OSHA Inspection: COM2 COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,970 · Current $1,485 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee wore a protective helmet when working in areas where there was a potential for injury to the head from falling objects:    On or about March 30, 2012, an employee in the Glass Crush Unit Area was exposed to head injuries from falling sections of glass from broken CRT screens while performing Glass Crush Unit operations and from sliding monitors in the storage areas when shrink wrap was damaged. The employer failed to enforce the use of hard hats.    No abatement documentation or certification is required for this item.

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,960 · Current $1,980 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b):     Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse:    On or about April 10, 2012, employees in the warehouse were exposed to sliding and collapsing stacks of palletized loads of electronic equipment while performing maintenance and warehouse operations, and the employer failed to effectively secure the material in a stable and secure manner.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,950 · Current $2,475 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:    On or about April 10, 2012, an employee in Glass Crush Unit Area was exposed to crush injuries from ingoing nip points while performing unloading operations, and the employer failed to provide machine guarding.      Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Mar 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,930 · Current $3,465 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period:    a. On or about April 10, 2012, a glass sorter was exposed to lead dust above the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) at an eight hour Time Weighted Average exposure level of  61.51 micrograms per meter cubed, approximately 1.23 times the limit of 50 micrograms per meter cubed. This limit was established to prevent employees from suffering from adverse health effects such as central nervous system, urinary or reproductive damage.     Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Mar 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(1)(i): For any employees exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit for more than 30 days per year the employer did not implement engineering and work practice controls (including administrative controls) were not implemented to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead:    a. On or about April 10, 2012, a glass sorter was exposed to lead dust above the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) at an eight hour Time Weighted Average exposure level of  61.51 micrograms per meter cubed, approximately 1.23 times the limit of 50 micrograms per meter cubed. This limit was established to prevent employees from suffering from adverse health effects such as central nervous system, urinary or reproductive damage.   The employer did not implement engineering or workpractice controls to reduce the employee's exposure to lead below the PEL.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Mar 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(3)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit, solely by means of engineering and work practice controls:    On or about April 10, 2012, an employee in the glass sort line was exposed to lead 1.23 times the PEL. The employer did not establish and/or implement a compliance program to reduce lead exposures to or below the PEL.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Mar 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(f)(2)(i): The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f) through (m) for each employee required by 29 CFR 1910.1025 to use a respirator:    On or about April 10, 2012, an employee on the glass sort line was exposed to lead dust concentrations 1.23 times the Permissible Exposure Limit and the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program in place. The Permissible Exposure Limit was established to prevent employees from adverse health effects such as respiratory and kidney damage.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).    Abatement:    Step 1:  Effective respiratory protection shall be provided and used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering and/or administrative controls can be implemented, or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within permissible exposure limits.    Step 2:  A written detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the Area Director outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposure to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation.  This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation.    1.	Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options;  2.	Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design;  3.	Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures;  4.	Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of controls.    All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person.  90-day progress reports are required during the abatement period.    Step 3:  Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering controls and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.    Date by which Step 1 must be abated:  00/00/00    Date by which Step 2 must be abated:  00/00/00    Date by which Step 3 must be abated:  00/00/00

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,930 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(1)(ii): Full shift (for at least seven 7 continuous hours) personal samples for lead were not collected including at least one sample for each shift for each job classification in each work area:    On or about April 10, 2012, glass sorting employees were exposed to lead dust levels above the PEL and the employer failed to perform employee personal eight hour time weighted average sampling.      Additional abatement information is not required for this item.

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(7): Additional exposure monitoring was not conducted when there was a change in production, process, control or personnel, or any other reason to suspect a change that may have resulted in new or additional exposure to lead:    On or about March 30, 2012, the employer had not performed additional personal employee air sampling for lead when the production facility was moved.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,930 · Current $3,465 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(1): Appropriate protective work clothing and equipment was not provided when employee(s) were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, or where the possibility of skin or eye irritation existed:    On or about April 10, 2012, an employee on the glass sort line was exposed to lead dust concentrations 1.23 times the Permissible Exposure Limit. The employee was not provided with and/or required to wear coveralls, shoe coverlets, and hats. Employees were allowed to work in their personal clothing on a daily basis.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Nov 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,930 · Current $4,330 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(2)(i): Clean change rooms were not provided for employees exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators:    On or about April 10, 2012, an employee on the glass sort line was exposed to lead dust concentrations 1.23 times over the Permissible Exposure Limit. The employee was not provided with a clean change room.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Nov 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(ii): Shower facilities, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.141(d)(3), were not provided for employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators:    On or about April 10, 2012, an employee on the glass sort line was exposed to lead dust concentrations 1.23 times over the PEL. The employee was not provided shower facilities.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Nov 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(i):     Employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, were not required to shower at the end of the work shift:    On or about April 10, 2012, an employee on the glass sort line was exposed to lead dust concentrations 1.23 times over the PEL. The employee was not required to shower at the end of the work shift.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Nov 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(ii): Shower facilities, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.141(d)(3), were not provided for employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators:    On or about April 10, 2012, an employee on the glass sort line was exposed to lead dust concentrations 1.23 times over the PEL. The employee was not provided shower facilities.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,930 · Current $4,330 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:    On or about April 10, 2012, lunch room area surfaces were not kept free from lead contamination. Wipe samples taken at surfaces in the lunchroom found lead present on both the eating surfaces as well as the lunch room fan.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(2)(i): Floors and/or other surfaces where lead accumulates were cleaned by the use of compressed air:    On or about April 10, 2012, employees used compressed air to clean the surfaces of the forklift used in the CRT Room.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(2)(ii): Shoveling, sweeping or brushing methods were used to remove lead accumulations where vacuuming or other equally effective methods were available and feasible:    On or about April 10, 2012, an employee on the glass sort line was exposed to lead dust 1.23 times above the Permissible Exposure Limit. Employees performed dry sweeping daily to remove dust containing lead from the floor.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,930 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(4)(ii):     Lunchroom facilities for employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, were not provided with a temperature controlled, positive pressure and filtered air supply and were not readily accessible to employees:    On or about April 30, 2012, an employee on the glass sort line was exposed to lead dust concentrations above the Permissible Exposure Limit. The lunch area provided by the employer was a wall partition next to the CRT Room without a ceiling.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,930 · Current $1,730 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(1)(i):     A medical surveillance program was not instituted for all employee(s) who were, or could be exposed to lead above the action level for more that thirty days per year:    On or about April 10, 2012, an employee on the glass sort line was exposed to lead dust concentrations 1.23 times over the Permissible Exposure Limit. The employer did not institute a medical surveillance program for all employees who were exposed to lead above the action level for 30 days or more a year.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,930 · Current $1,740 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not train each employee who is subject to exposure to lead at or above the action level, or for whom the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1025:    On or about April 10, 2012, an employee on the glass sort line was exposed to lead dust concentrations 1.23 times over the Permissible Exposure Limit. The employer did not institute a training program for employees exposed whenever eye and/or skin irritation could occur or to employees exposed above the action level.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(m)(2)(i): Warning signs bearing the legend: WARNING, LEAD WORK AREA, POISON, NO SMOKING OR EATING, were not posted in each work area where the permissible exposure limit (PEL) was exceeded:    On or about April 10, 2012, an employee on the glass sort line was exposed to lead dust concentrations 1.23 times over the Permissible Exposure Limit. The employer failed to post the required signage in the glass sort line area.    Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 2610

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    On or about April 10, 2012, employees in CRT Room were exposed to metal dusts, zinc oxide, from glass crushing operations. The employer failed to provide effective training to the employees.      Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).