint booth, employees were required to wear half-mask air-purifying respirators during spray finishing.  The employer did not provide each employee with a medical evaluation before the employee was required to use the respirator in the workplace.  Employees were thereby exposed to the hazard associated with wearing tight-fitting, air-purifying respirators.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): The employer did not provide each respirator user with a respirator that was clean sanitary and in good working order. The employer did not ensure that respirators were cleaned and disinfected.    a) Between August 1, 2011 and September 29, 2011, at the above located work place, an employee required to spray paint was provided and required to used a respirator that was not clean and had harden rubber intake and exhalation valves.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, was not provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wore respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.     a) Between August 1, 2011 and September 29, 2011, at the above located work place, an employee required to spray paint was provided and required to use a half face negative pressure respirator had not been provided with the information in Appendix D of this section.