OSHA Inspection: ALLOY METAL FINISHING, LLC

Issued

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  (a) Production area; A written program was not implemented for employees who wore half-mask elastomeric respirators during sprayfinishing operations.

Issued

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-09 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) Sprayfinishing area; Medical evaluations were not performed before employees were required to wear half-face respirators during sprayfinishing operations.

Issued

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-09 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) Painting and sandblasting areas; Fit testing was not performed for employees required to wear half-mask elastomeric respirators.

Issued

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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 facepiece and exhalation valve:  (a) Spray finishing area; Half-mask elastomeric respirators were not stored to protect them from contamination of paint overspray.  (b) Sandblasting area; Half-mask elastomeric respirators were not stored to protect them from silica dust contamination.

Issued

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  (a) Spray finishing and sandblasting areas; Respirator training was not provided for employees required to wear half-mask elastomeric respirators.

Issued

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l) prior to permitting an employee to operate powered industrial truck(s):  (a) Throughout the production area; Forklift operators had not received training prior to operating electric forklifts.

Issued

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  (a) Paint Blending; Five knockout holes on a junction box for 110-volt receptacles were not closed.

Issued

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

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) Throughout the facility; The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not maintain Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) for chemicals, such as, but not limited to; Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK), Methyl Acetyl Ketone (MAK), JT501, JT505, and JT 507.

Issued

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Throughout the facility; The employer did not conduct employee training to inform employees of the location of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) or the hazards of working with chemicals.