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OSHA Inspection: BLUE RIVER COATINGS

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of BLUE RIVER COATINGS in 2910 S NEBRASKA AVE, HASTINGS, NE 68901 (NAICS 325510). OSHA activity number 331902734.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
BLUE RIVER COATINGS
Site address
2910 S NEBRASKA AVE
City
HASTINGS
State
NE
ZIP
68901
Mailing
PO BOX 460, HARVARD, NE 68944
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
325510
Employees
8
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 5 7 instances 6 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 2012
Abate by
Apr 30, 2013
Penalty
Initial $3,600 · Current $1,000 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):     One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    Blue River Coatings:  The employer failed to ensure that employees are not exposed to hazards associated with insufficient point of operation machine guarding.  Instances include, but are not limited to, incomplete guarding of Craftsman Professional 17-inch Drill Presses used for mixing products.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000
  • — Z (S) $3600

1910.1200 E01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 2012
Abate by
May 5, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
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:    Blue River Coatings:  The employer failed to develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000
  • — Z (S) $3000

1910.1200 H

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 2012
Abate by
May 5, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.1200(h):     Employees were not provided effective information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) and -2 on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced.     Blue River Coatings:  The employer failed to provide hazard communication training to employees as required by this standard.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.1000 A02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 2012
Abate by
May 5, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560C730

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 50.0 parts per million (ppm):    Blue River Coatings:  Employees were overexposed to carbon monoxide. Instances include, but are not limited to, the following:    a)  An employee working in the production and storage areas was exposed to an 8-hour (TWA) of 144 ppm, which is 2.88 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ppm CO.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000
  • — Z (S) $3000

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 331902734.

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