OSHA Inspection: ALBA MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

Apr 25, 2012

Abate by

May 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,964 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(2):  Employee(s) stood under or passed under the elevated portion of a powered industrial truck(s)    (a)  Employees stood, leaned or had parts of their body(ies) under suspended loads on the Crown and Yale counter balanced stacker trucks inside the paint booth, so employees could paint the underside of parts for conveyor frames.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence, or written records.

Issued

Apr 25, 2012

Abate by

May 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $7,700 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1):  The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    (a)  On or about April 19, 2012 an employee who was spraying parts in the paint booth was observed wearing a 3M 6800 full face respirator but had only been fit tested for a 3M 7502 half face respirator on May 3, 2010.    Alba Manufacturing, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314456377, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on December 22, 2010, with respect to the workplace located at 8950 Seward Road, Fairfield, OH.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence, or written records.