OSHA Inspection: LEE TRUCK EQUIPMENT, INC.

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Dec 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    a)  Employees voluntarily using half mask cartridge respirators while performing touch up painting were not provided the information contained in in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.         Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Dec 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    a) The employer had not developed a written respirator program for employees voluntarily wearing half mask cartridge respirators while performing touch up painting.         Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Dec 12, 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:    a) Employees were not medically evaluated before wearing their half mask cartridge respirators.         Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Dec 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):     The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a) The company's Employee Handbook section regarding the use of hazardous materials in the workplace did not include how the criteria for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets and employee information and training would be met by the company.          Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Dec 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):     a)  The employer had not developed a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present in the workplace.     b)  The employer's written hazard communication program did not address the methods the employer would use to inform employees of the hazards on non-routine tasks.         Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Dec 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6):  Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with either the information specified under paragraphs (f)(1)(i) through (v) of this section for labels on shipped containers; or, the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:    a)  Secondary containers of cutting oils, thread sealer and air tool oil were not labeled with the required information.    b)  The used oil collection drain area nor the used oil storage tank was labeled with the required information.             Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Dec 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):    a)  A product material safety data sheets for Marhyde Hardener and Dupont Centari Reducer was not readily available at the workplace when requested on July 11, 2012.         Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Dec 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a)  Employees were not provided training on the hazardous chemicals in their work areas as required by this paragraph (h).         Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Nov 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(h)(1): The employer did not provide, at no cost to employees, the protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), used to comply with 29 CFR 1910:    a)  The employer required employees to provide their own welding helmets as part of the shop employee tool list.          Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.