OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR CUSTOM POWDER COATING, INC.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $1360.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(l)(6):     Electrostatic hand spraying equipment. The provisions of paragraph (i) of this section and other subparagraphs of this paragraph, shall apply to electrostatic handguns when used in powder coating; all electrically conductive objects in the spraying area shall be adequately grounded.  The equipment shall carry a prominent permanently installed warning regarding the necessity for this grounding feature.    The employer had not electrically grounded the electrostatic hand spraying equipment in the powder paint spray booth, exposing employees to electrical shock and fire hazards from sparking of powder paint.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $1360.00

Hazardous substances 9130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 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 shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:     (ii) medical evaluations for users,   (iii) fit-testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators,     (vi) procedures to ensure adequate air quality and flow for atmosphere-supplying respirators  (ix) procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.     Employees were exposed to respiratory hazards when the employer did not prepare a written Respiratory Protection program outlining the above worksite-specific conditions for respirator use in the facility.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):     General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    The employer failed to provide medical evaluations to his employees to insure that they could medically wear respirators safely in the workplace.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f):     Fit testing. This paragraph requires that, before an employee may be required to use any respirator with a negative or positive pressure tight-fitting facepiece, the employee must be fit tested with the same make, model, style, and size of respirator that will be used. This paragraph specifies the kinds of fit tests allowed, the procedures for conducting them, and how the results of the fit tests must be used.    The employer failed to provide fit testing for employees wearing tight-fitting facepiece respirators.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(iii):     Have suitable in-line air-purifying sorbent beds and filters to further ensure breathing air quality. Sorbent beds and filters shall be maintained and replaced or refurbished periodically following the manufacturer's instructions.    Employees were exposed to lung irritation hazards when the employer provided an air-purifying filter on the airline respirator, but failed to document filter replacement.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(7):     For oil-lubricated compressors, the employer shall 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 shall be monitored at intervals sufficient to prevent carbon monoxide in the breathing air from exceeding 10 ppm.    Employees were exposed to potentially hazardous levels of carbon monoxide when wearing the airline blast respirator as the employer did not equip the respirator with a carbon monoxide alarm.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $1360.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii):     Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.    Employees were exposed to electric shock when there were unused openings in the breaker panel on the West wall of the shop.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $1360.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i):     Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) shall be visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket). Cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) which remain connected once they are put in place and are not exposed to damage need not be visually inspected until they are relocated.    Employees were exposed to electric shock hazards when the extension cord from the powder paint spray gun to the electrical outlet was damaged with a splice thru the insulation and taped as a repair.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $1020.00

Hazardous substances 9130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2):     Other substances -- 8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a "C", shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week.      On July 11, 2012 an employee performing steel grit blasting in a closed booth was exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR), respirable fraction, at a concentration of 49.0 mg/m3, approximately 9.8 times the permissible exposure limit of 5.0 mg/m3 during a 366 minute sampling period. All exposures were calculated with a zero increment for the remaining minutes of each 480 minute period.   The 5.0 mg/m3 TWA exposure concentration was established to prevent employees from suffering adverse health effects such as respiratory irritation.

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e):     To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134.  [71 FR 16673, April 3, 2006]    On July 11, 2012 an employee performing steel grit blasting in an enclosed booth was exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR), respirable fraction, at a concentration of 49.0 mg/m3, approximately 9.8 times the permissible exposure limit of 5.0 mg/m3 during a 366 minute sampling period. All exposures were calculated with a zero increment for the remaining minutes of each 480 minute period.   The 5.0 mg/m3 TWA exposure concentration was established to prevent employees from suffering adverse health effects such as respiratory irritation.