OSHA Inspection: TRAFCON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

Issued

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i): Visible gauges or audible alarms or pressure activated devices were not installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity was maintained:    (a) Powder Coating Spray Booth - There were no guages in the booth to monitor the air velocity, on or about September 13, 2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv): The space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers:    (a) Powder Coating Spray Booth - The spray booth was not equipped with automatic sprinklers both upstream and downstream of the filters, on or about September 13, 2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(7):  "No smoking" signs in large letters on contrasting color background were not conspicuously posted at all spraying areas and paint storage rooms:    (a) Spay Painting Building - "No Smoking" signs were not posted where electrostatic spraying and powder coating operations were conducted, on or about September 13, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.145(c)(3): Safety instruction signs were not used where there was a need for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measures:    (a) Outside Cylinder Storage Area - A "No Smoking" was not posted where the oxygen and fuel-gas cyinders were stored, on or about September 13, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(i)(4): Transformers, powerpacks, control apparatus, and all other electrical portions of the equipment, with the exception of the handgun itself and its connections to the power supply were not located outside of the spraying area and did not otherwise conform to the requirements of paragraph (c) of this section:    (a) Powder Coating Spray Booth - The control apparatus was located inside of the booth, on or about September 13, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(i)(5): The handle of the spraying gun was not electrically connected to ground by a metallic connection and was not so constructed that the operator in normal operating position is in intimate electrical contact with the grounded handle:    (a) Powder Coating Spray Booth - The operator wore gloves and was not in intimate electrical contact with the grounded handle, on or about September 13, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(i)(8): The electrical equipment was not interlocked with the ventilation of the spraying area that the equipment could not be operated unless the ventilation fans are in operation:    (a) Powder Coating Spray Booth - The electrical equipment was not interlocked with the ventilation so that the spraying equipment could not be operated unless the ventilation was in operation, on or about September 13, 2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(l)(1):  Electrical equipment and other sources of ignition did not conform to the requirements of paragraphs (c)(1)(i)-(iv), (8) and (9)(i) of this section and subpart S of this part:    (a) Powder Coating Spray Booth - There was a receptacle, an electrical switch, and the control apparatus for the Wagner spraying operation located within the spray booth, on or about September 13, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour:    (a) Outside Cylinder Storage Area - Oxygen cylinders were stored within 8' of propane and/or acetylene cylinders , on or about September 13, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    (a) Painting Operation - The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program that included a respirator medical evaluation, fit-testing and training, on or about September 13, 2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:    (a)  Painting Operation - Tight-fitting respirators were worn by an employee who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face, on or about September 13, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required

Issued

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(4): Respirators that failed an inspection or were otherwise found to be defective were not removed from service and discarded or repaired:    (a)  Painting Operation - The head straps on the 3M fullface and halfmask respirators were in poor condition, on or about September 13, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required

Issued

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l)    (a) Trafcon Industries, Incorporated - The employer did not certify that the powered industrial truck operators had been trained and evaluated, on or about September 13, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.