OSHA Inspection: MENDEL STEEL & ORNAMENTAL IRON COMPANY

Issued

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $804.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures in any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer:    a) At the facility, on or about July 18, 2012 -  The employer requires employees to wear a Freedom half-mask 231P95 respirator while applying Pratt & Lambert Alkyd Shopcoat Grey Primer using an Ultimate Nova 395 electric airless sprayer.  The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  At the facility, on or about July 18, 2012 - An employee required to wear a Freedom half-mask 231P95 respirator while applying Pratt & Lambert Alkyd Shopcoat Grey Primer using an Ultimate Nova 395 electric airless sprayer did not receive a medical evaluation.

Issued

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  At the facility, on or about July 18, 2012 - An employee required to wear a Freedom half-mask 231P95 respirator while applying Pratt & Lambert Alkyd Shopcoat Grey Primer using an Ultimate Nova 395 electric airless sprayer did not receive a qualitative or quantitative fit test.

Issued

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):    a) At the facility, on or about July 18, 2012 - An employee welding on stainless steel did not have his 8-hour time-weighted average for hexavalent chromium determined by the employer.  The employee had an 8-hour time-weighted average exposure of 5.0917 �g of hexavalent chromium per cubic meter.

Issued

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2)(i)(A):  The employer did not provide appropriate information and training for all employees exposed to chromium (VI), in that employees could not demonstrate knowledge of the contents of the Chromium (VI) standard, 29 CFR 1910.1026:    a) At the facility, on or about July 18, 2012 - An employee welding on stainless steel could not demonstrate knowledge of the contents of 29 CFR 1910.1026.  The employee had an 8-hour time-weighted average exposure of 5.0917 micrograms of hexavalent chromium per cubic meter.

Issued

2012-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement and maintain at the workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:    a) At the facility, on or about July 18, 2012 -  Employees apply Pratt & Lambert Alkyd Shopcoat Grey Primer using an Ultimate Nova 395 electric airless sprayer to fabricated rails.  Pratt & Lambert Alkyd Shopcoat Grey Primer contains V. M. & P. Naphtha.  The employer did not establish a written hazard communication program.