BILLINGS, MT ·
OSHA Inspection: A-1 REFINISHING
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of A-1 REFINISHING in SKYBRIDGE NORTH 29 ST., BILLINGS, MT 59101 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 330926064.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- A-1 REFINISHING
- Site address
- SKYBRIDGE NORTH 29 ST.
- City
- BILLINGS
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59101
- Mailing
- 115 MOUNTAIN VIEW BLVD., BILLINGS, MT 59101
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238990
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.57 F02 I
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.57(f)(2)(i): Abrasives and the surface coatings on the materials blasted are shattered and pulverized during blasting operations and the dust formed will contain particles of respirable size. The composition and toxicity of the dust from these sources were not considered in making an evaluation of the potential health hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $3000
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926 / 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 did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program was not updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer did not include in the program the following provisions of this section, (i)-(ix), as applicable.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $4200
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926 / 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation did not include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer did not consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1910.134 I05 I
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926 / 1910.134(i)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that compressors used to supply breathing air to respirators are constructed and situated so as to prevent entry of contaminated air into the air-supply system.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $4200
1910.134 I07
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926 / 1910.134(i)(7): For oil-lubricated compressors, the employer did not use a high-temperature or carbon monoxide alarm, or both, to monitor carbon monoxide levels. If only high-temperature alarms are used, the air supply was not monitored at intervals sufficient to prevent carbon monoxide in the breathing air from exceeding 10 ppm.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 330926064.
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