OSHA Inspection: BAKER-RULLMAN MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

Oct 17, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,310 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use, and for voluntary respirator usage:    The employer did not establish a written respiratory protection program when respirators are required for use.  a) Supplied Air Respirators required for painting.  b) Powered Air Purifying Respirators required for welding on galvanized steel.  c) Elastomeric half-face respirators required for grinding.

Issued

Oct 17, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was required to use the respirator  a) Supplied Air Respirators required for painting.  b) Powered Air Purifying Respirators required for welding on galvanized steel.  c) Elastomeric half-face respirators required for grinding.

Issued

Oct 17, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  The employer did not ensure that employees wearing tight-fitting facepiece respirators were fit tested prior to initial use, and at least annually thereafter.  a) Employees wearing powered air purifying respirators when welding on galvanized steel.  b) Employees wearing half-face air purifying respirators when painting.  c) Employees wearing half-face air purifying respirators when grinding.

Issued

Oct 17, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:    Respirators observed in the Painting Area were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals:    a) The Supplied Air Respirator hoods were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination and dust.    b) The half-face Air Purifying Respirators were not stored to protect them from contamination.

Issued

Oct 17, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:    The employer did not provide respiratory protection training annually for employees required to wear respirators.    a) Supplied Air Respirators required for painting.    b) Powered Air-Purifying Respirators required for welding on galvanized steel.    c) Elastomeric half-face respirators required for grinding.

Issued

Oct 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,695 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    The point of operation of the Chicago Drieis & Krump 225 ton Press brake was not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone during operating cycle(s).

Issued

Oct 17, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    The employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in that the employee(s) that are spray painting were not aware that the paints used were both flammable and carcinogenic.