OSHA Inspection: HMC CORPORATION

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $850 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(5):     The use of solvents for cleaning operations was not restricted to those having flashpoints not less than 100 F.:    a.    Spray room - Acetone was being used to clean spray nozzles and auxillary equipment.  Acetone has lower flashpoint than paint and thinner in use.

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Nov 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2):     The employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:    (a)  Spray Room - Painter, required to use a respirator to protect from vapors such as xylene and acetone, had not been provided with a change schedule.    Note:  The employer may provide an air-purifying respirator provided the respirator is equipped with end-of-service-life indicators or a change schedule has been developed. Otherwise, the employer must provide an atmosphere-supplying respirator.

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $0 Reduced

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:    (a)Spray Room - Painter, required to use a respirator did not have a medical evaluation to determine his ability to use a respirator.    Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Nov 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $850 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):     The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    a.     Establishment - Employer had established a lockout program and developed and implemented lockout procedures for equipment such as Marvel saw, but was not conducting periodic inspections at least annually to ensure that procedures were being followed.

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Dec 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $850 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i):     Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:    (a)      Test area - Employee building and testing control panels for equipment was not provided with electrical protective gloves needed for working on live parts.

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $850 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2):      An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:    (a)  Paint room - On or about 7/11/12, an employee spray painting machine parts was exposed to airborne lead at an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 26 micrograms/ cubic meter.  Exposure was based on one sample taken over 42 minutes at 297 micrograms/ cubic meter.  Zero exposure was assumed for the 438 minutes not sampled.  Lead exposures may cause damage to blood-forming, nervous, urinary, and reproductive systems.

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(4)(i):       Where the initial determination showed the possibility of employee exposure at or above the action level, representative monitoring was not conducted for each employee in the workplace who was exposed to lead:    (a)      Paint room - On or about 7/11/12, an employee spray painting machine parts was exposed to airborne lead at an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 26 micrograms/ cubic meter.  Exposure was based on one sample taken over 42 minutes at 297 micrograms/ cubic meter.  Zero exposure was assumed for the 438 minutes not sampled.  Lead exposures may cause damage to blood-forming, nervous, urinary, and reproductive systems.

Issued

Sep 25, 2012

Abate by

Oct 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i):       Employee(s) working in an area where there is potential exposure to airborne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025:         (a)  Paint room - On or about 7/11/12, an employee spray painting machine parts was exposed to airborne lead at an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 26 micrograms/ cubic meter.  Exposure was based on one sample taken over 42 minutes at 297 micrograms/ cubic meter.  Zero exposure was assumed for the 438 minutes not sampled.  Lead exposures may cause damage to blood-forming, nervous, urinary, and reproductive systems.  Employees were not informed of the content of  Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025.