OSHA Inspection: HOIST LIFTRUCK MFG, INC

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,970 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(2)(i):     "General." Only approved containers and portable tanks shall be used. Metal containers and portable tanks meeting the requirements of and containing products authorized by chapter I, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (regulations issued by the Hazardous Materials Regulations Board, Department of Transportation), shall be deemed to be acceptable.    a. On or about May 10, 2012, in the painting area, several containers containing a Class 1B flammable thinner and/or paint were not used and/or stored in approved containers. A plastic open top container was used to soak spray nozzles, and other 5 gallons cans of flammables had open tops. Employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with exposed flammables.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii):     "Grounding." Class I liquids shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with.    a. On or about September 6, 2012, in the painting area, an employee was required to use a plastic container for the transfer of recycled thinner, a Class 1B flammable, to a 55 gallon drum without bonding the transfer can to the drum. The employee was exposed to the hazards associated with smoke and fire.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Feb 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,970 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv):     Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters shall be protected with approved automatic sprinklers.    a.  On or about September 6, 2012, in the painting area, there was a powder spray booth that was not equipped with a sprinkler system. Employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with fire.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9):     Cleaning. Spray booths shall be so installed that all portions are readily accessible for cleaning. A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides shall be kept free from storage or combustible construction.    a. On or about May 10, 2012, in the painting area, the spray booth had storage shelves and flammable storage cabinets next to it, not leaving the 3 feet clearance as required by this standard.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(e)(5):     Spraying containers. Containers supplying spray nozzles shall be of closed type or provided with metal covers kept closed. Containers not resting on floors shall be on metal supports or suspended by wire cables. Containers supplying spray nozzles by gravity flow shall not exceed 10 gallons capacity. Original shipping containers shall not be subject to air pressure for supplying spray nozzles. Containers under air pressure supplying spray nozzles shall be of limited capacity, not exceeding that necessary for 1 day's operation; shall be designed and approved for such use; shall be provided with a visible pressure gage; and shall be provided with a relief valve set to operate in conformance with the requirements of the Code for Unfired Pressure Vessels, Section VIII of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code - 1968, which is incorporated by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6. Containers under air pressure supplying spray nozzles, air-storage tanks and coolers shall conform to the standards of the Code for Unfired Pressure Vessels, Section VIII of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code - 1968 for construction, tests, and maintenance.    a. On or about September 6, 2012, in the paint booth area, the containers used to provide paint to the spray nozzles were not of the closed type as required by this section.  Employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with fire.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,950 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a):     Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.    a. On or about September 6, 2012, employees were required to work on the top of a new drying oven (over 9 feet high) without fall protection.   Employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,950 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i):     Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;    a. On or about May 10, 2012, in the facility, the employer did not conduct a specific personal protective assessment to determine needs such as, but not limited to shade requirements for eye protection by the plasma cutting machine. Thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with welders flash.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1):     The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE. Each such employee shall be trained to know at least the following:     a. On or about May 10, 2012, in the facility, the employer did not provide adequate training to employees on which personal protective equipment was required in the facility, such as shaded glasses in the plasma table area. Thereby exposing the employees to the hazards of welders flash.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,970 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h):     Maintenance and care of respirators. This paragraph requires the employer to provide for the cleaning and disinfecting, storage, inspection, and repair of respirators used by employees.      a. On or about May 10, 2012, in the painting area, the employer did not ensure the respirators used where cleaned and stored properly, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with dirty and/or contaminated respirators.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,930 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(i)(A):     Helmets or hand shields shall be used during all arc welding or arc cutting operations, excluding submerged arc welding. Helpers or attendants shall be provided with proper eye protection.    a. On or about May 10, 2012, plasma cutting area, the employees responsible to operate, help, and work in the general area of the plasma cutting table were not provided appropriate eye protection of at least shade 9.  Employees were thereby exposed to the hazards of welders flash.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,970 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i):     Equipment shall be approved not only for the class of location, but also for the ignitable or combustible properties of the specific gas, vapor, dust, or fiber that will be present.   Note to paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this section: NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code, lists or defines hazardous gases, vapors, and dusts by "Groups" characterized by their ignitable or combustible properties.    a. On or about May 10, 2012, in the powder paint area, ordinary florescence lights (not listed for use in a Class II, Division 2 atmosphere) were used along the sides of the spray booth.  Employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with fire and smoke.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,960 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):     Employers shall 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 have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.    a. On or about May 10, 2012, in the work area, the employees were not trained, in the hazards associated with chemicals such as, but not limited to, iron oxide, manganese and other potential welding fume metals, ozone and methyl n-amyl ketone.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Feb 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $13,860 · Current $9,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):     The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment.    a. An employee in the production area was exposed to continuous noise at 146.7% of the permissible daily dose level, when measured with a 90 dB threshold, or equivalent sound level of approximately 92.7 dBA for the 427 minute sampling time on September 6, 2012. Exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 53 minutes not sampled.    b. An employee in the production area was exposed to continuous noise at 87.8% of the permissible daily dose level, when measured with a 80 dB threshold, or equivalent sound level of approximately 89.1 dBA for the 430 minute sampling time on September 6, 2012. Exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 50 minutes not sampled.    c. An employee in the production area was exposed to continuous noise at 78.6% of the permissible daily dose level, when measured with a 80 dB threshold, or equivalent sound level of approximately 88.6 dBA for the 424 minute sampling time on September 6, 2012. Exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 56 minutes not sampled.    d. An employee in the production area was exposed to continuous noise at 83.8% of the permissible daily dose level, when measured with a 80 dB threshold, or equivalent sound level of approximately 88.7 dBA for the 306 minute sampling time on September 6, 2012. Exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 174 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $7,920 · Current $4,000 Reduced

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.    a. On or about May 10, 2012, in the facility, employee(s) performing painting tasks were required to wear half mask purifying respirators.  The employer did not provide each employee with a medical evaluation before the employee was required to use the respirator in the workplace.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):  The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is 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.    a. On or about May 10, 2012, in the facility, employee(s) performing painting tasks were required to wear half mask purifying respirators. The employer did not ensure that each employee was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator and at last annually after.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $13,860 · Current $9,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii):     Protection from arc welding rays. Where the work permits, the welder should be enclosed in an individual booth painted with a finish of low reflectivity such as zinc oxide (an important factor for absorbing ultraviolet radiations) and lamp black, or shall be enclosed with noncombustible screens similarly painted. Booths and screens shall permit circulation of air at floor level. Workers or other persons adjacent to the welding areas shall be protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields or shall be required to wear appropriate goggles.    a. On or about May 10, 2012, in the faciity, workers and other employees adjacent to welding areas and the plasma cutting table area, such as but not limited to, the welding station by the door leading to the lunchroom or the aisle in front of the plasma cutting machine, were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard");   a. On or about August 24, 2011, in the work area, employees voluntarily used dust masks but were not provided with the information in Appendix D of this section.     a. On or about May 10, 2012, in the facility, employees voluntarily used N95 dust masks but were not provided with the information in Appendix D of this standard.