OSHA Inspection: HOSTETLER TRUCK BODIES AND TRAILERS

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):   All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.     (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - The Main shop area was cluttered with raw steel and tools, on or about July 3, 2012

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:    (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - The steel storage room exit doors were locked with a sliding bolt lock, on or about July 3, 2012.    (b)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - The employees lounge exit door was locked with a sliding bolt lock,  on or about July 3, 2012.    (c)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - The east section of the shop exit door was lock with a sliding bolt locks, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2): The quantity of liquid that may be located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building exceeded 120 gallons of Class IB, IC, II, or III liquids in containers:       (a)  Prep Spray Bay - 126 gallons of Class 1B flammable liquids were stored outside of an inside storage room, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides was not kept free from storage or combustible construction:      (a)  Prey Bay Spray Booth - The employer conducted a spray finishing operation in the spray booth, and materials were stored within three (3) feet of the wall, including but not limited to forty-six (46) one-gallon cans of paint, sixteen (16) five-gallon cans of reducer, two (2) flammable storage cabinets, a paint gun cleaner tank, and a 55-gallon drum of waste paint and cleaner, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(e)(2):  The quantity of flammable or combustible liquids kept in the vicinity of spraying operations exceeded the minimum required for operations and ordinarily exceeded a supply for 1 day or one shift:      (a)  Prep Bay Spray Area -  The employer stored approximately 126 gallons of Class 1B flammable liquids in the spray area, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iii):  Areas in which flammable or combustible liquids are transferred from one tank or container to another container shall be separated from other operations in the building by adequate distance or by construction having adequate fire resistance. Drainage or other means shall also be provided to control spills:      (a)  Spray Prep Bay - Employees were dispensing Nason acrylic binder paint a 1B liquid and other flammable liquids within the room where there was no drainage provided to control spills, on or about July 3, 2012

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(b)(1):  Spray booths shall be substantially constructed of steel, securely and rigidly supported, or of concrete or masonry:       (a)       Spray Prep Area and Main Spray Booth - The prep spray area, where class 1B liquids were applied in a spray finishing operation, was not substantially constructed, in that the doors were constructed of wood, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(b)(2): The interior of spray booth(s) were not smooth and continuous without edges and otherwise designed to prevent pocketing of residues and facilitate cleaning and washing without injury:      (a)  Prep Bay Spray Booth and Main Spray Booth - There were three holes cut into the cement block walls to allow ventilation from the prep bay spray booth into the main spray booth.  The holes were three feet by two feet by eight inches and contained furnace type filters in them to catch the overspray, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(7)(i)(a):   All electrical wiring and equipment was not installed according to the requirements of Subpart S of this part:         (a) Spray Prep Bay - Electrical wiring and equipment, such as the electrical light switches and lighting, located in the spray prep bay where flammable liquids were applied in a spray finishing operation, was not rated Class 1 Division 1 as required by this section, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(c)(5): Electrical equipment in a spraying area was not specifically approved for locations containing both deposits of readily ignitable residue and explosive vapors:    (a)  Prep Bay Spray Booth -  The employer conducted a spray finishing operation in the spray booth, and the electrical equipment, including but not limited to lighting fixtures, electrical switches, and electrical outlets, was not approved for hazardous locations, on or about July 3, 2012

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6):  Electrical wiring and equipment not subject to deposits of combustible residues but located in a spraying area as herein defined were not explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations and did not otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part, for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations:      (a)  Prep Area Spray Booth - The wiring and equipment, including switches and outlets, inside of the spray booth area where the NASON acrylic binder and reducer a 1B liquid was being sprayed, was not designed for Class 1, Division 1 locations, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(d)(5):  Electric motor(s) driving exhaust fan(s) for spray booth(s) were located inside the duct(s):      (a)  Main Spray Booth - The employer conducted a spray finishing operation in the spray booth, and the motors driving the two exhaust fans for the spray booth were located inside the exhaust duct, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i): Spraying operations except electrostatic spraying operations were not designed, installed and maintained that the average air velocity over the open face of the booth (or booth cross section during spraying operations) was not less than 100 linear feet per minute, and visible gauges or audible alarms or pressure activated devices were not installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity was maintained:      (a)  Main Spray Booth with Dry Type Filters -The conducted a spray finishing operation in the spray booth, and the average air velocity across the booth was forty (40)  linear feet per minute, and there were no visible gauges or audible alarms or pressure activated devices installed, on or about July3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv):  Spaces within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers:      (a)  Main Spray Booth - The employer conducted a spray finishing operation in the spray booth, and the ventilation system was equipped with dry type filters, and there were no sprinklers on the upstream and downstream sides of the filters, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(d)(3):  Each spray booth was not equipped with an independent exhaust dust system discharging to the exterior of the building:      (a)  Prep Spray Area - The prep spray booth, used for a spray finishing operation, had no independent exhaust system, and instead utilized the exhaust system for the main spray booth via holes cut into the wall that separated the two areas, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(d)(7): Exhaust ducts were not constructed of steel:      (a)  Main Spray Booth - The employer conducted a spray finishing operation in the spray booth, and the exhaust duct used in the spray booth was constructed of wood, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:      (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - Employees were exposed to eye and face hazards while grinding, welding and sanding metal, and the employer did not ensure employees wore eye and face protection, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):   The employer did not ensure that a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures was established and implemented to include the provisions of (i)-(ix), as applicable          (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - Employees were required to wear full face air supplied respirators and the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program, on or about July 5, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - Employees were required to wear full-face tight-fitting respirators, and the employer did not provide employees with medical evaluations as required by this section, on or about July 5, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer:      (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - The employer did not ensure that respirators used by employees were cleaned and disinfected as required by this section, on or about July 5, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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 face piece and exhalation valve:       (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - Employees stored full face air supplied respirators in a flammable storage cabinet, on or about July 5, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(f): The employee was required to use a respirator without being fit tested with the same make, model, style and size of respirator that was to be used:      (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - The employer did not ensure that employees wearing full-face tight-fitting respirators, while spray painting, were not provided with fit tests, on or about July 5, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5): The employer did not ensure that compressors used to supply breathing to respirators were constructed and situated in accordance with (i)-(iv)      (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - The Ingersoll Rand T-30 Air-compressor that was supplying breathing air for respirators in the spray finishing operation was located next to the compressed gas storage area. The air-purifying sorbent beds and filters did not have tag containing the most recent change date and the signature of the person who change them, on or about July 5, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(i)(7):  Oil lubricated compressor(s) used to supply breathing air did not have a high-temperature or carbon monoxide alarm(s) or both:      (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - The oil lubricated Ingersoll Rand Air- Compressor T-30, used to supply breathing air to air supplied respirators, was not equipped with a high temperature alarm or carbon monoxide alarm, on or about July 5, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:      (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailer - Employee repaired and maintained equipment, including but not limited to a table saw and radial arm saw, and the employer did not establish an energy control program as required by this section, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii):  The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to items of this section.      (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailer - Including but not limited to a table saw and radial arm saw, and the employer did not develop and establish machine-specific procedures for the control of hazardous energy, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(m)(2): Employee(s) stood under or passed under the elevated portion of a powered industrial truck(s)      (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - The employees were standing under the raised forks of the forklift that contained a load and work on the load while it was suspended, on or about July3, 2012

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(l): Operators were not trained in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks:      (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - The power industrial truck operators were not trained in the safe operation of the truck, on or about July5, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s)      (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - Employees were operating the old Caterpillar forklift, and the horn and emergency brake were not functional, on or about August 2, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(q)(6): Industrial trucks were altered by the addition of extra parts not provided by the manufacturer or by the elimination of any parts:           (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - The employer altered  powered industrial trucks including the old Caterpillar, new Caterpillar and the Komatsu forklifts, in the addition of homemade fork extensions, and the extensions extended the forks from the original five feet to seven feet eight inches, and the old Caterpillar forklift had a large air tank strapped to the top of the roll over cage, and the employer did not obtain the manufacturer's approval for these modifications, on or about July3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(i):  When powered industrial trucks were left unattended, load engaging means were not fully lowered, controls were not neutralized, power was not shut off, and brakes were not set      (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - The employer did not ensure employees did not leave the old Caterpillar forklift unattended with the forks raised, and the brakes could not be set because they didn't work, on or about August 2, 2012

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1):  Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:      (a)  Main Shop - Employees operated a table saw, and the employer did not ensure the blade on the saw was guarded, on or about July 3, 2012

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2):  Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:           (a)  Main Shop - The employees were using the table saw, and the employer did not ensure the saw was equipped with a spreader, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3):  Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:         (a)  Main Shop Area - Employees used a table saw, and the employer did not ensure the saw was equipped with anti-kickback fingers or dogs, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1):  Radial saw(s) did were not provided with an upper hood that completely enclosed the upper portion of the blade down to a point including the end of the saw arbor, and the sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade were not guarded to the full diameter of the blade by a device that automatically adjusted itself to the thickness of the stock and remained in contact with the material being cut:      (a)  Main Shop Area - DeWalt Radial Arm Saw - Employees used a radial arm, and the employer did not ensure the arbor end of the saw was not exposed, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i):  Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:           (a)  Main Shop Area - Employees used a radial arm saw, and the employer did not ensure the arbor end of the motor for the saw blade did not protrude more than the diameter of the shaft, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i):  Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment      (a)  Main Shop - South East Wall -  Breaker Box A was missing two (2) breakers, and Breaker Box D was missing one breaker,  and neither box was equipped with blanks to cover the openings, exposing employees to energized 220 volt bus bars, on and about July 3, 2012

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7): Electric equipment was not installed in a neat and workmanlike manner:           (a)  Main Shop -  One two hundred and twenty (220) volt line  was installed in the main shop by running it across the ceiling and over the metal frame work for the overhead garage door and then dropping it down to the work area with an outlet on the end.  The second two hundred and twenty volt line was dropped through a hole in the ceiling to an outlet box.  Neither electrical line was in conduct or attached to the building, on or about July 5, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i):  The dimension of the working space in the direction of access to live parts operating at 600 volts or less and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while alive was less than indicated in Table S1:      (a)  Shop Area - A minimum clearance of thirty-six (36) inches was not maintained around Breaker box "A", on or about July 5, 2012.          (b)  Compressor  Room -  The area around the 220 volt disconnect switch located on the north wall in the compressor room was cluttered with old parts and a clear space of thirty-six  (36) inches was not maintained ,on or about July 5, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):      (a)  Compressor Room - There was an open 220 volts disconnect switch located on the north wall inside the compressor room, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,800 Reduced

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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)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers -  Employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to DuPont NASON flammable liquids and isocyanates, and the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program as required by this section, on or about July 3, 2012.

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:      (a)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - The employer did not have the material safety data sheets for the NASON paint, reducer and hardener that was being used in the facility, on or about July 3, 2012

Issued

Dec 6, 2012

Abate by

Jan 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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)  Hostetler Truck Bodies and Trailers - Employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to DuPont NASON flammable liquids and isocyanates, and the employer did not provide training to employees, on or about July 3, 2012.