OSHA Inspection: PINNACLE PRECISION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Issued

Mar 13, 2012

Abate by

Apr 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $900 Reduced

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 described how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) would be met:    (a) No written hazard communication program had been developed which described how the employer would provide for proper labeling (as required by section f), how the employer would maintain and make available material safety data sheets (as required by section g), and how the employer would provide information and training on chemical hazards in the workplace (as required by section h).  Hazardous chemicals used in this workplace included, but were not necessarily limited to the following: coolants, lube oils, various metal alloys (including stainless steel) that were subject to welding, grinding, or polishing.

Issued

Mar 13, 2012

Abate by

Apr 3, 2012

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) Material safety data sheets were not maintained and available for workers to access during the workshift.  For example, the material safety data sheet was not available for the stainless steel alloy which was subjected to welding.

Issued

Mar 13, 2012

Abate by

Apr 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):     The employer did not 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 had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area    (a) Information and training was not provided to workers regarding the hazards of the chemicals used in the various areas of the shop.  Hazardous chemicals used in the shop included, but were not necessarily limited to, coolants, lube oils, and metals (included stainless steel) which were subject to grinding, polishing, or welding.

Issued

Mar 13, 2012

Abate by

Apr 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1):     The employer did not ensure that all employees who were assigned to workplaces where there was exposure to chromium (VI) were provided with information and training as required by the Hazard Communication standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200:  (a) The welder, who performed welding on stainless steel parts, resulting in exposure to hezavalent chromium, had not been provided hazard communication information (as required by section h of the Hazard Communication Standard), including information on the potetntial health hazards associated with exposure to hexavalent chromium exposure.

Issued

Mar 13, 2012

Abate by

Apr 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2):     29CFR 1910.1026(l)(2): The employer did not ensure that employees could demonstrate knowledge of the contents of this section and the purpose of medical surveillance; and in addition the employer did not make a copy of this section available without cost to all affected employees:    (a) Worker(s) who performed operations on stainless steel, which potentially resulted in exposure to hexavalent chromium, were not informed and trained regarding the contents of OSHA's standard on Chromium (VI); nor were they informed about the medical surveillance requirements of that standard, which would apply if they were exposed at or above the action level for 30 or more days in a year; nor were they provided free access to a copy of the standard.

Issued

Mar 13, 2012

Abate by

Apr 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1):     The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):  (a) In the Welding Area a worker performed welding on stainless steel, but the employer did not evaluate the exposure of the worker to hexavalent chromium.  OSHA air monitoring performed on December 12, 2011 found that the welder was exposed to hexavalent chromium at an airborne concentration of  approximately 1.6 micrograms per cubic meter.  This exposure was in compliance with the OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 5 micrograms per cubic meter, as an 8 hour time-weighted average.

Issued

Mar 13, 2012

Abate by

Apr 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(1):     The employer was not responsible for the inspection, maintenance and testing of all portable fire extinguishers in the workplace:  (a) In the vicinity of the Welding Station, a portable fire extinguisher was provided which had not been inspected since 2010, according to the tag attached to the extinguisher.