OSHA Inspection: STREK-O DOORS, LLC

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,600 Reduced

Hazardous substances M110

General-duty citation text

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 08/15/2011, piles of wood dust and wood chips in the Boiler area exposed employees working in the area to slip/trip hazards as well as hazards from fire and dust explosion. Potential ignition sources include but are not limited to the Gas and Wood Boilers and a trouble light located inside the dust collector enclosure.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances M110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c):     Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:    a)  On 08/15/2011, employees working in the Boiler area were exposed to the potential for fires or dust explosions. Electrical control boxes, breaker boxes, electrical disconnects, electrical conduits, light fixtures and a trouble light in a Class II, Division I location, were not intrinsically safe, approved for a Class II, Division I, or safe for a Class II, Division I location.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):     The employer did not ensure that a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures was established and implemented to include the provisions of (i)-(ix), as applicable:    a)  On 08/15/2011, employer did not ensure that a written respiratory protection program was developed or implemented when employees were required by the employer to wear tight-fitting half-face respirators while conducting spray operations in the spray booth area.    All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.134(c) through (m) must be covered in a written respiratory protection program. Key elements include, but are not limited to the following:    1)  Medical evaluations  2)  Fit testing  3)  Maintenance and care of respirators  4)  Employee information and training  5)  Recordkeeping    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

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)  On 08/15/2011, employer did not provide a medical evaluation for a Finishing Operator who wore a tight-fitting half-face respirator while performing spray operations.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i):     Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:    a)  On 08/15/2011, a Finishing Operator's respirator was not stored to protect it from damage, contamination, dust, excessive moisture and damaging chemicals.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1):     The employer did not ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of items in (i)-(vii):    a)  On 08/15/2011, employer did not ensure that employees who wore tight-fitting half-face respirators could demonstrate the knowledge of items in (i)-(vii) of the respiratory protection training and information paragraph.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6):     The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    a)  On 08/15/2011, employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirator as presented in Appendix D of this section to employees who were provided with filtering facepieces (dust masks) for voluntary use.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(2)(i):     The building owner or facility owner did not determine the presence, location, and quantity of presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM) and/or other asbestos-containing material (ACM) at the work site:    a)  On 08/15/2011, employer had not determined the presence, location or quantity of thermal system insulation (TSI) containing asbestos in the facility which was built approximately around the year 1940.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(4)(i):     The employer did not attach labels or post signs, required by 29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(4)(i) for previously installed ACM and/or PACM, in areas where they would clearly be noticed by employees who were likely to be exposed:    a)  On 08/15/2011, employer had not attached labels or posted signs for previously installed thermal system insulation (TSI) ACM located on pipes throughout the facility. Sections of the TSI had been damaged and fallen to the work floor.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(7)(iv):     The employer did not provide to all employees who perform housekeeping work in areas where ACM and/or PACM is present, an asbestos awareness training course covering the health effects of asbestos; and/or locations of ACM and/or recognition of ACM and PACM damage and deterioration and/or requirements in this standard related to housekeeping, and/or proper response to fiber release episodes:    a)  On 08/15/2011, employer did not provide asbestos awareness training to employees who would perform housekeeping work in areas where thermal system insulation (TSI) ACM was installed or had deteriorated and fallen onto the shop floor.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(k)(1):     The employer did not maintain all surfaces as free as practicable of ACM waste and/or debris and accompanying dust:    a)  On 08/15/2011, employer did not maintain all surfaces as free as practicable of damaged thermal system insulation (TSI) ACM that had fallen from the pipes above the work floor adjacent to the Inspection and Gluing areas.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

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 08/15/2011, employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program for employees working with hazardous chemicals such as lead astragal, Ankor Tite, BWT-252 water treatment, Skamotec mineral cores, Dura Pro adhesives, molder lubricant and flammable wood varnish.    All provision of 29 CFR 1910.1200(e) through (h) must be covered in a hazard communication program. Key elements include, but are not limited to the following:    1)  Written program  2)  Complete MSDS collection  3)  List of all hazardous chemicals  4)  Labeling  5)  Employee information and training    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i):     The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:    a)  On 08/15/2011, employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the contents there in such as an unlabeled condiment bottle containing lubricant, a spray bottle with worn off markings, unlabeled commercial energy drink bottles containing adhesives and a condiment jar with worn off marking containing lubricant.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii):     The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:    a)  On 08/15/2011, employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warning such as an unlabeled condiment bottle containing lubricant, a spray bottle with worn off labeling, unlabeled commercial energy drink bottles containing adhesives and an unlabeled condiment jar with worn off marking containing lubricant.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 08/15/2011, employer had not provided effective information and training to employees on hazardous chemicals in their work areas for hazardous chemicals such as Lead astragal, Ankor Tite, BWT-252 water treatment, Skamotec mineral cores, Dura Pro adhesives, molder lubricant, flammable wood varnish.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):     The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:    a)  On 08/15/2011, employer did not maintain copies of the MSDS for lead astragal that was processed in the facility.    ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION AND ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Feb 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $4,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):     The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:    On 09/01/2011, employer did not administer a hearing conservation program for employees who were exposed to noise levels exceeding the 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA:    a)  Safe Core employee was exposed to 68.59% of the allowable noise exposure during a 487 minute sample time. 68.59% is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA sound level of 87.2 dBA.    b)  Molder employee was exposed to 60.97% of the allowable noise exposure during a 479 minute sample time. 60.97% is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA sound level of 86.4 dBA.    All provision of 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (n) must be covered in a hearing conservation program. Key elements include, but are not limited to the following:    1)  Noise level monitoring  2)  Audiometric testing  3)  Wearing of hearing protection  4)  Training program  5)  Providing copies of standard to employees  6)  Recordkeeping    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

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 written certification that identified the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, identified the document as a certification of the hazard assessment:    a)  On 08/15/2011, employer had not verified through written certification that a hazard assessment had been preformed when employees were required to wear personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection, respirators, rubber aprons and gloves.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Feb 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2):     An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:    a)  On 08/15/2011, employer had not determined if employees were exposed to lead at or above the action level when cutting lead astragal doors on the Light Machine and trimming lead astragal doors on the table saw in the Dutch Shelf area.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2011

Abate by

Dec 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i):     Employee(s) working in an area where there is potential exposure to airborne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025:    a)  On 08/15/2011, employer had not informed employees of the content of Appendices A and B of this section when they were potentially exposed to airborne lead at any level while cutting lead astragal doors on the Light Machine and trimming lead astragal doors on the table saw in the Dutch Shelf area.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.